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Woodward, Inc. (WWD)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Fort Collins, United States | NasdaqGS
332.50 USD -0.06 (-0.018%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:03 a.m. EDT

Woodward represents a high-quality industrial compounder with exceptional growth metrics, including 21% revenue expansion and a 22% return on equity. The nine-year price trajectory confirms a massive 305% gain, validating the business quality. However, the stock trades at a premium valuation with a P/E near 37x, and technical indicators show the shares lagging their 50-day and 200-day moving averages. While options flow suggests bullish sentiment with call walls positioned higher, the short-term path remains choppy. This is a core long-term hold for growth investors, though the immediate entry point requires patience for technical alignment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.182016
AutoETS0.185901
AutoARIMA0.186674
AutoTheta0.220751

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 3.70
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.025
Excess Kurtosis 0.77
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-11-18
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 55.941
Revenue per Share 70.211
Market Cap 19,632,734,208
Trailing P/E 36.99
Forward P/E 31.01
Beta 0.86
Profit Margins 13.17%
Website https://www.woodward.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls, creating resistance walls at strikes above 450. Put activity is concentrated near current price levels, suggesting hedging rather than a bearish bet. Implied volatility is elevated on deep strikes, indicating uncertainty around major moves.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.09% 0.37% 0.52% 0.60%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-20 0.320000 0.093513
2026-05-21 0.320000 0.089948
2026-02-19 0.320000 0.081858
2025-11-20 0.280000 0.108284
2025-08-21 0.280000 0.112976
2025-05-22 0.280000 0.135922
2025-02-20 0.280000 0.147376
2024-11-21 0.250000 0.144894
2024-08-22 0.250000 0.157094
2024-05-21 0.250000 0.136994
2024-02-16 0.250000 0.181554
2023-11-17 0.220000 0.168247
2023-08-11 0.220000 0.172888
2023-05-19 0.220000 0.200803
2023-02-17 0.220000 0.217091
2022-11-10 0.190000 0.190057
2022-08-12 0.190000 0.184341
2022-05-16 0.190000 0.192269
2022-02-17 0.190000 0.158030
2021-11-12 0.163000 0.139007
2021-08-13 0.163000 0.139615
2021-05-17 0.163000 0.133815
2021-02-19 0.163000 0.140736
2020-11-13 0.081000 0.077011
2020-08-14 0.081000 0.095406
2020-05-15 0.081000 0.150754
2020-02-14 0.280000 0.237449
2019-11-15 0.163000 0.142060
2019-08-19 0.163000 0.153167
2019-05-17 0.163000 0.150161
2019-02-15 0.163000 0.171399
2018-11-09 0.143000 0.172935
2018-08-20 0.143000 0.178996
2018-05-18 0.143000 0.190590
2018-02-16 0.143000 0.193452
2017-11-10 0.125000 0.157788
2017-08-18 0.125000 0.184203
2017-05-18 0.125000 0.188452
2017-02-15 0.125000 0.177582
2016-11-09 0.110000 0.175020
2016-08-11 0.110000 0.184378
2016-05-19 0.110000 0.201687
2016-02-18 0.110000 0.233051
2015-11-12 0.100000 0.217155
2015-08-13 0.100000 0.208290
2015-05-14 0.100000 0.197394
2015-02-11 0.100000 0.207771
2014-11-13 0.080000 0.159553
2014-08-15 0.080000 0.155642
2014-05-15 0.080000 0.174825
2014-02-12 0.080000 0.188991
2013-11-14 0.080000 0.202891
2013-08-16 0.080000 0.195170
2013-05-16 0.080000 0.216685
2013-02-13 0.080000 0.204394
2012-11-15 0.080000 0.237107
2012-08-17 0.080000 0.213106
2012-05-16 0.080000 0.212202
2012-02-14 0.080000 0.179897
2011-11-15 0.070000 0.171695
2011-08-16 0.070000 0.234663
2011-05-16 0.070000 0.198864
2011-02-14 0.070000 0.200000
2010-11-15 0.060000 0.180723
2010-08-16 0.060000 0.213904
2010-05-14 0.060000 0.193424
2010-02-11 0.060000 0.233736
2009-11-13 0.060000 0.244399
2009-08-14 0.060000 0.299850
2009-05-14 0.060000 0.296589
2009-02-11 0.060000 0.313972
2008-11-13 0.060000 0.227704
2008-08-13 0.060000 0.128014
2008-05-14 0.060000 0.173210
2008-02-13 0.030000 0.091491
2007-11-15 0.055000 0.166616
2007-08-16 0.055000 0.191238
2007-05-16 0.055000 0.206186
2007-02-13 0.055000 0.249660
2006-11-15 0.050000 0.270416
2006-08-16 0.050000 0.312207
2006-05-16 0.050000 0.301841
2006-02-13 0.050500 0.318914
2005-11-15 0.050000 0.388500
2005-08-16 0.050000 0.362713
2005-05-16 0.041667 0.331392
2005-02-11 0.041667 0.348144
2004-11-15 0.040000 0.359712
2004-08-16 0.040000 0.413650
2004-05-17 0.040000 0.393765
2004-02-17 0.040000 0.404517
2003-11-13 0.040000 0.517576
2003-08-13 0.040000 0.579990
2003-05-15 0.040000 0.591133
2003-02-12 0.040000 0.688073
2002-11-14 0.038833 0.568288
2002-08-16 0.038833 0.476966
2002-05-16 0.038833 0.341339
2002-02-13 0.038833 0.412386
2001-11-15 0.038833 0.480706
2001-08-17 0.038833 0.326419
2001-05-16 0.038833 0.315331
2001-02-13 0.038833 0.435002
2000-11-15 0.038833 0.556413
2000-08-16 0.038833 0.738211
2000-05-11 0.038833 0.983633
2000-02-10 0.038833 1.002142
1999-11-10 0.038833 0.922764
1999-08-12 0.038833 0.943789
1999-05-13 0.038667 0.940946
1999-02-03 0.038667 0.956709
1998-11-10 0.038667 1.054554
1998-08-12 0.038667 0.834164
1998-05-06 0.038667 0.763793
1998-01-29 0.038667 0.719386
1997-11-12 0.038667 0.719386
1997-08-13 0.038667 0.670344
1997-05-07 0.038667 0.828579
1996-05-08 0.038750 1.065902
1996-01-31 0.038750 1.240000
1995-11-15 0.038750 1.422562
1995-08-11 0.038750 1.441860
1995-05-08 0.038750 1.464567
1995-01-30 0.038750 1.453125
1994-11-14 0.038750 1.184713
1994-08-08 0.038750 1.107143
1994-05-09 0.038750 1.094118
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.39
exDividendDate 2026-11-19
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.98
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0029468366
lastDividendValue 0.32
lastDividendDate 2026-08-20
dividendDate 2026-12-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.32206762
Address1 1,081 Woodward Way
All Time High 450.92
All Time Low 2.541667
Ask 326.91
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 657,850
Average Daily Volume3 Month 665,621
Average Volume 665,621
Average Volume10Days 657,850
Beta 0.857
Bid 325.97
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 5
Book Value 41.767
City Fort Collins
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 332.5
Current Ratio 1.645
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 333.35
Day Low 327.19
Debt To Equity 55.941
Display Name Woodward
Dividend Date 1,796,256,000
Dividend Yield 0.39
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,358,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,358,800
Earnings Growth 0.364
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.352
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,464,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,464,000
Ebitda 803,332,992
Ebitda Margins 0.19163999
Enterprise To Ebitda 25.571
Enterprise To Revenue 4.9
Enterprise Value 20,541,739,008
Eps Current Year 9.47527
Eps Forward 10.72114
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.99
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,795,046,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 340.4038
Fifty Day Average Change -7.9038086
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.023218919
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 32.20676
Fifty Two Week High 450.92
Fifty Two Week High Change -118.42001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.26261866
Fifty Two Week Low 244.69
Fifty Two Week Low Change 87.81
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35886222
Fifty Two Week Range 244.69 - 450.92
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 765,466,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.52
Float Shares 58,820,855
Forward Eps 10.72114
Forward P E 31.013493
Free Cashflow 187,228,624
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 10,200
Fullday Change -0.05999756
Fullday Change Percent -0.018041123
Fullday Price 332.5
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.29626
Gross Profits 1,241,911,040
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00252
Held Percent Institutions 0.93924004
Implied Shares Outstanding 59,045,820
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Industry Disp Aerospace & Defense
Industry Key aerospace-defense
Ir Website http://www.woodward.com/investors.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Last Dividend Value 0.32
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 1,203,033,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Woodward, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment offers fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, as well as flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft. This segment also provides aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul, and other services to commercial airlines, repair facilities, military depots, third party repair shops, and other end users. Its Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, control systems, electronics and software, and sensors used on industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines, as well as aftermarket products and related services. The company primarily serves OEMs and equipment packagers. Woodward, Inc. was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Long Name Woodward, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 19,632,734,208
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_314690
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 552,030,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 19,262,517,858
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 332.39
Operating Cashflow 585,254,976
Operating Margins 0.17764
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.13350001
Peg Ratio 2.15
Phone 970 482 5811
Previous Close 332.56
Price Eps Current Year 35.091347
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 7.9608307
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.683391
Profit Margins 0.13169
Quick Ratio 1.077
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.53846
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0599976
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0180411
Regular Market Day High 333.35
Regular Market Day Low 327.19
Regular Market Day Range 327.19 - 333.35
Regular Market Open 332.39
Regular Market Previous Close 332.56
Regular Market Price 332.5
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,600
Regular Market Volume 466,004
Return On Assets 0.08618
Return On Equity 0.22339001
Revenue Growth 0.212
Revenue Per Share 70.211
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 59,045,820
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0183
Shares Short 1,081,949
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,105,541
Short Name Woodward, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.020599999
Short Ratio 1.43
Source Interval 15
State CO
Symbol WWD
Target High Price 478.0
Target Low Price 380.0
Target Mean Price 424.66666
Target Median Price 421.5
Total Cash 474,851,008
Total Cash Per Share 8.042
Total Debt 1,383,853,952
Total Revenue 4,191,991,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.98
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0029468366
Trailing Eps 8.99
Trailing P E 36.985542
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.1074
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 364.5631
Two Hundred Day Average Change -32.06311
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08794941
Type Disp Equity
Volume 466,004
Website https://www.woodward.com
Zip 80,524