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WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP WLFC

Nasdaq · stock · Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies · website · IPO 1996-09-18 · LEI

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.4B
P / E12.5×
P / S2.4×
P / B2.5×
P / FCF5.1×
Dividend yield0.79%
Net margin19.1%
Return on equity19.8%
FCF margin47.2%
Net debt$2.3B
Net debt / EBITDA9.5×
Enterprise value USD$3.6B
EV / EBITDA15.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4%
Graham number +192.7%$166.93

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($166.93); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.30% 6.80% 22.60% 12.40% 16.40% 3.40% 1.20% 1.70% 10.50% 19.10% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Gross margin (%)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Operating margin (%)
5.90% 10.70% 10.50% 15.10% 19.60% 5.10% 3.00% 3.20% 15.30% 25.40% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on equity (%)
3.10% 7.20% 24.00% 15.10% 19.10% 2.70% 0.90% 1.30% 10.00% 19.80% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Shares outstanding
8.0M 6.7M 6.4M 6.2M 6.4M 6.1M 6.3M 6.3M 6.5M 6.8M 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Net debt ($)
$856.4M $890.2M $1.08B $1.33B $1.24B $1.65B $1.78B $1.84B $1.80B $2.26B 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Share buybacks ($)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on assets (%)
0.50% 1.10% 3.90% 2.20% 3.40% 0.40% 0.10% 0.20% 1.70% 3.30% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Free cash flow margin (%)
52.20% 48.20% 46.00% 53.20% 54.70% 31.30% 32.30% 44.20% 53.70% 47.20% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Debt / equity (×)
4.14× 4.59× 4.19× 4.66× 3.57× 4.65× 4.76× 4.56× 4.11× 4.12× 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
EPS ($)
$0.81 $2.05 $9.69 $6.60 $10.50 $1.05 $0.00 $0.33 $6.23 $15.34 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP trades at about 3.7× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 0.9×–58.6×, median 4.2×).

0.9× 58.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (0.9×–58.6×); dot = today's 3.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016FY2015
Operating margin25.4%15.3%3.2%3.0%5.1%19.6%15.1%10.5%10.7%5.9%
Net margin19.1%10.5%1.7%1.2%3.4%16.4%12.4%22.6%6.8%3.3%
FCF margin47.2%53.7%44.2%32.3%31.3%54.7%53.2%46.0%48.2%52.2%
Return on assets3.3%1.7%0.2%0.1%0.4%3.4%2.2%3.9%1.1%0.5%
Return on equity19.8%10.0%1.3%0.9%2.7%19.1%15.1%24.0%7.2%3.1%
Debt / equity4.12×4.11×4.56×4.76×4.65×3.57×4.66×4.19×4.59×4.14×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2024-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.