Woodward Inc. (WWD) stock rises on Q2 2026 Earnings

Woodward Inc. (WWD) reported second-quarter 2026 results with total revenue of $1.09 billion, up 23.4% year over year.

Gross profit: $316 million (+31.6% YoY)

Operating profit: $161 million (+35.0% YoY)

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $134 million (+23.0% YoY)

Diluted earnings per share were 2.19, a 23.0% increase year over year, topping the consensus estimate of 2.1054. Revenue exceeded the estimate of $1.01 billion, outperforming by roughly $76.9 million (about 7.6%).

Cash and cash equivalents: $501 million (+37.6% YoY)

Total liabilities: $2.44 billion (+13.3% YoY)

Cash from operating activities: $90.8 million (+16.7% YoY)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment (capital spending): $52.6 million (+185.6% YoY)

Cost of sales: $775 million (+20.4% YoY)

Shares moved following the release, rising 3.62% since market close.

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 64 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 64 have been sales.

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

CHARLES P BLANKENSHIP (Chairman of the Board and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 43 sales selling 27,625 shares for an estimated $10,490,500.
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.
EILEEN P. PATERSON sold 5,200 shares for an estimated $1,966,379
JOHN D COHN has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,250 shares for an estimated $1,720,635.
SHAWN M MCLEVIGE (EVP and President, Aerospace) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 1,850 shares for an estimated $711,088.

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API.

Woodward Inc. Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 310 institutional investors add shares of Woodward Inc. stock to their portfolio, and 275 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 1,444,088 shares (-76.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $436,576,684
FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 621,973 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $188,034,877
FINDLAY PARK PARTNERS LLP added 395,726 shares (+136.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $119,635,884
NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD removed 392,520 shares (-28.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $118,666,646
ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added 334,333 shares (+45.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $101,075,552
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 250,968 shares (-45.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $75,872,645
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA removed 247,816 shares (-79.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $74,919,733

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API.

Woodward Inc. Government Contracts

We have seen $12,105,918 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:

SERVOCYLINDER ASSEM: $2,482,000
DRIVE UNIT,HYDRAULI: $1,987,500
DRIVE UNIT,HYDRAULI: $1,984,960
DRIVE UNIT,HYDRAULI: $1,984,960
VIBRATION SUPPRESSO: $1,139,530

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 4 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

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 8 analysts offer price targets for $WWD in the last 6 months, with a median target of $412.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Ken Herbert from RBC Capital set a target price of $450.0 on 04/17/2026
David Strauss from Wells Fargo set a target price of $440.0 on 04/01/2026
Scott Deuschle from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $445.0 on 02/09/2026
Noah Poponak from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $408.0 on 02/04/2026
Michael Ciarmoli from Truist Securities set a target price of $404.0 on 02/03/2026
Gautam Khanna from TD Cowen set a target price of $390.0 on 02/03/2026
Gavin Parsons from UBS set a target price of $417.0 on 02/03/2026