Woodward - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Test/measurement EquipmentCompany

Woodward M&A Summary

Woodward has acquired 8 companies. It has also divested 2 assets.

Woodward’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired L’Orange for $789M. Woodward has acquired in 4 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include aerospace (38%) and electrical equipment (25%).

Woodward Business Overview

Where is Woodward headquartered?

Woodward is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

What is Woodward’s revenue?

Woodward disclosed revenue of 2,915M USD for 2023 and 2,383M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Woodward have?

Woodward has 8,800 employees.

What sector is Woodward in?

Woodward is a test/measurement equipment company.

When was Woodward founded?

Woodward was founded in 1870.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 2

Woodward

Woodward, Inc.

1081 Woodward Way,
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
United States,
(970) 482-5811
www.woodward.com

Woodward is a designer, manufacturer, and service provider of energy control and optimization solutions. Woodward designs, produces and services reliable, efficient, low-emission, and high-performance energy control products for diverse applications in challenging environments. The Company has production and assembly facilities in the US, Europe and Asia, and promotes its products and services globally. Woodward was founded in 1870 and is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 8 - - - - - 8
vol $1.9B $1.9B
Sell (0.4/yr) # - 2 - - - - 2
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
SEG electronics GmbH 2020-04-01 - Divestiture
Kempen, Germany · www.segelectronics.de
Woodward - RPS Business & Protection Relays Business 2020-02-03 - Divestiture
Fort Collins, Colorado
L’Orange GmbH 2018-04-09 789M EUR Divestiture
Stuttgart, Germany · www.lorange.com
Duarte Business 2012-12-27 200M USD Divestiture
Duarte, California
Integral Drive Systems AG 2011-03-22 36M USD Add-on Acquisition
Zurich, Switzerland · www.ids.ch
HR Textron 2009-02-27 365M USD Divestiture
, United States
MPC Products Corp. 2008-08-19 383M USD Add-on Acquisition
Skokie, Illinois · www.mpcproducts.com
SEG Schaltanlagen-Elektronik-Gerate GmbH & Co. KG 2006-09-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Kempen, Germany
Synchro Start Products, Inc. 2003-05-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Niles, Illinois
Textron, Inc. - Fuel Systems Business 1998-06-01 160M USD Divestiture
Zeeland, Michigan
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Aerospace 3 (38%) 948M (49%) - -
Electrical Equipment 2 (25%) - 1 (50%) -
Automotive 1 (13%) 789M (41%) - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (13%) 36M (2%) - -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (13%) 160M (8%) - -
Diversified - - 1 (50%) -
Total 8 $1.9B 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 1.1B 1 -
  Illinois 2 383M - -
  California 1 200M - -
  Michigan 1 160M - -
  Colorado - - 1 -
Germany 2 789M 1 -
Switzerland 1 36M - -
Domestic 5 (63%) 1.1B (57%) 1 (50%) -
Cross-border 3 (38%) 825M (43%) 1 (50%) -
Total 8 $1.9B 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Jones Day
 1
Lenz & Staehelin
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $1.9B
< $100M 1 $36M
TOTAL $1.9B
Largest L’Orange GmbH
$789M (2018-04-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
50%
4 (50%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Test/Measurement Equipment

Revenue

2,915   23% 2023
2,383   7% 2022
2,246   11% 2021
2,496   14% 2020
2,900   25% 2019
2,326   11% 2018
2,099   4% 2017
2,023   1% 2016
2,038   2% 2015
2,001   4% 2014
1,936   2013
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

8,800

Established

1870

Public

NASDAQ: WWD

Former Name

Woodward Governor Co.

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