For the quarter ended June 2025, Woodward (WWD Quick QuoteWWD - Free Report) reported revenue of $915.45 million, up 8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.76, compared to $1.63 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.12% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $887.75 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.62, the EPS surprise was +8.64%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Woodward performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Segment external net sales- Industrial: $319.46 million compared to the $299.84 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.2% year over year.
• Segment external net sales- Aerospace: $595.99 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $589.56 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +15.2%.
• Aerospace segment net sales- Defense aftermarket: $55 million versus $65.62 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -16.1% change.
• Aerospace segment net sales- Commercial aftermarket: $215 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $192.43 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +29.7%.
• Aerospace segment net sales- Commercial OEM: $175 million compared to the $198.05 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.8% year over year.
• Aerospace segment net sales- Defense OEM: $150 million compared to the $135.84 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +55.4% year over year.
• Segment earnings- Aerospace: $126 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $124.22 million.
• Segment earnings (loss)- Industrial: $48 million compared to the $39.53 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Woodward have returned +4.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.