Nextpower vs Woodward
Woodward reported revenue of $3.6 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Nextpower's $3.6 billion in fiscal 2026. Nextpower's revenue grew 20.3% in its latest year, and Woodward's grew 7.3%. Free cash flow was $514 million at Nextpower and $340 million at Woodward. Their fiscal years end in different months (March 31 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Nextpower | Woodward | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Mar 31, 2026 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $3.6B | $3.6B |
| Revenue growth | 20.3% | 7.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | — | 7.4% |
| Gross margin | 32.6% | 26.8% |
| Operating margin | 19.6% | — |
| Net margin | 16.5% | 12.4% |
| Free cash flow | $514M | $340M |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.4% | 9.5% |
| Return on capital | 54.5% | 16.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.5x | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $238M |
| Change in diluted share count | 2.3% | −1.0% |
| Last close | $76.48 | $305.66 |
| P/E at the last close | 19.8× | 34.0× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $52.6 million | sold $32.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Operating margin
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Nextpower and Woodward pages.