Woodward (WWD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Woodward (WWD) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 22.08% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 5.95 percentage points from 16.14% a year earlier and up 1.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Woodward (WWD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Woodward reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 18.64%, up 1.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +5.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 17.56% in FY2024 (+5.86 pp), 11.70% in FY2023 (+3.36 pp), 8.34% in FY2022 (-1.57 pp) and 9.92% in FY2021 (-3.01 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to fiscal Q2 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.69 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 7.68 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2024, against a drop of 2.87 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 20.10% (Q2 2026), 18.97% (Q1 2026) and 17.56% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 49.67% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.94% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 40.42% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 77.35% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 33.25% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 16.96% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 81.51% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 25.69% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 49.02% |
| 10 | Woodward | 19.40 Bn | 17.64 Bn | 349.91 Mn | 22.08% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.45% |
API Access
Woodward Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();