Woodward, Inc.
Woodward, Inc. is an American designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control systems and control system components (e.g. pumps, controls, motors, actuators, air valves, position sensors, fuel nozzles, and electronics) for aircraft, aircraft engines, industrial engines and turbines, power generation and mobile industrial equipment. The company also provides military devices and other equipment for defense.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- aerospace engineering [1]
- Company / filing name
- Woodward, Inc. [2]
- Headquarters location
- Fort Collins [1]
- Founded
- 1870 [1]
- Legal form
- corporation [1]
- Official website
- www.woodward.com ↗ [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US9807451037 [1]
- CIK
- 108312 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- WWD (Nasdaq) [2]
Company positioning and business
Woodward, Inc. is an American designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control systems and control system components (e.g. pumps, controls, motors, actuators, air valves, position sensors, fuel nozzles, and electronics) for aircraft, aircraft engines, industrial engines and turbines, power generation and mobile industrial equipment. The company also provides military devices and other equipment for defense. [3]
Based in Colorado, the company was founded in 1870 in Rockford, Illinois, as The Woodward Governor Company by Amos Woodward in 1870. Initially, the company made speed controls for waterwheels (first patent No. 103,813) and eventually moved into mechanical controls for hydro turbines. In the 1920s and 1930s, Woodward began designing controls for diesel and other reciprocating engines and for industrial turbines. Also in the 1930s, Woodward developed a governor for variable-pitch aircraft propellers. Woodward parts were notably used in the GE engine on the United States military's first turbine-powered aircraft. Starting in the 1950s, Woodward began designing electronic controls, first analog and then digital units. [3]
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Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: WWD (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Woodward, Inc. founded?
Founded: 1870. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of Woodward, Inc.?
Headquarters location: Fort Collins. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for Woodward, Inc.?
Business sectors: aerospace engineering. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Woodward, Inc. (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.