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NYSE · WWD

Woodward, Inc.

Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

$314.92

Up+$10.86 (+3.57%)

Updated Oct 30, 2026, 8:59 AM

SID Score

4.4/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
17.91B
P/E ratio
40.48
Dividend yield
0.36%
52-week range
$253.52 – $450.92
Volume
646.63K
Avg. volume
541.86K

Price performance · WWD

WWD price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 29, 2026

WWD closed at $314.92 after 21 trading sessions, down 6.33% for the selected period.

Last close
$314.92
Period change
-6.33%
Period low
$303.55
Period high
$336.19
Daily close
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WWD OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 29, 2026$308.36$319.305$305.955$314.92646.63K
Oct 28, 2026$304.46$307.8303$301.63$304.06736.35K
Oct 27, 2026$306.93$307.8899$299.16$304.00472.14K
Oct 26, 2026$303.94$307.9697$302.12$305.66556.51K
Oct 23, 2026$299.84$304.425$285.67$303.551.16M
Oct 22, 2026$319.01$319.10$298.93$304.851.26M
Oct 21, 2026$327.32$331.54$323.44$325.15529.03K
Oct 20, 2026$326.37$331.75$320.46$324.07700.98K
Oct 19, 2026$327.81$330.50$326.01$329.30717.28K
Oct 16, 2026$334.17$339.06$326.47$328.48596.75K
Oct 15, 2026$328.16$334.39$320.82$333.27614.5K
Oct 14, 2026$329.09$333.82$325.72$328.53415.43K
Oct 13, 2026$332.39$333.35$327.19$332.50466.01K
Oct 12, 2026$334.96$337.35$331.42$332.56440.37K
Oct 9, 2026$323.45$337.77$323.45$335.51735.41K
Oct 8, 2026$320.72$328.22$320.00$323.45452.67K
Oct 7, 2026$326.38$331.825$321.575$324.25659.88K
Oct 6, 2026$334.71$334.71$326.39$332.56571.86K
Oct 5, 2026$330.01$337.32$327.95$332.96782.2K
Oct 2, 2026$341.18$341.94$327.01$331.62950.78K
Oct 1, 2026$327.64$337.82$327.64$336.19708.83K

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Company profile

Woodward Inc is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets. It designs, produces, and services reliable, efficient, low-emission, and high-performance energy control products for diverse applications in challenging environments. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servo controls, motors, and sensors for aircraft. The Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed controls, electronics and software, and sensors.

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Average target
$325.00
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WWD recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 28, 2026RBC CapitalOutperform—
Oct 9, 2026TD CowenHold—
Oct 2, 2026JefferiesBuy—
Sep 30, 2026Wells FargoOverweight—
Sep 15, 2026GuggenheimBuy—
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Yahoo · Oct 16, 2026

UPDATE - Woodward Appoints Paxton McVoy as Chief Information Officer

Woodward Appoints Paxton McVoy as Chief Information Officer Paxton McVoy to join Woodward as CIO FORT COLLINS, Colo., Oct. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD), a global leader in aerospace and industrial energy control solutions, today announced the appointment of Paxton McVoy as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective Oct. 19, 2026. He will join the company's Executive Leadership Team, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Chip Blankenship

Yahoo · Oct 16, 2026

3 Reasons WWD Has Explosive Upside Potential

Over the last six months, Woodward’s shares have sunk to $333.50, producing a disappointing 11% loss - a stark contrast to the S&P 500’s 9.7% gain. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

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