Woodward (WWD) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Woodward (WWD) reported Research & Development of $46.1 million for Q1 2026, up 23.88% year-over-year from $37.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 22.15% quarter-over-quarter from $37.8 million in Q4 2025.

Woodward (WWD) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Woodward (WWD) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $46.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $46.1 million, up 23.88% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $164.0 million (up 16.44% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $147.6 million, up 4.9% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development improved to $46.1 million in Q1 2026 per WWD's latest filing, from $37.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $46.1 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $28.6 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $35.3 million and a median of $35.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Research & Development decreased 3.47% in 2024, then climbed 24.99% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $28.6 million in 2022, then advanced by 7.54% to $30.8 million in 2023, then dropped by 1.91% to $30.2 million in 2024, then increased by 24.99% to $37.8 million in 2025, then grew by 22.15% to $46.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WWD's Research & Development at $46.1 million in Q1 2026, $37.8 million in Q4 2025, and $39.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 406,069.86
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 440.00 Mn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn -
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn -
10 Woodward 23.99 Bn 23.49 Bn 315.91 Mn 46.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 46.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 37.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 39.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 41.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 37.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 30.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 34.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 38.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 36.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 30.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 32.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 35.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 37.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 28.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 29.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 32.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 32.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 25.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 27.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 29.77 Mn