Woodward Inc (NASDAQ: WWD) is an aerospace and industrial controls company that designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets. Revenue comes from sales to original equipment manufacturers, tier-one suppliers, and end users across both segments. The Aerospace segment supplies fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, thrust reverser actuation systems, flight deck controls, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for turbine engines, nacelles, and aircraft. The Industrial segment focuses on fluid, motion, and combustion control solutions for power generation, oil and gas, and transportation applications. Woodward has content on the Airbus A220, A320neo, A330neo, Boeing 737 MAX, 777, 787, Comac C919, Bell 429, Bombardier Global 7500, and defense platforms including the F-35, F-15, Blackhawk, and Apache helicopters. Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, the company operates manufacturing and engineering facilities across the United States, Germany, Poland, China, and the United Kingdom, among other locations. Common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol WWD.
- Revenue model
- Transactional sales to OEMs, tier-one suppliers, and end users in aerospace and industrial markets across two reporting segments: Aerospace and Industrial. Revenue is generated at point of sale for manufactured components and systems, with additional revenue from aftermarket services.
- Products and services
- Aerospace: fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, thrust reverser actuation systems, flight deck controls, servocontrols, motors, and sensors. Industrial: fluid energy, combustion control, electrical energy, and motion control systems for power generation, oil and gas, and transportation applications.
- Customers and end markets
- Customers include OEMs and end users in commercial aviation, business jets, rotorcraft, military fixed-wing aircraft, guided weapons, and defense systems, as well as industrial customers in power generation, oil and gas, and transportation. Key OEM platforms include Airbus A220, A320neo, A330neo, Boeing 737 MAX, 777, 787, Comac C919, Bell 429, Bombardier Global 7500, F-35, F-15, Blackhawk, and Apache.
- Value-chain role
- Tier-one and tier-two supplier of engineered control system components and subsystems to aerospace OEMs and industrial equipment manufacturers.
- Geographic exposure
- Manufacturing and engineering facilities in the United States (Fort Collins CO, Greer SC, Niles IL, Rockford IL, Santa Clarita CA, Windsor CO, Zeeland MI), Germany (Aken, Glatten, Stuttgart, Wolfratshausen), Poland (Krakow), China (Suzhou, Tianjin), and the United Kingdom (Prestwick), as of the 10-K filed November 25, 2025.
Source: SEC 10-K, filed 2025-11-25
Industry:
Electrical Industrial Apparatus
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