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Willdan Group, Inc. WLDN
Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2026 revenue was $681.6M at a 7.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.165 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.165 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.081 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.274 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLDN | Willdan Group, Inc. | 7/9 | 3.5 | 27 | +20.5% |
| MG | Mistras Group, Inc. | 6/9 | 2.27 | 35.6 | -0.8% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | 6/9 | 5.61 | 477.4 | +41.5% |
| JLHL | Julong Holding Ltd | 4/9 | 2.35 | — | -79.6% |
| ACFN | ACORN ENERGY, INC. | 4/9 | -18.28 | 17.2 | +4.5% |
| OFAL | OFA Group | 2/9 | — | — | — |
| HYOR | HyOrc Corp | 2/9 | — | — | — |
About Willdan Group, Inc.
Willdan Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides professional, technical, and consulting services through engineering, program management, policy advisory, and software and data analytics primarily in the United States. The company operates in two segments: Energy, and Engineering and Consulting. The Energy segment offers comprehensive audit and surveys, program design and implementation, master planning, demand reduction, grid optimization, benchmarking analyses, design engineering, AI data center power solutions, construction management, performance contracting, installation, alternative financing, measurement and verification services, and software and data analytics, as well as energy consulting and engineering, turnkey facility and infrastructure projects, and customer support services. The Engineering and Consulting segment provides building and safety, city engineering and code enforcement, development review, disaster recovery, geotechnical, earthquake, planning and surveying, contract staff support, program and construction management, structures, transportation and traffic engineering, and water resources services. This segment also offers district administration, financial consulting, and federal compliance services. It serves investor and municipal owned energy utilities, public and governmental agencies, including cities, counties, redevelopment agencies, water districts, school districts, and universities; state and federal agencies; and commercial and industrial firms, as well as various other special districts and agencies. Willdan Group, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Anaheim, California.
FAQ
Is WLDN financially healthy?
Willdan Group, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does WLDN pay a dividend?
No, Willdan Group, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is WLDN?
In FY2026, Willdan Group, Inc. had a net margin of 7.7% and a return on equity of 17.2%.
Is WLDN overvalued or undervalued?
Willdan Group, Inc. trades at about 24.3× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.5×–80.8×, median 23.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for WLDN?
The average Wall-Street price target for Willdan Group, Inc. is $137.50, about 61.9% above the recent price, from 2 analysts.
Is WLDN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Willdan Group, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 27.0×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-02. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.