Willdan Group, Inc.
WLDN Nasdaq· Services-Engineering Services
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$71.90
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Willdan Group, Inc. had $682M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 20.5% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +11.8% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 6.5%, up 0.9 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 6 is left after running the business.
- Willdan Group, Inc. made $52.6M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 15.3% a year.
- Free cash flow was $70.7M in fiscal 2025, 10.4% of revenue.
- Willdan Group, Inc. has $15.1M more cash than debt.
Market cap
$1.1B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue
$682M
Net income
$52.6M
Free cash flow
$70.7M
Operating margin
6.5%
Willdan Group, Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+20.5%
Yes. Sales grew 20.5% last year.
Does it make a profit?
7.7%
A little. It keeps 7.7% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
10.4%
Yes. 10.4% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
Net cash
Yes. It has more cash than debt.
How healthy are the accounts?
7 / 9
Solid. It passes 7 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
16.9x
One share costs 16.9 times its yearly profit per share.
What Willdan Group, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- January 2, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 27, 2026
- Legal name
- Willdan Group, Inc.
- CIK
- 0001370450
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $354M | $429M | $510M | $566M | $682M |
| Revenue growth | −9.5% | 21.3% | 18.9% | 10.9% | 20.5% |
| Gross margin | 38.4% | 33.5% | 35.2% | 35.8% | 37.5% |
| Operating margin | −2.5% | −1.6% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 6.5% |
| Net income | −$8.4M | −$8.4M | $10.9M | $22.6M | $52.6M |
| Net margin | −2.4% | −2.0% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 7.7% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.68 | −$0.65 | $0.80 | $1.58 | $3.49 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $9.8M | $9.4M | $39.2M | $72.1M | $80.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $8.5M | $9.6M | $9.9M | $8.4M | $9.4M |
| Free cash flow | $1.3M | −$0.2M | $29.3M | $63.7M | $70.7M |
| FCF margin | 0.4% | −0.0% | 5.7% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| Share count change | 5.6% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.8% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $11.2M | $8.8M | $23.4M | $74.2M | $65.9M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $102M | $110M | $99.8M | $92.0M | $50.8M |
| Shareholders' equity | $179M | $182M | $200M | $234M | $305M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 10.7x | 9.7x | 2.0x | 0.4x | −0.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.7x | 1.7x | 1.6x |
| Interest coverage | −2.2x | — | — | — | — |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | −2.6% | −2.0% | 6.0% | 10.6% | 15.4% |
| Return on equity | −4.8% | −4.7% | 5.7% | 10.4% | 19.5% |
| Return on tangible equity | — | −85.4% | 29.7% | 35.3% | 58.5% |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Altman Z'' | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$12.5M
3 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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KIRA
At $71.90 a share, the company is worth $1.1B: 16.9 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001370450). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.