Woodward, Inc. - Common Stock (WWD)

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Aerospace and defense company Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, but sales fell by 1.8% year on year to $772.7 million. The company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $3.4 billion at the midpoint. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.35 per share was 13.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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Shares of aerospace and defense company Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) jumped 12.4% in the morning session after the company reported third-quarter results that blew past analysts' revenue, EBITDA, and earnings expectations. Aerospace sales were a key contributor to the strong performance, up 22% year on year.