WLFC
VENTE TOTALE: 181 700 titres (~10 331 916,71 $ US)
- Insiders
- Willis Austin Chandler, WILLIS CHARLES F IV
- Total bought
- —
- Total sold
- $10,331,917
- Last activity
- 2026-09-01
- Last synced
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2026-09-07 10:23:47
Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bearish signal Scored 2026-08-06
WLFC shows improving profitability margins and a notable Pratt & Whitney contract win, but these positives are materially offset by a dangerously low interest coverage ratio (1.58x), high leverage (D/E: 3.74), and…
The first sentence of the analysis written for WLFC on 2026-08-06 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 65.7% | 75.4% | 69.6% | 65.0% | 61.5% | |
| Ebit Margin | 44.2% | 45.2% | 34.9% | 24.5% | 28.1% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 60.7% | 61.9% | 56.6% | 52.8% | 61.1% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 32.3% | 25.4% | 15.3% | 3.2% | 3.0% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 23.8% | 26.8% | 16.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 16.8% | 19.1% | 10.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.8% | 19.1% | 10.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 16.0% | 18.3% | 9.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.091 | 3.853 | 3.741 | 4.257 | 8.271 | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.817 | 3.220 | 3.316 | 3.624 | 6.905 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.068 | 0.074 | 0.061 | 0.043 | 0.045 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.079 | 0.080 | 0.073 | 0.199 | 0.384 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 25.431 | 38.987 | 22.908 | 505.800 | 38,948.276 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 135.376 | 0.261 | 0.013 | 0.042 | -390.541 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 135.376 | 0.261 | 0.013 | 0.042 | -390.541 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 26.439 | 40.588 | 23.533 | 536.455 | 40,339.286 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 81.114 | 0.278 | 0.013 | 0.046 | -404.471 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 3.788 | 7.408 | 2.106 | 2.656 | 1.837 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 4.066 | 7.149 | 2.208 | 3.446 | 2.518 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -11.387 | -7.452 | 15.164 | -7.233 | -5.886 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 9.703 | 14.309 | 4.024 | 7.442 | 7.615 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.673 | 0.687 | 0.680 | 0.717 | 0.727 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 3.738 | 4.122 | 4.107 | 4.565 | 4.763 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.789 | 0.805 | 0.804 | 0.820 | 0.826 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.781 | 0.805 | 0.804 | 0.820 | 0.826 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 5.557 | 6.002 | 6.042 | 6.363 | 6.552 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 1.785 | 1.932 | 1.809 | 1.328 | 1.526 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.369 | 2.497 | 2.381 | 2.371 | 2.429 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.419 | 0.500 | 0.549 | 0.463 | 0.331 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.852 | -1.920 | 0.265 | -1.029 | -1.294 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.448 | 2.946 | 2.710 | 2.404 | 2.381 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 1.581 | 1.378 | 0.815 | 0.148 | 0.123 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 2.509 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.104 | 0.126 | 0.127 | 0.078 | 0.051 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.540 | 0.342 | 1.361 | 0.493 | 0.436 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.525 | 0.337 | 1.336 | 0.487 | 0.429 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.127 | 0.131 | 0.074 | 0.601 | 0.970 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 13.277 | 17.937 | 11.485 | 17.657 | 14.713 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 65.7% | ▼-9.7% | ▼-1.8% |
| Ebit Margin | 44.2% | ▼-1.1% | ▲8.8% |
| Ebitda Margin | 60.7% | ▼-1.3% | ▲2.0% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 32.2% | ▲6.9% | ▲16.4% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 23.8% | ▼-3.0% | ▲9.2% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 16.8% | ▼-2.2% | ▲7.0% |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.8% | ▼-2.2% | ▲7.0% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 16.0% | ▼-2.4% | ▲7.1% |
| Current Ratio | 3.091 | ▼-0.762 | ▼-1.552 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.817 | ▼-0.402 | ▼-1.159 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.068 | ▼-0.006 | ▲0.010 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.080 | ▼-0.001 | ▼-0.084 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 25.431 | ▼-13.556 | ▼-7882.850 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 135.376 | ▲135.115 | ▲186.346 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 135.376 | ▲135.115 | ▲186.346 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 26.439 | ▼-14.149 | ▼-8166.821 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 81.114 | ▲80.836 | ▲145.718 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 3.788 | ▼-3.620 | ▲0.229 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 4.066 | ▼-3.083 | ▲0.189 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -11.387 | ▼-3.935 | ▼-8.028 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 9.703 | ▼-4.606 | ▲1.084 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.673 | ▼-0.014 | ▼-0.024 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 3.738 | ▼-0.384 | ▼-0.521 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.789 | ▼-0.016 | ▼-0.020 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.781 | ▼-0.024 | ▼-0.026 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 5.557 | ▼-0.445 | ▼-0.546 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 1.785 | ▼-0.147 | ▲0.109 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.369 | ▼-1.128 | ▼-0.840 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.419 | ▼-0.081 | ▼-0.033 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.852 | ▲1.068 | ▲0.114 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.448 | ▼-1.497 | ▼-0.929 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 1.581 | ▲0.203 | ▲0.772 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 2.509 | ▲2.509 | ▲2.007 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.104 | ▼-0.021 | ▲0.007 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.540 | ▲0.198 | ▼-0.095 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.525 | ▲0.189 | ▼-0.097 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.127 | ▼-0.004 | ▼-0.254 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 13.277 | ▼-4.660 | ▼-1.737 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $2.75B | $4.07B | $924.4M | $1.07B | $690.4M | |
| Enterprise value | $5.44B | $6.32B | $2.72B | $2.91B | $2.47B | |
| EV / Sales | 8.05x | 11.11x | 6.50x | 9.33x | 8.99x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 19.22x | 22.24x | 11.84x | 20.15x | 27.20x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -22.56x | -11.58x | 44.62x | -19.58x | -21.03x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.28x | 17.94x | 11.48x | 17.66x | 14.71x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.57x | 6.40x | 7.58x | 11.14x | 10.59x | |
| Current ratio | 3.09x | 3.85x | 3.74x | 4.26x | 8.27x | |
| Income quality | 2.49x | 2.62x | 5.25x | 26.55x | 27.05x | |
| Graham number | $22 | $20 | $12 | $4 | $3 | |
| Graham net-net | -$53 | -$43 | -$37 | -$37 | -$35 | |
| Tax burden | 70.8% | 71.2% | 65.2% | 55.5% | 36.7% | |
| Interest burden | 53.8% | 59.3% | 46.0% | 12.8% | 11.9% | |
| Working capital | $432.4M | $324.9M | $264.4M | $198.4M | $271.3M | |
| Invested capital | $506.5M | $3.04B | $2.42B | $2.36B | $2.32B | |
| Return on assets | 2.8% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Operating ROA | 5.9% | 4.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 2.8% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Return on equity | 15.7% | 19.8% | 10.0% | 1.3% | 0.9% | |
| Return on invested capital | 3.9% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| Earnings yield | 4.1% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -8.8% | -13.4% | 6.6% | -13.8% | -17.0% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 185.2% | 292.0% | 73.5% | 202.9% | 229.4% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 470.3% | 872.3% | 185.6% | 332.0% | 229.8% | |
| Capex / Sales | 77.6% | 145.9% | 40.3% | 93.9% | 75.8% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 28.8% | 25.8% | 27.7% | 29.7% | 27.5% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 6.6% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 6.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 19d | 142d | 132d | 150d | 206d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 148d | 0d | 0d | 0d | 0d | |
| Operating cycle | 108d | 331d | 249d | 279d | 383d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | -39d | 331d | 249d | 279d | 383d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-32.5%EV / Sales ▼-27.5%EV / EBITDA ▼-26.0%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-3.019Earnings yield ▲+0.015Graham number ▲+2.722
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.041Return on assets ▼-0.005Return on invested capital ▲+0.007Return on capital employed ▲+0.012Operating ROA ▲+0.011Income quality ▼-0.129Tax burden ▼-0.003
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-123.011Days payables outstanding n/aOperating cycle ▼-222.299Cash conversion cycle ▼-369.801Capex / Sales ▼-0.683R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.762Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.178Working capital ▲+107465000.000Invested capital ▼-2536463000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.010
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▲+298.1%EV / Sales ▼-10.4%EV / EBITDA ▼-9.8%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-7.984Earnings yield ▲+0.037Graham number ▲+19.358
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.148Return on assets ▲+0.027Return on invested capital ▲+0.038Return on capital employed ▲+0.054Operating ROA ▲+0.056Income quality ▼-24.556Tax burden ▲+0.342
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-187.141Days payables outstanding n/aOperating cycle ▼-274.450Cash conversion cycle ▼-421.951Capex / Sales ▲+0.018R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-5.180Net debt / EBITDA ▼-4.020Working capital ▲+161097000.000Invested capital ▼-1811191000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.010
Employee count
Peer market caps
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Recent news
- 2026-09-02 $WLFC News: Willis Lease Executive Compensation is Under Investigation by BFA Law – Current Shareholders Urged to Contact the Firm NEW YORK, Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces an investigation into Willis Lease Finance Corporation''s (NASDAQ: WLFC) board of directors as well as executive chairman Charles F.
- 2026-08-27 Willis Lease Finance Corporation to Expand Global Maintenance Services with New Willis Engine Repair Center in Malaysia COCONUT CREEK, Fla., Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) ("WLFC" or the "Company"), the leading lessor of commercial aircraft engines and global provider of aviation services, today announced the expansion of its global maintenance offering through the purchase of land to build a new Willis Engine Repair Center® (“WERC®”) in Johor, Malaysia.
- 2026-08-26 WLFC Securities Notice: BFA Law Notifies Willis Lease Shareholders of the Ongoing Investigation into the Board over Executive Compensation NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces an investigation into Willis Lease Finance Corporation''s (NASDAQ: WLFC) board of directors as well as executive chairman Charles F. Willis, IV (as the controlling shareholder) for potential breaches of their fiduciary duties to shareholders in connection with WLFC''s past and ongoing practices of paying potentially excessive compensation to Mr.
- 2026-08-25 Willis Lease Finance Corporation Closes Transaction to Acquire Commercial Aircraft and Aircraft Engine Portfolio COCONUT CREEK, Fla., Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (the “Company” or “WLFC”), the leading lessor of commercial aircraft engines and global provider of aviation services, today announced that it has closed the transaction to acquire 12 commercial aircraft and 13 aircraft engines.
- 2026-08-18 Willis Lease Finance Corporation CEO Austin C. Willis to Speak at Deutsche Bank''s 16th Annual Aviation Forum COCONUT CREEK, Fla., Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (the “Company” or “WLFC”), the leading lessor of commercial aircraft engines and global provider of aviation services, today announced that CEO, Austin C.
- 2026-08-14 Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC) Shares Surge 4.9% -- What GF Score of 91 Tells Investors On August 14, 2026, Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC) shares experienced a notable increase of 4.9%, bringing the current price to $56.91. Despite this daily ris
- 2026-08-10 WLFC''s Q2 Earnings Fall Y/Y on Lower Maintenance Revenues Lower maintenance reserve revenues and higher G&A and technical expenses weighed on WLFC''s Q2 earnings per share, while higher lease rent provided some respite.
- 2026-08-06 5 Stocks to Buy This Week If You Want Dividend Income in August Five dividends are about to close their payout windows. Arrow Financial (NASDAQ:AROW), Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE), PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN), and Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ:WLFC) all go ex-dividend on August 11, 2026, while Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) reaches its cutoff one day later, on August 12.
- 2026-08-04 Willis Lease Finance Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Willis Lease Finance NASDAQ: WLFC reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $194 million, earnings before tax of $38.1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $120.7 million, as the aircraft-engine leasing company expanded assets under management and continued building its asset-management platform.
- 2026-08-04 Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript