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About Willis Lease Finance Corporation
Willis Lease Finance Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a lessor and servicer of commercial aircraft and aircraft engines worldwide. It operates in two segments, Leasing and Related Operations, and Spare Parts Sales. The company engages in acquiring and leasing commercial aircraft, aircraft engines, and related aircraft equipment, as well as the purchase and resale of commercial aircraft engines and other aircraft equipment,… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Rental & Leasing Services
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: September 18, 1996
Headquarters: 4700 Lyons Technology Parkway, Coconut Creek, FL, United States, 33073
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: Yes — Charles Willis (Founder and Executive Chairman), Charles Willis (Chief Executive Officer)
Key Metrics
Current Price
$185.32
Market Cap
$1.45B
Float
2.6M
Shares Outstanding
8.0M
P/E (Forward)
6.91
P/E (TTM)
11.02
Price/Sales (TTM)
1.93
vs. Analyst Target
+22.0% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
16.19%
Operating Margin (TTM)
37.35%
Revenue (TTM)
$753M
Earnings Growth (YoY)
47.50%
Dividend Rate
1.6%
Analyst Target Price
$226.00 (1 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$289M
$9.7M
$177M
$175M
2021
$274M
$3.4M
$169M
$168M
2022
$312M
$5.4M
$203M
$165M
2023
$419M
$43.8M
$291M
$237M
2024
$569M
$109M
$429M
$353M
2025
$676M
$114M
$444M
$330M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
$196M
$60.4M
Sep 2025
$180M
$24.3M
Dec 2025
$194M
$12.2M
Mar 2026
$194M
$25.1M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
55.2%
Institutional Ownership
47.2%
Short Float
12.6%
% of All Funds Holding
1.35%
Number of Funds Holding
111
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$191.43
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$162.33
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$165.40
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$103.24
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$160.82
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$167.14
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$113.10
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$174.00
support
1.51x
0 months ago
$107.00
support
1.68x
19 months ago
$88.00
support
2.46x
20 months ago
$70.00
support
1.56x
21 months ago
$49.00
support
1.83x
23 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (116 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
-0.13%
0.00%
45.69%
4.55%
-9.74%
1 Day
0.07%
0.00%
49.14%
19.70%
-12.30%
1 Week
-0.13%
-0.22%
45.69%
72.73%
-48.62%
2 Weeks
-0.19%
-0.19%
47.41%
60.61%
-31.09%
1 Month
0.58%
-1.62%
46.96%
86.04%
-42.41%
Next earnings: July 24, 2026 (57 days away)
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Month
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Jan
3.8%
63.3%
30
Feb
0.8%
56.7%
30
Mar
1.2%
60.0%
30
Apr
-1.3%
43.3%
30
May
1.0%
44.8%
29
Jun
1.5%
51.7%
29
Jul
1.9%
48.3%
29
Aug
-0.8%
44.8%
29
Sep
1.5%
48.3%
29
Oct
3.0%
66.7%
30
Nov
6.6%
70.0%
30
Dec
2.2%
46.7%
30
Day-of-Week Tendencies
Day
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Monday
0.03%
45.3%
1404
Tuesday
0.06%
44.5%
1534
Wednesday
0.15%
46.5%
1531
Thursday
0.12%
46.5%
1502
Friday
0.10%
47.1%
1496
Top Institutional Holders
Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.
Total institutional ownership: 47.2%
Insider Transactions — Smart Summary
Total insider ownership: 55.2%
Founder-led management: Charles Willis (Founder and Executive Chairman), Charles Willis (Chief Executive Officer)
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