WWD · Woodward Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $21.23B |
| P/E | 35.89 |
| Float | 58.89M |
| Beta | 0.90 |
| Volatility | 22.5% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Aerospace & Defense |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 73 |
| Price | 346.29 |
| Change | +1.09% |
| Prev Close | 342.56 |
| Open | 335.52 |
| Day Low | 334.40 |
| Day High | 342.56 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $197.7M |
| 52W High | 450.92 |
| 52W Low | 233.31 |
| 52W Pos | 51.9% |
| From High | −23.20% |
| From Low | +48.42% |
| Max DD 1Y | −23.67% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −1.21% |
| SMA 50 | −9.02% |
| SMA 200 | −3.62% |
| RSI (14) | 40.3 |
| Vol 30D | 40.1% |
| Vol 90D | 37.3% |
| 1Y Range | 233–451 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | −1.09% |
| Perf Month | −8.23% |
| Perf Quarter | −4.94% |
| Perf Half Y | −11.39% |
| Perf Year | +40.09% |
| Perf YTD | +11.40% |
| Prev Day | +1.09% |
| Clavix | B |
| Debt / Eq | 0.27 |
| Curr Ratio | 2.08 |
| Int Cover | 166.0× |
| FCF Margin | 8.8% |
| Rev Growth | +21.2% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 9 / 30 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayWWD grades B, 73 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (69), most exposed on Sector Resilience (48, fragile). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Aerospace & Defense median. Ranks 9 of 30 in Aerospace & Defense by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| WWD | Aerospace & Defense median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.90 | 1.25 |
| Volatilityannualized | 22.5% | 31.2% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −23.7% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.14% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 4016% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| WWD | Aerospace & Defense median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.90 | 1.25 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | High29% of 31 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Aerospace & Defense names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| WWD | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −1.1% |
| 1 month | −8.2% |
| Year to date | +11.4% |
| 1 year | +40.1% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| WWD | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 24 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 63 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 20 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 20 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 29 Aerospace & Defense names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| WWD | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +21.2% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Aerospace & Defense median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Aerospace & Defense
31 companies| Metric | WWD | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.90 | 1.25 | |
| Volatility | 22.5% | 31.2% | |
| P/E | 35.89 | 41.27 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.27 | 0.56 | |
| Current ratio | 2.08 | 2.59 | |
| FCF margin | 8.8% | 10.7% | |
| Interest coverage | 166.0× | 7.0× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openKinetic Partners Management LP bought a new stake in Woodward, Inc. (WWD), acquiring 299,398 shares worth approximately $127.38 million during the second quarter, according to its SEC filing. The article body is truncated, so further details about the company's business are not available.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp disclosed a new position in Woodward, buying 433,250 shares worth about $184.32 million during the second quarter, according to its SEC filing. No development at Woodward itself was reported.
Woodward, Inc. entered into a Note Purchase Agreement to sell $450 million in senior unsecured notes split across three series of $150 million each, maturing in 2029, 2030, and 2033, with closing scheduled for September 30, 2026.
Ceredex Value Advisors LLC disclosed in an SEC filing that it bought a new position of 56,650 shares in Woodward (WWD) during the second quarter. No further details from the filing were included in the article, which appears cut off.
HomeTeam Pest Defense, a pest control company, says it has now installed its Taexx built-in pest control system in more than 2 million U.S. homes. The system is built into walls during new home construction before drywall goes up. This article does not concern WWD.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW | Curtiss-Wright Corp | B | $21.01B | 38.95 | 0.92 | Compare |
| FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd | C- | $20.48B | 41.27 | 1.56 | Compare |
| CRS | Carpenter Technology Corp | B- | $23.17B | 44.02 | 1.39 | Compare |
| ATI | ATI Inc | B | $27.85B | 57.91 | 1.08 | Compare |
| BWXT | BWX Technologies Inc | C+ | $14.68B | 41.57 | 0.73 | Compare |
| TXT | Textron Inc | B+ | $13.65B | 14.57 | 0.90 | Compare |
| RKLB | Rocket Lab Corp | F | $38.19B | — | 3.17 | Compare |
| HEI | HEICO Corp | B | $38.44B | 44.67 | 1.10 | Compare |
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