# Woodward Inc. (WWD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Aerospace & Defense. Price $346.22, market value $20.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 38.5×** (5-yr avg 31.9×, 3-yr avg 31.9×). Woodward Inc. trades at 38.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 31.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 32.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.64**. A PEG of 1.64 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.9×.
- **Price / book: 8.2×**. The shares trade at 8.2× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.8%** (5-yr avg 3.5%). Free cash flow equals 1.8% of the market value, below its five-year average of 3.5%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 2.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 12.4%**. 12.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.2%**. 17.2% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 11.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.3%** (3-yr 14.4%/yr, 5-yr 7.4%/yr). Revenue grew 7.3% over the last year, against 7.4% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 19.6%** (3-yr 38.4%/yr, 5-yr 14.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 19.6%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 34.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 34.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.23**. Debt is 0.23 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.37%** ($0.98 per share, trailing). Woodward Inc. yields 0.37%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 16.5%/yr** (1-yr 12.0%). The dividend has compounded at 16.5% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 41.9%** (YTD 14.7%, 3-mo -3.2%). The shares are up 41.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -23.2%** (48.4% above the low). Trading 23% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.20** (volatility 38%). Beta of 1.20 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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