Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 7.500-8.000 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 7.730. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.8 billion-$4.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.8 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WWD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Alembic Global Advisors raised Woodward from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $281.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Woodward in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group upped their target price on Woodward from $283.00 to $299.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Zacks Research cut shares of Woodward from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $300.00 target price on Woodward and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.67.

Woodward Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WWD traded down $1.52 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $261.18. The stock had a trading volume of 970,303 shares, compared to its average volume of 517,590. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 2.04. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $254.92 and a 200-day moving average of $244.82. The company has a market capitalization of $15.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.26. Woodward has a 12-month low of $146.82 and a 12-month high of $274.50.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The technology company reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.26. Woodward had a return on equity of 16.57% and a net margin of 11.32%. Woodward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.500-8.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Woodward will post 6.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Woodward Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.72%.

Woodward declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, November 20th that allows the company to buyback $1.80 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the technology company to purchase up to 11.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Woodward

In other Woodward news, Director John D. Cohn sold 1,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $244.32, for a total transaction of $427,560.00. Following the sale, the director owned 20,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,121,680.16. The trade was a 7.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WWD. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in Woodward by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 3,327 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $841,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Quest Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Woodward by 1.2% in the third quarter. Quest Investment Management LLC now owns 4,313 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,090,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Woodward by 11.9% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 506 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $124,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Woodward by 1.8% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,178 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,024,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings in shares of Woodward by 14.6% in the 3rd quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,162 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.18% of the company’s stock.

Woodward Company Profile

Woodward, Inc designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft.