Woodward, Inc. (WWD) Stock Analysis
P/E 38.99×· 5Y range 25.39–56.27×· 54th percentile of history
Sector: Technology · Industry: Electrical Industrial Apparatus
AnalystsStrong Buy17 analystsStrengths
- ✓Piotroski F-Score 9/9 — high earnings quality
- ✓Altman Z 6.9 — safe-zone balance sheet
- ✓ROE 20.3% — efficient capital deployment
- ✓Revenue CAGR 12.3% — durable top-line growth
- ✓Interest coverage 15.0× — debt well covered
What's happening with WWD
Price History
5-Year Weekly Candlestick Chart
Profile
Strong growth, earnings quality, profitability and financial health; valuation lags behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation42/100 · Weak
- P/E vs own history (54th pct)12/25
- FCF yield (2.0%)5/25
- P/S (4.8x)20/25
- EV/EBIT (31.8x)5/25
- Growth95/100 · Strong
- Revenue CAGR (12.3%)20/25
- Net income CAGR (20.7%)25/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (22.6%)25/25
- Fwd implied growth (30.2%)25/25
- Profitability80/100 · Strong
- ROIC (15.9%)20/25
- ROE (20.3%)20/25
- Net margin (12.9%)20/25
- Operating margin (15.6%)20/25
- Financial Health80/100 · Strong
- Altman Z (6.94)25/25
- Current ratio (1.73)18/25
- Interest coverage (15.0x)25/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 12%)12/25
- Quality85/100 · Strong
- Piotroski F (9/9)25/25
- Beneish M (-2.35)20/25
- FCF conversion (76%)15/25
- Margin stability (σ 2.5%)25/25
About Woodward, Inc.
Woodward Inc is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets. Show more
It designs, produces, and services reliable, efficient, low-emission, and high-performance energy control products for diverse applications in challenging environments. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servo controls, motors, and sensors for aircraft. The Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed controls, electronics and software, and sensors.
Headquarters: FORT COLLINS, CO · Employees: 10,200 · Website ↗
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
Valuation
42D+P/E (TTM)39.0xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 25.4x–56.3x · 54th pct
P/FCF51.5xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield2.0%C
Grade C: LowTTM FCF / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: 1.4%–6.3% · 33rd pct
P/S (TTM)4.82xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 2.2x–6.7x · 83rd pct
EV/EBIT31.8xD
Grade D: ExpensiveEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 22.1x–50.8x · 29th pct
EV/Sales4.8xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E29.9xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio7.62xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio2.01C
Grade C: ExpensiveFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield0.37%A
Grade A: PaysTTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio14.7%A
Grade A: SafeDividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
80AROIC15.9%A
Grade A: MoatNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE20.3%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA11.3%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin12.9%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin15.6%C
Grade C: AverageTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin28.4%D
Grade D: LowGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin9.7%C
Grade C: AverageFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin8.9%C
Grade C: AverageTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
95A+Revenue CAGR12.3%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR20.7%A
Grade A: HighCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)22.6%A
Grade A: HighCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth30.2%A
Grade A: HighImplied 1Y EPS growth from forward P/E vs our TTM EPS. Sparse — only where forward estimates exist
Dilution (5Y)-5.8%A
Grade A: BuybacksShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income6.5%A
Grade A: LowStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue0.8%A
Grade A: LowTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
80AAltman Z-Score6.94A
Grade A: SafeBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio1.73xC
Grade C: OkCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio1.36xA
Grade A: High(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage15.0xA
Grade A: StrongEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment1.5yA
Grade A: FastYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBIT0.9xA
Grade A: LowLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity0.43xA
Grade A: LowDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.47xC
Grade C: PartialCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
85APiotroski F-Score9/9A
Grade A: StrongFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.35A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion75.6%C
Grade C: AverageFCF / Net Income
Margin Stability2.5%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue4.4%A
Grade A: Asset-lightTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.77xC
Grade C: AverageRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
More metrics — Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$8.36
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$5.47
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$42.84
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$1.08B
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$501.17M
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$575.20M
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$2.53B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability2.03xA
Grade A: SolidTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$19.25B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta0.90B
Grade B: MarketPrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
Takeaway
Takes ~1.5 years to repay net debt from free cash flow. · Current P/E of 39.5x sits at the 58th percentile of its historical range.
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Mar 2026 · Ratio snapshot Sep 28, 2026
Key Insights: Woodward, Inc. (WWD)
Woodward, Inc. meets 9 of 9 Piotroski F-Score criteria, placing its fundamental strength in the top tier of US-listed stocks. Altman Z-Score of 6.94 sits comfortably in the safe zone (≥ 2.99), indicating low bankruptcy risk. Beneish M-Score of -2.35 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation.
- Takes ~1.5 years to repay net debt from free cash flow.
- Return on equity of 20.3% is well above the market average.
Insider Transactions
Recent SEC Form 4 filings · 8 records
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lacey William F. Filed | Lacey William F. | SellTax withholding | -2562 | |
Curado Frederico F. Filed | Curado Frederico F. | BuyGrant / award | +145 | |
McLevige Shawn M Filed | McLevige Shawn M | SellOption exercise | -2150 | |
McLevige Shawn M Filed | McLevige Shawn M | SellOpen market sale | -2150 | |
McLevige Shawn M Filed | McLevige Shawn M | BuyOption exercise | +2.1K |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Korte Daniel G. Filed | Korte Daniel G. | SellOption exercise | -5200 | |
Korte Daniel G. Filed | Korte Daniel G. | SellOption exercise | -6000 | |
Korte Daniel G. Filed | Korte Daniel G. | SellOption exercise | -3500 |
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See WWD move history →Frequently Asked Questions about WWD
What is the current Woodward, Inc. (WWD) stock price?
WWD is trading at $325.94 in after-hours trading, up 0.00% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks WWD pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is WWD stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Woodward, Inc.'s financial health at 80/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is WWD stock overvalued?
Woodward, Inc. trades at a trailing P/E of 39.0 and our valuation score rates it 42/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Woodward, Inc. report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for WWD. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Woodward, Inc. operate in?
Woodward, Inc. operates in the Technology sector, within the Electrical Industrial Apparatus industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Woodward, Inc. do?
Woodward Inc is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets.
About Woodward, Inc. (WWD) Stock
Woodward, Inc. (WWD) is a US-listed stock operating in the Technology sector, specifically the Electrical Industrial Apparatus industry. As of the latest update, Woodward, Inc. is trading at $325.94, up 0.00% on the day with a market capitalization of $19.3 billion. The financial health score for WWD is 80/100, which indicates excellent financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for WWD stock.
WWD Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time WWD stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for WWD with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Woodward, Inc. across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 80/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for WWD.
- Sector peers: Compare WWD against 10 other technology stocks on key financial metrics.
Is WWD a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Woodward, Inc. (WWD) as an investment. The financial health score of 80/100 suggests excellent financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.Woodward, Inc. (WWD) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.