Woodward, Inc. (WWD)

Woodward, Inc. engages in the provision of control system solutions and components for the aerospace and industrial markets. It operates through the Aerospace and Industrial segments. The Aerospace segment involves the design, manufacture, services systems, and products for the management of fuel, air, combustion, and motion control. The Industrial segment includes the management of fuel, air, fluids, gases, electricity, motion, and combustion. The company was founded by Amos W. Woodward in 1870 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, CO.

Address

1081 WOODWARD WAY
FORT COLLINS, CO 80524

Founded

1870

Number of Employees

8,800

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s)
$74,775 $160,991 $120,339 $48,496 $868 $111,452 $13,760 $41,779 $472,720 $100,152 $304,904 $131,840
Average Price $47.95 $51.06 $50.30 $69.82 $80.91 $100.25 $107.13 $115.15 $113.44 $126.85 $180.15 $90.29
# Shares Purchased 1,559,331 3,152,774 2,392,335 694,612 10,723 1,111,779 128,437 362,815 4,166,970 789,525 1,692,544 1,460,168
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date 244.1% 223.1% 228.0% 136.3% 103.9% 64.6% 54.0% 43.3% 45.4% 30.1% -8.4% 82.7%
S&P 500 Return to Date 181.9% 173.0% 168.6% 129.7% 104.9% 93.1% 74.8% 31.7% 37.3% 31.3% 7.4% 94.0%
Excess Total Return 62.2% 50.2% 59.4% 6.6% -0.9% -28.5% -20.8% 11.6% 8.2% -1.3% -15.8% -11.2%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank 81% 78% 79% 76% 74% 65% 58% 75% 78% 70% 26% 81%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.