R&D expense · 2011–2025

Woodward R&D expense

$148M+4.9% · FY2025

Woodward (WWD) reported $148M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +4.9% year on year.

$116M2011$143M2012$130M2013$138M2014$134M2015$126M2016$127M2017$148M2018$159M2019$133M2020$117M2021$120M2022$132M2023$141M2024$148M2025
Woodward — R&D expense, 2011–2025
Fiscal yearR&D expenseChangeFiling
FY20252025-09-30$148M+4.9%Open →
FY20242024-09-30$141M+6.5%Open →
FY20232023-09-30$132M+10.3%Open →
FY20222022-09-30$120M+2.3%Open →
FY20212021-09-30$117M−12.1%Open →
FY20202020-09-30$133M−16.3%Open →
FY20192019-09-30$159M+7.3%Open →
FY20182018-09-30$148M+17.2%Open →
FY20172017-09-30$127M+0.3%Open →
FY20162016-09-30$126M−6.2%Open →
FY20152015-09-30$134M−2.6%Open →
FY20142014-09-30$138M+6.0%Open →
FY20132013-09-30$130M−9.1%Open →
FY20122012-09-30$143M+23.9%Open →
FY20112011-09-30$116M—Open →

R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +1.8%

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