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Woodward, Inc. dividend history

Woodward, Inc.'s dividend was $1.09 a share in fiscal 2025, up 12.4% on the year before. That was 14.7% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2021.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$602M
Dividends (TTM)
$71.7M
Returned to shareholders
179%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$690M
Diluted share count
+0.1%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
3.5%
dividends 0.4% + buybacks 3.1% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
13%
of net income paid out
R&D spending
4.1%
of revenue
Sales & admin spending
9.3%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
54 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Sept 20092010Sept 20102011Sept 20112012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Sept 20142015Sept 20152016Sept 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Sept 20202021Sept 20212022Sept 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Sept 2025LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share$0.240$0.240$0.270$0.310$0.320$0.320$0.380$0.430$0.485$0.552$0.630$0.605$0.569$0.733$0.850$0.970$1.09—
Dividend per share growth—0.0%+12.5%+14.8%+3.2%0.0%+18.8%+13.2%+12.8%+13.9%+14.0%−4.0%−6.0%+28.8%+16.0%+14.1%+12.4%—
Dividends paid171719212221252730343938364551586572
Share buybacks15744461431591267201101333485126391173602
Dividends ÷ net income17.9%15.4%14.1%15.1%15.0%12.8%13.6%14.7%14.8%18.9%15.0%15.7%17.3%26.2%22.0%15.6%14.7%13.0%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow8.9%10.9%28.0%27.0%27.0%32.0%262.8%10.2%13.8%19.8%13.4%12.5%8.4%32.0%22.0%17.0%19.1%19.0%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

  • Woodward Announces Declaration of Dividend Source

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Figures from Woodward, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Woodward, Inc.