# Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Commercial Services & Supplies. Price $56.22, market value $1.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.2×** (5-yr avg 144.1×, 3-yr avg 15.2×). Willis Lease Finance Corporation trades at 14.2× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 144.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 8.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.3×**. Enterprise value is 16.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 21.2%** (5-yr avg 18.9%). Free cash flow equals 21.2% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 18.9%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 7.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 15.7%**. 15.7% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 15.6%**. 15.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.2%**. 17.2% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 2.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 2.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 28.3%** (3-yr 32.8%/yr, 5-yr 20.4%/yr). Revenue grew 28.3% over the last year, against 20.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 0.3%** (3-yr 419.1%/yr, 5-yr 113.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 0.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 22.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 22.3% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 4.08**. Debt is 4.08 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 11.3×**. It would take 11.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 0.73**. A Z-score of 0.73 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.95%** ($0.48 per share, trailing). Willis Lease Finance Corporation yields 0.95%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 8%** (4% of free cash flow). 8% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -62.0%** (YTD -58.5%, 3-mo -69.4%). The shares are down 62.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -31.1%** (47.9% above the low). Trading 31% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 28**. An RSI of 28 is oversold; bounces are common, but oversold can stay oversold in a real decline.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.51** (volatility 83%). Beta of 1.51 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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