Woodward (WWD) reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.11 billion, up 21% from a year earlier. Net earnings rose 35% to $146.7 million, and diluted earnings per share increased 36% to $2.40.

The company raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $9.30 to $9.50, from prior guidance of $9.15 to $9.45. Woodward kept total company sales growth guidance unchanged at 20% to 23%.

• Third-quarter net sales were $1.11 billion, compared with $915.4 million a year earlier.
• Net earnings were $146.7 million, compared with $108.4 million in the prior-year quarter.
• Diluted EPS was $2.40, compared with $1.76 a year earlier.
• Aerospace sales rose 19% to $708.7 million, with segment earnings of $170.0 million.
• Industrial sales rose 26% to $401.0 million, with segment earnings of $88.5 million.
• Net cash provided by operating activities was $146.7 million for the quarter.

$WWD Insider Trading Activity

$WWD insiders have traded $WWD stock on the open market 63 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 63 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WWD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• CHARLES P BLANKENSHIP (Chairman of the Board and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 43 sales selling 27,625 shares for an estimated $10,490,500.
• DANIEL G. KORTE has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 14,700 shares for an estimated $5,233,910.
• EILEEN P. PATERSON sold 5,200 shares for an estimated $1,966,379
• JOHN D COHN sold 2,250 shares for an estimated $831,645
• SHAWN M MCLEVIGE (EVP and President, Aerospace) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 1,850 shares for an estimated $711,088.
• KARRIE M. BEM (EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 929 shares for an estimated $336,070.

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$WWD Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 358 institutional investors add shares of $WWD stock to their portfolio, and 263 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 1,848,057 shares (-42.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $661,456,561
• DUQUESNE FAMILY OFFICE LLC removed 379,575 shares (-64.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $135,857,484
• ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added 344,050 shares (+32.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $123,142,376
• MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ added 328,124 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $117,442,142
• FMR LLC added 305,684 shares (+16.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $109,410,417
• NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD removed 305,454 shares (-31.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $109,328,095
• TIDAL INVESTMENTS LLC added 296,046 shares (+5450.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $105,960,784

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