When is Woodward Inc's (WWD) next earnings report?

Woodward Inc's next earnings report is expected on November 23, 2026 (43 days away). View WWD's historical earnings reactions and AI-powered earnings trade plan on Trend Edge at https://trendedge.app/asset/WWD

What is Woodward Inc's (WWD) market cap?

Woodward Inc has a market cap of $19.10B, classifying it as a large-cap Industrials stock. Trend Edge tracks WWD's institutional ownership (93.9%), insider transactions, and proprietary indicators.

Is Woodward Inc (WWD) founder-led?

No — based on Trend Edge data, Woodward Inc is not currently founder-led. The original founder is no longer in an executive or board role.

What is WWD's Trend Edge Score?

WWD's current Trend Edge Score is 24.6. The Trend Edge Score is a proprietary technical indicator combining weekly trend strength, momentum, and volume signals into a single value used to rank long position setups across thousands of tracked stocks.

How has WWD historically reacted to earnings?

Over the last 105 earnings events, WWD has averaged a 1.77% return in the week following earnings, with a 59.05% win rate. Best 1-week reaction: +33.07%. Worst: -15.96%. Full earnings reaction breakdown across gap, 1-day, 2-week, and 1-month timeframes available on Trend Edge.

What is the average analyst price target for WWD?

13 Wall Street analysts have an average price target of $432.50 on WWD, implying 28.9% upside from the current price of $335.51.

WWD Stock Analysis — Woodward Inc · Hidden Gem

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates WWD Bullish with a Setup Score of 27, net conviction 58, actionability 13. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score	27
Directional Bias	Bullish
Net Conviction	58
Actionability	13 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

40wk Uptrend — trend only (sma 365 vs px 336)
80wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 305 vs px 336)
200wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 208 vs px 336)
Funds Accumulating — momZ +1.93 · 8.17→8.55
Short Squeeze Setup — velZ +0.39 · age 11w×1.00 · 1.88%
Seasonal Tailwind — november med 8.4% (mag 2/3) · posClose 78.13% (rel 3/3) · n32 ×0.75 = 7
Hidden Gem — stWatch 640

About Woodward Inc

Woodward, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment offers fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, as well as flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for ai… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: May 30, 1996
Headquarters: 1081 Woodward Way, Fort Collins, CO, United States, 80524
Website: https://www.woodward.com
Employees: 10,200

Key Metrics

Current Price	$335.51
Market Cap	$19.10B
Float	58.8M
Shares Outstanding	59.0M
P/E (Forward)	31.65
P/E (TTM)	36.06
Price/Sales (TTM)	4.56
vs. Analyst Target	+28.9% to analyst PT
Profit Margin	13.17%
Operating Margin (TTM)	17.76%
Revenue (TTM)	$4.19B
Earnings Growth (YoY)	36.40%
Dividend Rate	1.3%
Analyst Target Price	$432.50 (13 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

Year	Revenue	Net Income	Gross Profit	EBITDA
2020	$2.50B	$240M	$640M	$425M
2021	$2.25B	$209M	$551M	$410M
2022	$2.38B	$172M	$525M	$355M
2023	$2.91B	$232M	$678M	$329M
2024	$3.32B	$373M	$876M	$618M
2025	$3.57B	$442M	$956M	$680M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

Quarter	Revenue	Net Income
Sep 2025	$995M	$138M
Dec 2025	$996M	$134M
Mar 2026	$1.09B	$134M
Jun 2026	$1.11B	$147M

Insider Ownership	0.3%
Institutional Ownership	93.9%
Short Float	1.9%
% of All Funds Holding	8.55%
Number of Funds Holding	752

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	$342.12	Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly	40-Week SMA	$365.30	Medium-term trend
Weekly	80-Week SMA	$304.93	Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly	200-Week SMA	$207.61	Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly	10-Month SMA	$356.56	Near-term monthly trend
Monthly	20-Month SMA	$300.91	Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly	40-Month SMA	$228.10	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
$426.00	resistance	1.02x	2 months ago
$317.00	support	1.27x	7 months ago
$218.00	support	1.17x	15 months ago
$165.00	support	1.35x	22 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (105 events)

Timeframe	Avg Return	Median	Win Rate	Best	Worst
Gap	0.66%	-0.08%	47.62%	25.07%	-19.66%
1 Day	0.78%	-0.20%	49.52%	20.67%	-22.74%
1 Week	1.77%	1.37%	59.05%	33.07%	-15.96%
2 Weeks	2.18%	1.85%	57.14%	32.47%	-24.29%
1 Month	3.58%	3.14%	60.95%	52.35%	-24.64%

Next earnings: November 23, 2026 (43 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

Month	Avg Return	Win Rate	Samples
Jan	-0.2%	53.1%	32
Feb	0.9%	56.3%	32
Mar	-1.4%	43.8%	32
Apr	5.8%	59.4%	32
May	3.4%	66.7%	33
Jun	3.9%	60.6%	33
Jul	-0.6%	39.4%	33
Aug	0.5%	48.5%	33
Sep	-1.0%	45.5%	33
Oct	-0.0%	37.5%	32
Nov	6.4%	78.1%	32
Dec	2.8%	65.6%	32

Day-of-Week Tendencies

Day	Avg Return	Win Rate	Samples
Monday	-0.01%	47.4%	1537
Tuesday	0.22%	50.2%	1680
Wednesday	0.14%	49.3%	1678
Thursday	0.03%	48.2%	1646
Friday	0.03%	48.9%	1639

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 0.3%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings	17
Net Value	-$15.2M
Net Shares Change	-929
% of Float	-0.0%
C-Suite Filings	12
Clusters Detected	1

Key Insiders

Name	Title	Net Value	Filings	Activity
Blankenship Charles P	Chairman of the Board and CEO	-$8.0M	3	N/A
Korte Daniel G.		-$4.1M	1	1 sell
Cromwell Thomas G	EVP and COO	-$3.0M	2	N/A
SENGSTACK GREGG C		-$1.7M	1	1 sell
Paterson Eileen P.		-$1.6M	1	1 sell
COHN JOHN D		-$1.4M	2	2 sell

Transaction Clusters

Period	Filings	Insiders	Net Value	Seniority
2025-12-01 – 2025-12-10	5	3	-$7.0M	3 C-suite

Significant Filings

Date	Insider	Title	Net Value	Price After
2026-06-08	Korte Daniel G.		-$4.1M	Transaction at $216.64, now +54.9%
2026-02-09	Paterson Eileen P.		-$1.6M	Transaction at $228.98, now +46.5%
2025-12-05	SENGSTACK GREGG C		-$1.7M	Transaction at $181.66, now +84.7%
2026-02-05	COHN JOHN D		-$690,862.5	Transaction at $216.09, now +55.3%
2025-12-01	COHN JOHN D		-$701,280	Transaction at $179.45, now +87.0%
2026-03-11	Blankenship Charles P	Chairman of the Board and CEO	-$2.2M	Transaction at $228.31, now +47.0%

View full insider transaction history on Trend Edge →

AI Consult Analysis

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AI Consult synthesizes all five layers into a single bullish or bearish thesis with explicit entry, exit, stop loss, and take profit levels — giving you a complete, AI-powered trade plan with defined risk/reward. Whether you are building a long position, initiating a short, or looking for a reversal setup, AI Consult identifies the highest-probability signal from the current trend.

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WWD — Woodward Inc

Trend Edge Setup Score

Key signals behind this score

About Woodward Inc

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

Ownership & Float

Current Moving Averages

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Historical Earnings Reactions (105 events)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

Day-of-Week Tendencies

Top Institutional Holders

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Key Insiders

Transaction Clusters

Significant Filings

AI Consult Analysis

WWD — Woodward Inc

Trend Edge Setup Score

Key signals behind this score

About Woodward Inc

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

Ownership & Float

Current Moving Averages

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Historical Earnings Reactions (105 events)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

Day-of-Week Tendencies

Top Institutional Holders

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Key Insiders

Transaction Clusters

Significant Filings

AI Consult Analysis

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