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How Woodward, Inc. stacks up
WWD · against 207 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
29/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #179 of 208 · scores higher than 14% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score22 peers with a valuation score of 20–29, including WWD · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 29?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, free cash flow yield and earnings yield, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 71% of peers. EBITDA yield: 3.6% vs peer median 6.9%
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 65% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 1.9% vs peer median 3.7%
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 61% of peers. Earnings yield: 2.8% vs peer median 3.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WWD, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WWD | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 197 reported | 2.7% | 3.8% | 22% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 208 reported | 3.9% | 6.6% | 15% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 105 reported | 1.9% | 3.7% | 21% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 194 reported | 12.7% | 24.8% | 21% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WWDScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score