---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-22-007569"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WWD"
cik: "0000108312"
company_name: "Woodward, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T16:23:17.292707+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Woodward reports FY2022 EPS $2.71; Q4 sales up 12% but earnings flat; FY2023 guidance $3.15-3.60 EPS

## Summary
- Net sales FY2022 $2.38B (+6% YoY); net earnings $172M ($2.71 per share) vs $209M.
- Q4 net sales $640M (+12%); net earnings $54M ($0.88) vs $50M; adjusted EPS $0.84 vs $0.82.
- Aerospace segment sales up 8% to $1.52B; segment earnings margin 15.2% vs 16.7%.
- Free cash flow $141M vs $427M; company returned $518M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- FY2023 outlook: sales $2.60-2.75B, EPS $3.15-3.60, free cash flow $200-250M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-22-007569
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WWD
- cik: 0000108312
- company_name: Woodward, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184322007569/0001171843-22-007569-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184322007569/f8k_111722.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-007569.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Woodward, Inc. reported Fourth Quarter 2022 results: revenue $640 million, net income $54 million, EPS $0.88 per share.
  - Period: Fourth Quarter 2022
  - Revenue: $640 million
  - Net income: $54 million
  - EPS: $0.88 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales were $640 million, compared to $570 million, an increase of 12 percent. Net earnings were $54 million, or $0.88 per share, compared to net earnings of $50 million, or $0.76 per share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184322007569/0001171843-22-007569-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Woodward, Inc. reported fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $2.38 billion, net income $172 million, EPS $2.71 per share.
  - Period: fiscal year ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $2.38 billion
  - Net income: $172 million
  - EPS: $2.71 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales were $2.38 billion, compared to $2.25 billion, an increase of 6 percent. Net earnings were $172 million, or $2.71 per share, compared to net earnings of $209 million, or $3.18 per share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184322007569/0001171843-22-007569-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.