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Woodward Stock
Woodward, Inc.
Company data
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Country
- United States
- CEO
- Charles Blankenship Jr.
- Employees
- 10,200
- Market cap
- $19.5 B
- IPO
- 04/04/1994
Woodward, Inc. is a prominent global entity specializing in the engineering, production, and maintenance of advanced control solutions for the aerospace and industrial sectors. Established in 1870, the company is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado. The business operations are organized into two distinct…
Company description based on the data provider's company data, AI-assisted, created on 16/10/2026. Not investment advice.
Woodward stock: price history
1D
-0.8%
1W
-1.5%
1M
+3.8%
6M
-16.3%
YTD
+9.3%
1Y
+33.8%
2Y
+99.6%
5Y
+186.3%
10Y
+458.3%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
23/11/2026 (in 37 days)
Volatility around earnings
~34% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 14/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
What does this mean?
Double top
BearishThe price failed at a similar high twice, with a pullback in between. This M-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from an uptrend into a downtrend.
Chart patterns are a purely technical signal derived from price action. At Market Jury they do not feed into the agents' buy or sell decisions, they are supplementary information only.
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Analyst assessment of Woodward
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$388.00
CONSENSUS
US$422.00
MEDIAN
US$420.00
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$470.00
0
STRONG BUY
13
BUY
7
HOLD
1
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
21
TOTAL · Buy
As of: 09/10/2026
Woodward stock metrics
P/E
35.71
P/B
7.96
EV/EBITDA
23.78
RETURN ON EQUITY
5.9%
NET MARGIN
13.2%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.55
DIVIDEND YIELD
0.4%
AS OF
30/06/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
99.6%
FLOAT SHARES
58,820,855
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
708,139
Insider transactions (SEC)
Blankenship Charles P
McLevige Shawn M
Cromwell Thomas G
Petryszyn Mary D
Paterson Eileen P.
Institutional holders
Dividends & Stock splits
Dividends
Stock splits
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Frequently asked questions about Woodward stock
What does Woodward do?
Woodward, Inc. is a company in the Industrials sector, Aerospace & Defense industry, headquartered in United States.
The CEO is Charles Blankenship Jr., the company employs around 10,200 people.
The IPO was on 04/04/1994; the stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker WWD.
What do analysts say about Woodward stock?
21 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 09/10/2026).
The average price target is US$422.00, ranging from US$388.00 to US$470.00, with a median of US$420.00.
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Woodward report next?
The next earnings date is 23/11/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 34% stronger than usual.
Does Woodward pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$0.32 per share, ex-date 19/11/2026, paid on 03/12/2026.
The dividend yield is 0.4% (as of 30/06/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Woodward?
Comparable stocks include GE Aerospace, RTX, Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Howmet Aerospace, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and TransDigm Group.
How can I get Woodward stock analyzed?
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