Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC)

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INDUSTRIALS • RENTAL & LEASING SERVICES • NASDAQ

$38.45

+0.56 (+1.48%)

Market Cap: $795.23M

Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

Earnings

Performance (10Y)

Beat Rate

71%(5/7)

Avg Surprise

+18.87%

Streak

2 Q

Upcoming Estimates

Period ending Sep 30, 2026

EPS Consensus$1.53

Range$1.53 - $1.53

1 analysts

EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)

30d

EPS Estimate DriftChange to current

90d ago$0.88+73.2%

60d ago$0.88+73.2%

30d ago$0.88+73.2%

7d ago$0.88+73.2%

Current$1.53

Revenue Consensus

$190M

Range$177M - $203M

2 analysts

Period ending Dec 31, 2026

EPS Consensus$1.78

Range$1.78 - $1.78

1 analysts

Revenue Consensus

$230M

Range$200M - $259M

2 analysts

Period	Reported	Est.	Range	Surprise	B/M	Analysts	Revisions	YoY
Dec 31, 2026Dec 26EST	-	$1.78	$1.78 - $1.78	-	-	1	-	-
Sep 30, 2026Sep 26EST	-	$1.53	$1.53 - $1.53	-	-	1	0 1 30d	-
Jun 30, 2026Jun 26 Reported Aug 4, 2026Reported Aug 4	$1.31	$0.90	$0.90 - $0.90	+45.56%	Beat	1	0 1 30d	-17.6%
Mar 31, 2026Mar 26 Reported May 5, 2026Reported May 5	$1.34	$1.01	-	+32.67%	Beat	1	1 0 30d	-39.4%
Dec 31, 2025Dec 25 Reported Mar 10, 2026Reported Mar 10	$1.52	N/A	-	-52.84%	Miss	1	0 1 30d	+62.1%
Sep 30, 2025Sep 25 Reported Nov 4, 2025Reported Nov 4	$1.36	$1.11	-	+22.52%	Beat	1	0 1 30d	-59.7%
Jun 30, 2025Jun 25 Reported Aug 5, 2025Reported Aug 5	$1.59	$0.86	$0.86 - $0.86	+84.88%	Beat	1	No revisions (30d)	-74.4%
Mar 31, 2025Mar 25 Reported May 6, 2025Reported May 6	$2.21	$4.41	$4.41 - $4.41	-49.89%	Miss	1	No revisions (30d)	-26.3%
Dec 31, 2024Dec 24 Reported Mar 10, 2025Reported Mar 10	$0.94	$0.63	-	+49.21%	Beat	1	No revisions (30d)	-38.6%
Sep 30, 2024Sep 24 Reported Nov 4, 2024Reported Nov 4	$3.37	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+58.3%
Jun 30, 2024Jun 24 Reported Aug 1, 2024Reported Aug 1	$6.21	$0.00	$0.00 - $0.00	N/A	Beat	0	No revisions (30d)	+207.9%
Mar 31, 2024Mar 24 Reported May 2, 2024Reported May 2	$3.00	$0.00	$0.00 - $0.00	N/A	Beat	0	No revisions (30d)	+444.9%
Dec 31, 2023Dec 23 Reported Mar 13, 2024Reported Mar 13	$1.53	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-27.8%
Sep 30, 2023Sep 23 Reported Nov 3, 2023Reported Nov 3	$2.13	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+139.4%
Jun 30, 2023Jun 23 Reported Aug 3, 2023Reported Aug 3	$2.02	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+148.8%
Mar 31, 2023Mar 23 Reported May 4, 2023Reported May 4	$0.55	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+114.9%
Dec 31, 2022Dec 22 Reported Mar 9, 2023Reported Mar 9	$2.12	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+1530.8%
Sep 30, 2022Sep 22 Reported Nov 2, 2022Reported Nov 2	$0.89	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+178.1%
Jun 30, 2022Jun 22 Reported Aug 4, 2022Reported Aug 4	$0.81	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+775.0%
Mar 31, 2022Mar 22 Reported May 9, 2022Reported May 9	$-3.70	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-927.8%
Dec 31, 2021Dec 21 Reported Mar 14, 2022Reported Mar 14	$0.13	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+121.0%
Sep 30, 2021Sep 21 Reported Nov 2, 2021Reported Nov 2	$0.32	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-8.6%
Jun 30, 2021Jun 21 Reported Aug 3, 2021Reported Aug 3	$-0.12	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-116.2%
Mar 31, 2021Mar 21 Reported May 4, 2021Reported May 4	$-0.36	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-164.3%
Dec 31, 2020Dec 20 Reported Mar 15, 2021Reported Mar 15	$-0.62	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-191.2%
Sep 30, 2020Sep 20 Reported Nov 2, 2020Reported Nov 2	$0.35	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-90.8%
Jun 30, 2020Jun 20 Reported Aug 5, 2020Reported Aug 5	$0.74	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-72.2%
Mar 31, 2020Mar 20 Reported May 5, 2020Reported May 5	$0.56	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-83.3%
Dec 31, 2019Dec 19 Reported Mar 11, 2020Reported Mar 11	$0.68	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-76.6%
Sep 30, 2019Sep 19 Reported Nov 4, 2019Reported Nov 4	$3.81	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+159.2%
Jun 30, 2019Jun 19 Reported Aug 6, 2019Reported Aug 6	$2.66	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+111.1%
Mar 31, 2019Mar 19 Reported May 6, 2019Reported May 6	$3.35	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+235.0%
Dec 31, 2018Dec 18 Reported Mar 13, 2019Reported Mar 13	$2.91	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+1139.3%
Sep 30, 2018Sep 18 Reported Nov 5, 2018Reported Nov 5	$1.47	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+83.7%
Jun 30, 2018Jun 18 Reported Aug 6, 2018Reported Aug 6	$1.26	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+37.0%
Mar 31, 2018Mar 18 Reported May 7, 2018Reported May 7	$1.00	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-20.6%
Dec 31, 2017Dec 17 Reported Mar 13, 2018Reported Mar 13	$-0.28	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-122.4%
Sep 30, 2017Sep 17 Reported Nov 7, 2017Reported Nov 7	$0.80	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-
Jun 30, 2017Jun 17 Reported Aug 8, 2017Reported Aug 8	$0.92	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-
Mar 31, 2017Mar 17 Reported May 8, 2017Reported May 8	$1.26	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-
Dec 31, 2016Dec 16 Reported Mar 10, 2017Reported Mar 10	$1.25	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	0	0 1 30d	-

Dividends

Dividend Metrics

Forward Yield1.38%

Forward Annual Dividend$0.53

Payout Ratio12.25%

FrequencyQuarterly

Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

WLFC dividend history and ex-dividend dates Run WLFC in the free DRIP calculator

Key Metrics

Valuation
P/E Ratio	6.95	EV/EBITDA	13.11x
Price/FCF	-1.56x	FCF Yield	-63.96%
Profitability
Profit Margin	12.20%	Operating Margin	37.70%
ROE	12.60%	ROIC	2.67%
Financial Health
Debt/Equity	3.28x	Interest Coverage	N/A
Current Ratio	2.07x	Quick Ratio	2.07x
Trading Statistics
Beta	0.73	Avg Volume	225.01K
52-Week High	$81.35	52-Week Low	$37.43

Technical Indicators Dashboard

Moving Averages

SMA 10$40.88

SMA 20$46.76

SMA 50$52.24

SMA 200$60.74

EMA 10$41.43

EMA 20$45.15

EMA 50$51.67

EMA 200$57.11

MACD

Line: -4.58Signal: -3.90Hist: -0.68

ADX

ADX: 57.2+DI: 5.0-DI: 25.1

Aroon & PSAR

Aroon Up4.0

Aroon Down96.0

PSAR$41.71

Bollinger Bands

Upper Band$59.68

Lower Band$33.84

%B Position5527%(Upper)

Band Width0.18

RSI (14-Day)

Oversold

20.3

Momentum Oscillators

Stoch %K3.7

Stoch %D3.3

Williams %R-94.8

ROC (10d)-19.6%

Momentum-9.35

CCI (20d)-101.2

MFI (14d)8.1

Volatility Measures

ATR (14d)$3.61(9.4%)

StdDev (20d)6.46

Hist Vol38.2%(Moderate)

Volume Flow

VWAP$38.40

OBV-1.6M

AD Line-938.1M

CMF (20d)-0.558

Volume Metrics

Avg Vol (20d)234.7K

Vol Ratio0.7x

VWMA (20d)$45.13

Pivot Points

R3$39.84

R2$39.33

R1$38.61

Pivot Point$38.10

S1$37.38

S2$36.87

S3$36.15

Advanced Oscillators

TSI-56.64

Ultimate Osc23.7

KST-231.46

Financial Data

Quarter	Jun 2026	Mar 2026	Dec 2025	Sep 2025	Jun 2025	Mar 2025	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023	Sep 2023
Total Revenue	$194.02M	$194.35M	$193.62M	$183.39M	$195.50M	$157.73M	$152.80M	$146.22M	$151.12M	$119.08M	$120.52M	$105.75M
Cost of Revenue	$20.30M	$18.55M	$2.80M	$13.49M	$44.23M	$11.56M	$25.18M	$20.41M	$10.19M	$13.83M	$20.79M	$16.34M
Gross Profit	$173.72M	$175.80M	$190.81M	$169.90M	$151.27M	$146.17M	$127.61M	$125.81M	$140.93M	$105.25M	$99.74M	$89.40M

Operating Expenses	$139.74M	$142.01M	$176.72M	$131.88M	$123.01M	$122.27M	$98.22M	$92.11M	$86.85M	$78.04M	$95.10M	$69.40M
R&D	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
SG&A	$70.66M	$71.02M	$104.88M	$55.87M	$50.43M	$63.04M	$34.31M	$40.04M	$40.12M	$32.29M	$29.64M	$26.55M
Operating Income	$33.98M	$33.79M	$14.10M	$38.02M	$28.27M	$23.90M	$29.40M	$33.70M	$54.08M	$27.22M	$4.64M	$20.00M

Interest Income	$4.17M	$3.05M	$3.74M	$5.19M	$3.08M	$1.35M	$992,000	$756,000	$3.83M	$2.67M	$4.20M	$346,000
Interest Expense	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Income Before Tax	$38.15M	$36.84M	$17.84M	$43.22M	$74.30M	$25.25M	$30.39M	$34.46M	$57.90M	$29.89M	$20.98M	$20.34M
Income Tax Expense	$7.83M	$11.76M	$5.65M	$18.89M	$13.92M	$8.38M	$9.33M	$10.36M	$15.32M	$9.02M	$10.03M	$5.73M

Net Income	$30.32M	$25.08M	$12.19M	$24.32M	$60.38M	$16.87M	$21.06M	$24.10M	$42.59M	$20.87M	$10.95M	$14.62M

EBITDA	$63.04M	$63.97M	$44.42M	$66.69M	$99.34M	$49.84M	$54.80M	$58.60M	$76.50M	$49.70M	$23.31M	$44.49M
EBIT	$33.98M	$33.79M	$14.10M	$38.02M	$71.22M	$23.90M	$29.40M	$33.70M	$54.08M	$27.22M	$4.64M	$20.00M

* Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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For tax withholding, Clifton Dameron returns 1,420 Willis Lease (WLFC) shares at $47.80 each.

Clifton Dameron, SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary of Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC), returned 1,420 shares of common stock on October 1, 2026...

Stock Titan•Oct 2, 2026 1:58 PM ET10/2/26•Neutral

Willis Lease Finance Corporation announced that it has received $35 million in funding from Development Bank of Japan Inc.

Willis Lease Finance Corporation has announced that it secured $35 million in funding from the Development Bank of Japan Inc. This follows an earlier announcement where the company stated its expectation to receive this...

www.marketscreener.com•Sep 29, 2026 2:58 PM ET9/29/26•Bullish

Japan’s development bank agrees to invest $35 million in Willis Lease

Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) has entered into a $35 million Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ)...

Stock Titan•Sep 22, 2026 5:19 PM ET9/22/26•Somewhat-Bullish

Willis Lease secures $35 million preferred stock investment from DBJ By Investing.com

Willis Lease Finance Corporation has secured a $35 million preferred stock investment from the Development Bank of Japan Inc. This investment, involving 1,750,000 shares of the company’s 8.09% Series B Preferred Stock...

Investing.com•Sep 22, 2026 5:19 PM ET9/22/26•Bullish

Announcement of Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) announced a $35 million preferred stock purchase agreement with the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) for 1,750,000 shares of its 8.09% Series B Preferred Stock. This investment...

GlobeNewswire•Sep 22, 2026 5:19 PM ET9/22/26•Bullish

WLFC Valuation and Fair Value

P/E: 6.9x
Forward P/E: 6.9x
EV/EBITDA: 13.1x
P/FCF: -1.6x
PEG: 0.9x
P/B: 1.1x

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WLFC Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

Gross margin: 92.8%
Operating margin: 37.7%
Net margin: 12.2%
ROIC: 2.7%
ROE: 12.6%
FCF margin: -67.9%
FCF yield: -64.0%

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WLFC Bull Case vs Bear Case

Bull case

WLFC beat EPS estimates in 75.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

Bear case

WLFC has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.3x.

WLFC Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

Beat rate: 6 of 8 quarters (75.0%)
Average surprise: 18.9%
EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026): $1.53
Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026): 0 up, 1 down

WLFC Dividend

Forward yield: 1.4%
Payout ratio: 12.3%
Pay months: Feb, May, Aug, Nov

WLFC dividend history

Frequently Asked Questions About WLFC

What is WLFC's current dividend yield?

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) has a forward dividend yield of 1.38%.

Does WLFC pay dividends?

Yes, Willis Lease Finance Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 1.38%.

What is WLFC's P/E ratio?

Willis Lease Finance Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.95.

What is WLFC's market cap?

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) has a market capitalization of $795.23M with a current stock price of $38.45.

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