Woodward Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1869

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 9,300

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • WWD

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 17

  • Share Price
  • $186.53
  • (As of Friday Closing)

Woodward General Information

Description

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. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servo controls, motors, and sensors for aircraft. The Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed controls, electronics and software, and sensors.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Woodward Governor
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • 1081 Woodward Way
  • Fort Collins, CO 80524
  • United States
+1 (970)
Primary Industry
Electrical Equipment
Stock Exchange
NAS
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, Industrials
Corporate Office
  • 1081 Woodward Way
  • Fort Collins, CO 80524
  • United States
+1 (970)

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Woodward Stock Performance

As of 14-Feb-2025, Woodward’s stock price is $186.53. Its current market cap is $11.1B with 59.4M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$186.53 $190.73 $136.25 - $201.64 $11.1B 59.4M 485K $6.17

Woodward Financials Summary

As of 31-Dec-2024, Woodward has a trailing 12-month revenue of $3.31B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Dec-2024 FY 2024 30-Sep-2024 FY 2023 30-Sep-2023 FY 2022 30-Sep-2022
EV 10,498,633 10,869,363 8,165,165 5,515,658
Revenue 3,310,244 3,324,249 2,914,566 2,382,790
EBITDA 603,828 611,642 440,658 353,257
Net Income 370,018 372,971 232,368 171,698
Total Assets 4,281,382 4,368,915 4,010,203 3,806,446
Total Debt 921,303 895,140 742,211 798,859
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Woodward Valuation & Funding

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Woodward Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
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Woodward Inc is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and i
Electrical Equipment
Fort Collins, CO
9,300 As of 2024

Davidson, NC
 

Cleveland, OH
 
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Woodward Competitors (75)

One of Woodward’s 75 competitors is Curtiss-Wright, a Corporation company based in Davidson, NC.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Davidson, NC
Parker-Hannifin Corporation Cleveland, OH
Triumph Group Corporation Radnor, PA
SMC Corporation Corporation Tokyo, Japan
Toshiba (Tokyo) Private Equity-Backed Tokyo, Japan
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Woodward Patents

Woodward Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-12188419-B1 Manifold select metering system Active 23-Aug-2023
US-20250043868-A1 Hybrid butterfly-ball flow control valve Pending 03-Aug-2023
US-20250042539-A1 Rotary actuator with redundant load paths Pending 02-Aug-2023
US-20250035074-A1 High flow high efficiency egr cooler Pending 24-Jul-2023
US-20250028287-A1 Real time control using an isolated controller Pending 19-Jul-2023 G05B9/02
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Woodward Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Woodward Acquisitions (17)

Woodward’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Safran (Electromechanical Actuation Business). The deal was made on 20-Dec-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Safran (Electromechanical Actuation Business) 20-Dec-2024 Merger/Acquisition Other Commercial Products
L'Orange (Engine Manufacturers) 01-Jun-2018 Merger/Acquisition Industrial Supplies and Parts
Fuel System (Woodward/GE Aviation) 04-Jan-2016 Merger/Acquisition Other Commercial Services
GE Aviation Systems (Duarte business) 27-Dec-2012 Merger/Acquisition Air
Woodward IDS Switzerland 15-Apr-2011 Merger/Acquisition Distributors/Wholesale
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Woodward ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated July, 05, 2024

31.02 | High Risk

Risk Scale

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20-30

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30-40

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40+

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Woodward Exits (2)

Woodward’s most recent exit was on 22-Sep-2006 from SEG Electronics. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
SEG Electronics 22-Sep-2006 Completed
Baker Electrical Products 01-May-1998 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (6)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Woodward International Loves Park, IL 1991
Woodward Fst Zeeland, MI 1986
Woodward Hrt Santa Clarita, CA 1954
Woodward Controls Skokie, IL 1935
Woodward (Heavy Duty Gas Turbines Combustion Parts Business) Greenville, SC
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Woodward FAQs

  • When was Woodward founded?

    Woodward was founded in 1869.

  • Where is Woodward headquartered?

    Woodward is headquartered in Fort Collins, CO.

  • What is the size of Woodward?

    Woodward has 9,300 total employees.

  • What industry is Woodward in?

    Woodward’s primary industry is Electrical Equipment.

  • Is Woodward a private or public company?

    Woodward is a Public company.

  • What is Woodward’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Woodward is WWD.

  • What is the current stock price of Woodward?

    As of 14-Feb-2025 the stock price of Woodward is $186.53.

  • What is the current market cap of Woodward?

    The current market capitalization of Woodward is $11.1B.

  • What is Woodward’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Woodward is $3.31B.

  • Who are Woodward’s competitors?

    Curtiss-Wright, Parker-Hannifin, Triumph Group, SMC Corporation, and Toshiba (Tokyo) are some of the 75 competitors of Woodward.

  • What is Woodward’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Woodward’s EPS for 12 months was $6.17.

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