# Woodward, Inc. (WWD) — Stock CV

Woodward, Inc. is a $19.8B technology company. Revenue grew 22.3% over the last year, it keeps 13¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~0.7 years of free cash flow. It trades at 35.5× earnings — around the middle of its own history.

> Woodward Inc is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets. It designs, produces, and services reliable, efficient, low-emission, and high-performance energy control products for diverse applications in challenging environments.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: WWD
- **Sector**: Technology
- **Industry**: Electrical Industrial Apparatus
- **Headquarters**: FORT COLLINS, CO
- **Employees**: 10 200
- **Website**: https://www.woodward.com
- **Market cap**: $19.8B
- **Last price**: $335.51
- **Financial profile**: Mixed

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $4.19B
- **Net income**: $552M
- **Free cash flow**: $377M
- **Net debt**: $252M
- **P/E**: 35.5
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 22.3%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 50 |
| Growth | 85 |
| Profitability | 80 |
| Health | 63 |
| Quality | 85 |
| Moat | 49 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 10 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +22.3% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $552M TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +38.4% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $377M TTM
- [x] Debt under control — ~0.7y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $19.8B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -4.3% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 10/10 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — health score 43/100
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 0.37%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 35.5

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2025** — Best year on record: $442M net income
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $2.02B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 10-year streak

## Strengths

- Revenue growing 22.3% year over year
- Interest covered 216.4× by operating earnings
- High returns on invested capital (ROIC 17.0%)
- Piotroski F-Score 9/9 — fundamentally strong checklist

## Watch-outs

- None stand out in the data.

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $2.25B | $209M | $427M |
| FY2022 | $2.38B | $172M | $141M |
| FY2023 | $2.91B | $232M | $232M |
| FY2024 | $3.32B | $373M | $343M |
| FY2025 | $3.57B | $442M | $340M |

---

Source: https://stockcv.com/WWD — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.