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Company snapshot — Woodward Inc

WWD in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Woodward designs and services control systems for aircraft engines and industrial engines, split between an Aerospace segment and an Industrial segment. The aerospace side makes fuel pumps, actuators, valves and flight-deck controls for turbine engines and nacelles, plus aftermarket repair work for airlines and military depots. The industrial side supplies actuators, valves, ignition systems and control electronics for gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors and engines, sold mainly to equipment builders. It is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Where it sits in the stack
Woodward carries no seat in our AI build-out index, so it sits in our broader industrials universe within the Aerospace & Defense sleeve, supplying control hardware to engine and turbine builders rather than to compute infrastructure.
Who it is priced against
Its two segments split naturally into aerospace-controls peers and industrial-controls peers; the name the market most often sets beside it is Honeywell, which competes across both of its markets.
Why Closelook tracks it
Woodward sits in the Russell 1000 but carries no other Closelook index seat, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.
What the diary watches
Whether commercial aircraft build rates and airline maintenance demand hold up, since these drive the aerospace segment that sits alongside its industrial-engine business.

Woodward Inc (WWD) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for WWD, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Guggenheim, 2026-09-14

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for WWD from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Guggenheim — target 404 Target set to $404 (+24.4% to spot) 2026-09-14
  • Price target Melius Research — target 388 Target set to $388 (+15% to spot) 2026-09-14

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Aerospace & Defense · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Aerospace & Defense · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against WWD on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.39%, quarterly · last 0.32 USD on 2026-08-20

Dividends and capital return

What WWD pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.24 USD per share · a 0.39% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year +13.8% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.09 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.32 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-20
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.22 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.00 USD · 2025: 1.12 USD · 2026: 0.96 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-17

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Woodward Inc (WWD)?

Woodward Inc trades as WWD on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is WWD in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Woodward Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does WWD trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -12.3% vs the 50-day and -11.6% vs the 200-day average, 29.1% below the 52-week high and +37.4% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Woodward Inc do?

Woodward designs and services control systems for aircraft engines and industrial engines, split between an Aerospace segment and an Industrial segment. The aerospace side makes fuel pumps, actuators, valves and flight-deck controls for turbine engines and nacelles, plus aftermarket repair work for airlines and military depots. The industrial side supplies actuators, valves, ignition systems and control electronics for gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors and engines, sold mainly to equipment builders. Its two segments split naturally into aerospace-controls peers and industrial-controls peers; the name the market most often sets beside it is Honeywell, which competes across both of its markets.

Where does Woodward Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Woodward carries no seat in our AI build-out index, so it sits in our broader industrials universe within the Aerospace & Defense sleeve, supplying control hardware to engine and turbine builders rather than to compute infrastructure. Woodward sits in the Russell 1000 but carries no other Closelook index seat, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.

Does Woodward Inc pay a dividend?

Woodward Inc has paid 1.24 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.39% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.32 USD on 2026-08-20. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Woodward Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Woodward Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Guggenheim on 2026-09-14 (target 404). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for WWD, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Aerospace & Defense. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.