Price
$61.05-18.72%Social Signal Score
Analyst Ratings
1 analystRevenue
$194.02M+277.02%Analyst Estimates
Consensus estimates, not results. Via Financial Modeling Prep.
Company Profile
- CEO
- Austin Chandler Willis
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Rental & Leasing Services
- Employees
- 471
- Beta
- 0.72
- Country
- US
- Piotroski score
- 8 / 9 (Strong)
- Altman Z-score
- 0.91
Financials
Revenue
$194.02M+277.0%Net Income
$30.17M+657.0%EBITDA
$29.18M-12.5%Free Cash Flow
$138.22MEPS (diluted)
$1.31+1801.6%Shares Outstanding (diluted)
22.01M-62.1%Operating Expenses
$55.56MCash & Debt
$10.72MReturn of Capital
$29.41MRevenue by Segment (annual)
$60.33MDividend per Share
$0.13Quote
Valuation & Ratios
Returns & Efficiency
Revenue & Net Income (Annual)
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Net Income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $675.84M | $113.76M | $1.78 |
| 2024 | $569.22M | $108.61M | $1.77 |
| 2023 | $418.56M | $43.78M | $0.71 |
| 2022 | $311.93M | $5.44M | $0.04 |
| 2021 | $274.20M | $3.35M | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $288.69M | $9.75M | $0.12 |
| 2019 | $409.16M | $66.92M | $1.21 |
| 2018 | $348.35M | $43.23M | $0.81 |
| 2017 | $274.84M | $62.16M | $1.10 |
| 2016 | $207.27M | $14.07M | $0.23 |
| 2015 | $199.61M | $7.36M | $0.10 |
| 2014 | $174.29M | $7.25M | $0.10 |
| 2013 | $158.41M | $15.63M | $0.22 |
| 2012 | $148.09M | $1.53M | $-0.05 |
Valuation
Project earnings forward and see what return today's price implies.
EPS was negative in at least one boundary year, so a compound growth rate can't be computed from it. Set your own assumption.
- EPS in 5 years
- $2.75
- Implied price
- $68.74
- Return from $45.67
- 8.5% a year
To earn 15.0% a year on these assumptions you'd need to buy at $34.18 — -25.2% below today's price.
How sensitive is that answer?
Annual return across nearby assumptions. If the result is only attractive in one corner, that is the finding.
| growth \ P/E | 17 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2.0% | -8.8% | -4.9% | -1.5% | 1.4% | 4.1% |
| 3.0% | -4.2% | -0.0% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 9.4% |
| 8.0% | 0.5% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 11.8% | 14.7% |
| 13.0% | 5.1% | 9.7% | 13.5% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
| 18.0% | 9.8% | 14.5% | 18.6% | 22.1% | 25.3% |
This is arithmetic on assumptions you chose, not a forecast or a recommendation. It ignores dividends, buybacks, share issuance and debt, and it assumes a company still earning money in 5 years. Change any input and the answer changes a lot — that sensitivity is the honest result, not a flaw in the model.
Signal Score (90d)
80-20.00%Social Signal Score
Mentions (9)
- Newsglobenewswire.com·14d ago·Negative
Announcement of Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement COCONUT CREEK, Fla., Sept. 22, 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 that on September 16, 2026, it entered into a $35 million preferred stock purchase agreement with the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (“DBJ”) for 1,750,000 shares of the Company's 8.09% Series B Preferr…
View source ↗ - Newsglobenewswire.com·20d ago·Neutral
WLFC Stock News: Willis Lease Compensation to Executives Triggers Investigation on behalf of Current Shareholders – Contact BFA Law for Information NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 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.
View source ↗ - Newsglobenewswire.com·27d ago·Neutral
WLFC Legal Notice: BFA Law Notifies Willis Lease Shareholders of the Ongoing Investigation into the Company's Executive Compensation NEW YORK, Sept. 09, 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.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·28d ago·Neutral
Is WLFC's Low EV/Sales Ratio a Hidden Gem for Investors or a Value Trap? WLFC benefits from favorable aviation leasing conditions as fleet growth, institutional capital and aftermarket expansion lift revenues.
View source ↗ - Newsglobenewswire.com·41d ago·Neutral
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 connect…
View source ↗ - Newsglobenewswire.com·42d ago·Neutral
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.
View source ↗ - Newsglobenewswire.com·49d ago·Neutral
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.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·56d ago·Neutral
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.
View source ↗ - News (Marketaux)seekingalpha.com·59d ago·Neutral
Willis Lease Finance Stock: A Rough Road Ahead (NASDAQ:WLFC) Willis Lease Finance Stock: A Rough Road Ahead (NASDAQ:WLFC)
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Earnings
Tue, Nov 3(in 4 weeks)
Consensus estimate $1.47 per share
Typical surprise +32.7% (median, so one quarter with a near-zero estimate can't distort it)
- Tue, Aug 4$1.31 vs $0.90beat
- Tue, May 5$1.34 vs $1.01beat
- Tue, Mar 10$0.51 vs $1.13miss
- Tue, Nov 4$1.08 vs $1.11miss
- Tue, Aug 5$2.81 vs $0.86beat
- Tue, May 6$0.74 vs $1.47miss
Estimates and results for WLFC via Financial Modeling Prep. Beating consensus says the company cleared the bar analysts set, not that the business grew.
Insider trading
Open-market buys and sells by WLFC officers and directors.
- Bought
- $4k
- Sold
- $20.3m
1 trade
74 trades
- Flaherty Scott B.sold
- Flaherty Scott B.sold
- Flaherty Scott B.sold
- Willis Austin Chandlersold
- Willis Charles F Ivsold
- Willis Charles F Ivsold
- Willis Charles F Ivsold
- Willis Charles F Ivsold
25 further Form 4 entries are share awards, option exercises or shares withheld for tax. Those are compensation, not trades, so they are excluded above. Buying is the stronger signal: an insider spends their own money for one reason. Selling has many innocent explanations — tax, diversifying, a house — so it says far less than it appears to. Via SEC filings.
Congress trades
No disclosed congressional trades in WLFC.
Self-reported filings, amounts as brackets. Via Senate/House disclosures.