Why is WWD up?
Up 10% from Oct 27 to Nov 10.
- Woodward rose 10% from Oct 27 to Nov 10 while power & fuel cell stocks fell a median 15%:
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WWD's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 8. Buying reached its highest in 20 days (2 chart checks started).
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Up 10% from Oct 27 to Nov 10.
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| The company | Profit up 42% to $552M |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Jul 30 |
Thu Nov 19: Ex-dividend, $0.32 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 3.
After its last 4 reports it closed +4.7% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
WWD is #2 of 9 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: WWD -0.4%, BE +25%.
Reports Wed Nov 18, after the close (in 8 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“The increase in segment earnings in the quarter was the result of price realization and increased leverage on higher sales volumes, partially offset by inflation and unfavorable mix.”
WWD's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“The increase in segment earnings in both periods was primarily driven by increased leverage on higher sales volume and price realization, partially offset by inflation.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Jul 29)
Sales grew 7.4% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.28 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | -7.1% | -7.6% | -3.1% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | -3.5% | +0.6% | +5.9% |
| Feb 2, 2026 | +14.0% | +13.4% | +20.0% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $3.6B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 56.0, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
One insider sold $5.2M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
6 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: WWD is under 0.1% of VTI and under 0.1% of DGRO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
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.
“In all markets, we compete on the basis of differentiated technology and design, product performance, and conformity with customer specifications.”
WWD scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #2 of 9 in Electrical Industrial Apparatus by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 10% from Oct 27 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
WWD scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #2 of 9 in Electrical Industrial Apparatus by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind WWD's 8.
One insider sold $5.2M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Daniel G. Korte, Director, who sold $1.9M on Jun 4. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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