Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC)

NASDAQ: WLFC · USD

$40.0

+0.27 (+0.7%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	845.6M
Revenue (ttm)	754.3M
Net income (ttm)	86M
EPS (ttm)	$3.99
Shares out	21.1M
P/E (trailing)	10.0x
P/E (forward)	6.5x
Dividend	$0.53 (1.33%)
Volume	155,169
Beta	0.73

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 754.3M
Net income (ttm): 86M
EPS (ttm): $3.99
P/E (trailing): 10.0x
P/E (forward): 6.5x
Market cap: 845.6M

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Calendar

Next earnings

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E6.5

P25 13.2P50 18.7P75 25.2

Trailing P/E10

P25 16.3P50 24.9P75 35.2

ROE12.6

P25 -18.2P50 6.2P75 16.4

ROIC6.2

P25 -10.4P50 5.2P75 12.3

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001018164
Company name	Willis Lease Finance Corporation
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	970646105
Earnings date	2026-11-03
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	475
Employees change	28
Employees growth	6.26%
Enterprise value	$3.2B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1985
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Rental & Leasing Services
IPO date	1996-09-18
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US9706461053
Last 10-K release date	2026-03-10
Last earnings date	2026-08-04
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2026-07-21
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$845.6M
Market cap category	Small-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-03
Options	No
Price	$39.99
Price currency	USD
Sector	Industrials
SIC code	5080
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	WLFC
U.S. state	Florida
Website	https://www.wlfc.global

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	381.27x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	9.36x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	805.37x
Earnings yield	9.98%
EV/Earnings	36.97x
EV/EBIT	11.42x
EV/EBITDA	7.99x
EV/Sales	4.22x
FCF / EV yield	-2.8%
FCF yield	-10.54%
Forward EV/Sales	4.37x
Forward P/E	6.49x
Forward P/S	1.16x
Graham number	52.81865
Graham upside	32.21%
Industry forward P/E	17.15x
Industry P/E	23.15x
Lynch fair value	$99.77
Lynch upside	149.75%
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	3.76x
P/B ratio	1.28x
P/E ratio	10.02x
P/OCF ratio	3.1x
P/S ratio	1.12x
PEG ratio	0.89x
Price / tangible book value	1.37x
Price/EBITDA ratio	2.12x
Sector forward P/E	26.03x
Sector P/E	40.37x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	36.92%
EBITDA margin	52.79%
Effective tax rate	32.44%
Gross margin	85.21%
Operating margin	36.92%
Pretax margin	18.04%
Profit margin	12.17%
Profit per employee	$181,139
Profitable quarters	17
Profitable years	13
Revenue per employee	$1.6M
ROA	4.58%
ROA (5Y)	3.34%
ROCE	8.26%
ROE	12.63%
ROE (5Y)	9.61%
ROIC	6.16%
ROIC (5Y)	3.98%
SBC / revenue	6.28%
Tax / revenue	5.85%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	-28.93%
EPS growth (Q)	-53.38%
EPS growth (QoQ)	20.55%
EPS growth 10Y	21.33%
EPS growth 3Y	29.76%
EPS growth years	0
Gross profit growth	16.47%
Gross profit growth (Q)	7.8%
Gross profit growth 3Y	24.84%
Gross profit growth 5Y	21.53%
Net income growth	-25.03%
Net income growth (Q)	-50.03%
Net income growth (QoQ)	21.49%
Net income growth 3Y	34.19%
Net income growth years	4
OCF growth	-9.24%
OCF growth (Q)	-25.59%
OCF growth (QoQ)	36.78%
OCF growth 10Y	8.2%
OCF growth 3Y	13.71%
OCF growth 5Y	23.88%
Operating income growth	12.49%
Operating income growth (Q)	4.33%
Operating income growth 3Y	33.87%
Operating income growth 5Y	31.33%
Revenue growth	18.38%
Revenue growth (Q)	0.43%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	0.82%
Revenue growth 10Y	13.47%
Revenue growth 3Y	28.48%
Revenue growth 5Y	24.03%
Revenue growth years	4

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-361.3M
Depreciation and amortization	$119.7M
EBIT	$278.5M
EBITDA	$398.2M
EPS	$3.99
FCF per share	$-4.21
Financing cash flow	$-550.2M
Free cash flow	$-89M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$-136.4M
Gross profit	$642.8M
Income taxes	$44.1M
Investing cash flow	$-332.4M
Net borrowing	$-481.9M
Net cash flow	$-610.3M
Net income	$86M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$224.9M
Operating income	$278.5M
Revenue	$754.3M
Stock-based compensation	$47.4M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	0.99
Book value per share	$31.07
Debt / EBITDA	5.79
Debt / equity	3.03
Goodwill	$8.3M
Interest coverage	2.16
Long-term assets	$3.2B
Long-term liabilities	$2.6B
Net cash (debt)	$-2.3B
Net cash / market cap	-276.58%
Net debt / EBITDA	5.87
Net debt / equity	3.02
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$76.9M
Shareholders' equity	$773.9M
Tangible book value	$616.7M
Tangible book value per share	$27.04
Total assets	$3.7B
Total cash	$11.6M
Total debt	$2.3B
Total liabilities	$2.9B
WACC	4.91%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.2
Current assets	$435.3M
Current liabilities	$282M
Current ratio	1.54
Inventory turnover	1.94
Net working capital	$218.1M
Quick ratio	0.2
Working capital	$153.3M
Working capital turnover	1.43

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-3.05%
Dividend growth	59.9%
Dividend growth years	0
Dividend payment date	2026-08-21
Dividend payment years	3
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$0.53
Dividend yield	1.33%
Ex-dividend date	2026-08-11
Last dividend	$0.13
Payout ratio	13.35%
Shareholder yield	-1.71%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	355.18%
10Y return CAGR	16.75%
10Y total return	370.58%
150-day SMA	$60.00
15Y price change	965.73%
15Y return CAGR	17.35%
15Y total return	1,001.79%
1D price change	0.68%
1M price change	-26.44%
1M total return	-26.44%
1W price change	8.13%
1W total return	8.13%
1Y price change	-7.61%
1Y return CAGR	-6.76%
1Y total return	-6.76%
20-day SMA	$40.25
200-day SMA	$60.47
20Y price change	1,121.05%
20Y return CAGR	13.52%
20Y total return	1,162.23%
3M price change	-43.29%
3M total return	-43.15%
3Y price change	184.65%
3Y return CAGR	43.29%
3Y total return	194.28%
50-day SMA	$48.80
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$81.54
52-week high date	2026-07-06
52-week low	$36.39
52-week low date	2026-10-19
5Y price change	207.97%
5Y return CAGR	26.07%
5Y total return	218.4%
6M price change	-36.67%
6M total return	-36.41%
All-time high	$81.54
All-time high date	2026-07-06
All-time low	$0.98
All-time low date	2001-11-30
Average true range (ATR)	$2.12
Average volume	256.1K
Beta (1Y)	1.18
Beta (2Y)	1.27
Beta (5Y)	0.73
Change from 52-week high	-50.96%
Change from 52-week low	9.89%
Change from all-time high	-50.99%
Change from all-time low	3,964.38%
Change from open	0.35%
Day's gap	0.33%
Dollar volume	$6.2M
High price	$39.99
Low price	$38.87
Monthly RSI	44.38
Open price	$39.85
Position in 52-week range	100%
Previous close	$39.72
Price vs 150-day SMA	-33.39%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-0.72%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-33.91%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-18.1%
Relative volume	0.61
RSI	37.72
Sharpe ratio	0.02
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.92
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.64
Sortino ratio	0.15
Sortino ratio (3Y)	1.51
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.1
Volume	155.2K
Weekly RSI	35.06
YTD price change	-11.61%
YTD total return	-11.06%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	9M
Float percentage	42.34%
Shares change (QoQ)	1.18%
Shares change (YoY)	3.05%
Shares held by insiders	17.53%
Shares held by institutions	50.06%
Shares outstanding	21.1M
Short % of float	19.31%
Short % of shares	8.17%
Short ratio	10.5 days

Deeper analysis on WLFC

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Forecast

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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