Woodward Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (WWD)
Woodward reported $340.4M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 0.71% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 9.54%.
View full Woodward company overviewWoodward free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $340.4M | −$2.4M | −0.71% | +9.54% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $342.8M | $110.8M | +47.74% | +10.31% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $232.0M | $91.3M | +64.84% | +7.96% |
| 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $140.8M | −$286.2M | −67.03% | +5.91% |
| 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $427.0M | $124.6M | +41.20% | +19.01% |
| 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $302.4M | $10.9M | +3.73% | +12.12% |
| 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $291.5M | $119.4M | +69.35% | +10.05% |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $172.2M | −$43.0M | −20.00% | +7.40% |
| 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $215.2M | −$44.5M | −17.13% | +10.25% |
| 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $259.7M | $250.3M | +2669.11% | +12.84% |
| 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $9.4M | −$57.1M | −85.89% | +0.46% |
| 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $66.5M | −$14.5M | −17.94% | +3.32% |
| 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $81.0M | $1.8M | +2.25% | +4.18% |
| 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $79.2M | $12.8M | +19.35% | +4.25% |
| 2011 | 2011-09-30 | $66.4M | −$90.1M | −57.58% | +3.88% |
| 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $156.5M | −$33.8M | −17.77% | +10.74% |
| 2009 | 2009-09-30 | $190.3M | $101.8M | +114.99% | +13.31% |
| 2008 | 2008-09-30 | $88.5M | — | — | +7.03% |
Woodward quarterly free cash flow
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $87.1M | −$12.0M | −12.14% | +7.84% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $38.2M | −$21.2M | −35.64% | +3.51% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-31 | $70.3M | $69.4M | +7363.69% | +7.06% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $180.9M | $63.3M | +53.75% | +18.18% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $99.1M | −$38.2M | −27.84% | +10.82% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $59.4M | −$23.4M | −28.28% | +6.72% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-31 | $942,000 | −$4.0M | −81.07% | +0.12% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $117.7M | −$15.9M | −11.89% | +13.77% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $137.3M | $34.9M | +34.12% | +16.20% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $82.8M | $67.7M | +448.90% | +9.92% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-12-31 | $5.0M | $24.0M | — | +0.63% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $133.6M | $41.7M | +45.39% | +17.19% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $102.4M | $79.4M | +346.06% | +12.79% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $15.1M | $15.3M | — | +2.10% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-12-31 | −$19.0M | −$45.2M | — | −3.07% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $91.9M | −$38.6M | −29.56% | +14.35% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $23.0M | −$67.9M | −74.74% | +3.74% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-03-31 | −$209,000 | −$66.4M | — | −0.04% |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-12-31 | $26.2M | −$113.3M | −81.24% | +4.83% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $130.4M | $1.4M | +1.05% | +22.87% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $90.9M | −$59.6M | −39.62% | +16.33% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $66.2M | $53.6M | +425.36% | +11.39% |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-12-31 | $139.5M | $129.2M | +1265.53% | +25.94% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $129.1M | −$21.2M | −14.10% | +24.29% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $150.5M | $95.8M | +175.27% | +28.74% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $12.6M | −$20.6M | −62.09% | +1.75% |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-12-31 | $10.2M | −$43.2M | −80.86% | +1.42% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $150.2M | $50.6M | +50.75% | +20.40% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $54.7M | −$19.6M | −26.35% | +7.27% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $33.2M | $4.0M | +13.77% | +4.38% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-12-31 | $53.4M | $84.3M | — | +8.17% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $99.7M | $3.2M | +3.30% | +13.85% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $74.2M | $42.5M | +133.61% | +12.62% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $29.2M | −$26.4M | −47.49% | +5.33% |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-12-31 | −$31.0M | −$62.3M | — | −6.59% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $96.5M | $70.6M | +273.45% | +15.90% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $31.8M | $60.3M | — | +5.79% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $55.6M | −$202.5M | −78.44% | +11.12% |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-12-31 | $31.3M | $27.1M | +639.96% | +7.07% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $25.8M | −$2.9M | −10.15% | +4.37% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-06-30 | −$28.5M | $4.7M | — | −5.62% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-03-31 | $258.1M | $235.5M | +1040.23% | +53.85% |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-12-31 | $4.2M | $13.0M | — | +0.95% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $28.8M | $41.6M | — | +5.11% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-06-30 | −$33.2M | −$56.5M | — | −6.72% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-03-31 | $22.6M | −$26.2M | −53.61% | +4.59% |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-12-31 | −$8.8M | −$16.0M | — | −1.80% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-09-30 | −$12.9M | −$39.4M | — | −2.28% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-06-30 | $23.3M | $14.6M | +167.57% | +4.44% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-03-31 | $48.8M | $13.1M | +36.61% | +10.11% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-12-31 | $7.3M | −$2.8M | −27.74% | +1.70% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $26.5M | −$33.3M | −55.69% | +4.74% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $8.7M | −$29.0M | −76.94% | +1.80% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-03-31 | $35.7M | $39.1M | — | +7.36% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-12-31 | $10.1M | $25.0M | — | +2.47% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $59.8M | $7.6M | +14.51% | +11.31% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-06-30 | $37.7M | $23.6M | +167.41% | +8.20% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-03-31 | −$3.4M | −$6.5M | — | −0.72% |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-12-31 | −$14.9M | −$11.9M | — | −3.66% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-09-30 | $52.2M | $38.5M | +281.28% | +10.67% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-06-30 | $14.1M | −$16.8M | −54.39% | +3.22% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-03-31 | $3.1M | −$56.5M | −94.81% | +0.74% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-12-31 | −$3.0M | −$55.3M | — | −0.83% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $13.7M | — | — | +3.32% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-06-30 | $30.9M | — | — | +8.68% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-03-31 | $59.6M | — | — | +17.05% |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-12-31 | $52.3M | — | — | +15.41% |
Woodward free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $302.4M to $340.4M, a compound annual growth rate of 2.39%. Woodward's latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, generated $87.1M in free cash flow, a decrease of 12.14% year over year.
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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