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Description
Woodward, Inc. (Woodward) operates as an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets.
The company's innovative fluid energy, combustion control, electrical energy, and motion…
Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
Woodward, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.
The price is expensive. You pay 50.7× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 19% yearly growth; analysts expect 22%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.
What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 20236
96
2023202420252026
All-time high
96
Jun 2026
All-time low
6
Jan 2023
Average rank
65
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
34
15
17
13
Price/Earnings
31
20
24
20
Price/Book
25
17
24
34
Dividend Yield
77
59
56
61
Value (overall)
40
11
20
27
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.