secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Woodward, Inc. (WWD)
CIK:        0000108312
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-25-007452
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Woodward announces new $1.8B three-year share repurchase authorization
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- Board authorized $1.8B in share repurchases over three years, replacing completed $600M prior authorization.
- Prior $600M authorization was completed in November 2025, more than a year ahead of plan.
- CEO Blankenship cites confidence in long-term growth, cash generation, and commitment to shareholder returns.
- Over past 10 years, Woodward returned ~$2.0B to shareholders (~78% of net earnings) via dividends and buybacks.
- Repurchases subject to market conditions; authorization may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184325007452/0001171843-25-007452-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184325007452/f8k_112025.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-007452

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