Woodward Inc. (WWD) Stock Rises on Q1 2026 Earnings

Woodward Inc. (WWD) reported first-quarter 2026 results with revenue of $996.5 million, up 29.0% year-over-year and above the consensus estimate of $902.2 million.

Gross profit of $292.2 million (+54.1% YoY).

Operating profit of $159.4 million (+77.7% YoY).

Net income attributable to common shareholders of $133.7 million (+53.5% YoY).

Diluted earnings per share of $2.17 (+52.8% YoY) versus an EPS estimate of $1.67.

Cost of sales totaled $704.3 million (+20.8% YoY).

Cash from operating activities was $114.4 million, a large increase year-over-year (+231.6%).

Purchases of property, plant and equipment (capital spending) were $44.1 million (+31.4% YoY).

Cash and cash equivalents stood at $454.2 million (+60.1% YoY) while total liabilities were about $2.15 billion (+3.5% YoY).

Market reaction: shares were up 3.92% since market close following the release.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

Woodward Inc. Insider Trading Activity

Woodward Inc. insiders have traded $WWD stock on the open market 10 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 10 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WWD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

THOMAS G CROMWELL (EVP and COO) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 30,000 shares for an estimated $8,913,900.
GREGG C SENGSTACK has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 7,000 shares for an estimated $2,105,302.
JOHN D COHN has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,750 shares for an estimated $1,316,541.

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

Woodward Inc. Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 283 institutional investors add shares of Woodward Inc. stock to their portfolio, and 255 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added 730,961 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $184,721,154
EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 648,483 shares (-12.9%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $163,878,138
INVESCO LTD. added 497,722 shares (+122.0%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $125,779,326
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 369,603 shares (-33.9%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $93,402,374
COOKE & BIELER LP removed 333,372 shares (-32.6%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $84,246,438
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 302,666 shares (+1086.9%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $76,486,724
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 297,209 shares (-13.6%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $75,107,686

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

Woodward Inc. Government Contracts

We have seen $30,827,596 of award payments to $WWD over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

MODULE KIT, SERVO VALVE: $5,848,902
SERVOCYLINDER ASSEM: $2,482,000
DRIVE UNIT,HYDRAULI: $1,987,500
DRIVE UNIT,HYDRAULI: $1,984,960
DRIVE UNIT,HYDRAULI: $1,984,960

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.

Woodward Inc. Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WWD in the last several months. We have seen 6 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 01/20/2026
Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 01/16/2026
UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 12/01/2025
Truist Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 11/25/2025
Wolfe Research issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/03/2025
Alembic Global issued a "Overweight" rating on 08/20/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for Woodward Inc., check out Quiver Quantitative's $WWD forecast page.

Woodward Inc. Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WWD recently. We have seen 7 analysts offer price targets for $WWD in the last 6 months, with a median target of $362.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Noah Poponak from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $362.0 on 01/20/2026
Sheila Kahyaoglu from Jefferies set a target price of $375.0 on 01/16/2026
Gavin Parsons from UBS set a target price of $378.0 on 01/15/2026
Scott Deuschle from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $400.0 on 12/22/2025
Michael Ciarmoli from Truist Securities set a target price of $305.0 on 11/25/2025
Louis Raffetto from Wolfe Research set a target price of $300.0 on 10/03/2025
Pete Skibitski from Alembic Global set a target price of $281.0 on 08/20/2025