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Woodward, Inc. WWD

Nasdaq · stock · Electrical Industrial Apparatus · website · IPO 1993-10-28

Woodward, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$25.1B
P / E56.8×
P / S7.0×
P / B9.8×
P / FCF73.8×
Net margin12.4%
Return on equity17.2%
FCF margin9.5%
Net debt$252.5M
Enterprise value USD$25.4B
Graham number -77.3%$82.19

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 ($82.19); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.90% 9.60% 7.80% 9.00% 9.60% 9.30% 7.20% 8.00% 11.20% 12.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
14.90% 14.60% 11.70% 15.00% 12.10% 9.40% 9.00% 11.20% 17.10% 17.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
63.6M 63.5M 63.9M 64.5M 64.2M 65.6M 63.3M 61.5M 62.1M 61.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$496.1M $492.7M $1.01B $864.9M $838.5M $734.9M $602.8M $584.1M $373.2M $252.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.80% 7.30% 4.80% 6.60% 6.20% 5.10% 4.50% 5.80% 8.50% 9.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
12.80% 10.30% 7.40% 10.10% 12.10% 19.00% 5.90% 8.00% 10.30% 9.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.48× 0.42× 0.71× 0.50× 0.42× 0.33× 0.37× 0.35× 0.30× 0.23× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.85 $3.16 $2.82 $4.02 $3.74 $3.18 $2.71 $3.78 $6.01 $7.19 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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

Woodward, Inc. trades at about 50.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.7×–36.5×, median 27.3×).

20.7× 50.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (20.7×–36.5×); dot = today's 50.4×.

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)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Net margin12.4%11.2%8.0%7.2%9.3%9.6%9.0%7.8%9.6%8.9%
FCF margin9.5%10.3%8.0%5.9%19.0%12.1%10.1%7.4%10.3%12.8%
Return on assets9.5%8.5%5.8%4.5%5.1%6.2%6.6%4.8%7.3%6.8%
Return on equity17.2%17.1%11.2%9.0%9.4%12.1%15.0%11.7%14.6%14.9%
Debt / equity0.23×0.30×0.35×0.37×0.33×0.42×0.50×0.71×0.42×0.48×
Current ratio2.081.892.382.434.003.091.801.892.391.97

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.