Woodward (WWD) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Woodward's Payout Ratio came in at 0.13 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 20.1% from 0.16 a year earlier and down 3.8% from the prior quarter.
Woodward (WWD) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Woodward's Payout Ratio was 0.15, down 6.0% from FY2024.
- Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last three fiscal years.
- Going back by fiscal year, Payout Ratio was 0.16 in FY2024 (-28.8%), 0.22 in FY2023 (-16.2%), 0.26 in FY2022 (+51.7%) and 0.17 in FY2021 (+10.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q2 2021.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 10.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 94.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 48.3%).
- Business Quant data shows WWD's Payout Ratio at 0.14 (Q2 2026), 0.14 (Q1 2026) and 0.15 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.06 Bn | 284.06 Bn | 4.68 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.10 Bn | 225.31 Bn | 5.13 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.40 Bn | 55.10 Bn | 2.41 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 118.20 Bn | 104.92 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.39 Bn | 87.99 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.92 Bn | 77.03 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.84 Bn | 70.20 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.73 Bn | 60.97 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.60 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 3.65 Bn |
| 10 | Woodward | 19.47 Bn | 17.71 Bn | 349.91 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.17 |
Woodward Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=WWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "WWD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=WWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();