Vicor vs Woodward
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The short version
- Woodward is the larger business, with $3.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $453M for Vicor, about 7.9 times as much.
- Vicor grew revenue faster (26.1%, against 7.3%).
- Vicor turned more of its sales into free cash flow (26.3% FCF margin, against 9.5%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Vicor’s earnings: a P/E of 58.7x against 33.8x for Woodward.
| Latest fiscal year | VICR · FY25 | WWD · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $8.3B | $18.5B |
| Revenue | $453M | $3.6B |
| Free cash flow | $119M | $340M |
| Net income | $119M | $442M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 26.1% | 7.3% |
| 5-year growth | 8.8% | 7.4% |
| Share count change | 0.6% | −1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 57.3% | 26.8% |
| Operating margin | 18.1% | — |
| Net margin | 26.2% | 12.4% |
| FCF margin | 26.3% | 9.5% |
| Return on capital | — | 16.8% |
| Return on equity | 18.5% | 18.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | — | $378M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $35.2M | $238M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 58.7x | 33.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 8 |
FY16
VICR $200M
WWD $2.0B
FY17
VICR $228M
WWD $2.1B
FY18
VICR $291M
WWD $2.3B
FY19
VICR $263M
WWD $2.9B
FY20
VICR $297M
WWD $2.5B
FY21
VICR $359M
WWD $2.2B
FY22
VICR $399M
WWD $2.4B
FY23
VICR $405M
WWD $2.9B
FY24
VICR $359M
WWD $3.3B
FY25
VICR $453M
WWD $3.6B
VICR
WWD
FY16
VICR −3.2%
WWD —
FY17
VICR −0.6%
WWD —
FY18
VICR 11.0%
WWD —
FY19
VICR 5.3%
WWD —
FY20
VICR 5.9%
WWD —
FY21
VICR 15.5%
WWD —
FY22
VICR 6.8%
WWD —
FY23
VICR 12.7%
WWD —
FY24
VICR −0.4%
WWD —
FY25
VICR 18.1%
WWD —
VICR
WWD
FY16
VICR −$7.9M
WWD $260M
FY17
VICR −$15.0M
WWD $215M
FY18
VICR $18.0M
WWD $172M
FY19
VICR $9.7M
WWD $292M
FY20
VICR $6.1M
WWD $302M
FY21
VICR $6.7M
WWD $427M
FY22
VICR −$41.0M
WWD $141M
FY23
VICR $41.1M
WWD $232M
FY24
VICR $27.2M
WWD $343M
FY25
VICR $119M
WWD $340M
VICR
WWD
FY16
VICR —
WWD 10.7%
FY17
VICR —
WWD —
FY18
VICR —
WWD —
FY19
VICR —
WWD 10.9%
FY20
VICR —
WWD —
FY21
VICR —
WWD —
FY22
VICR —
WWD 7.9%
FY23
VICR —
WWD 10.4%
FY24
VICR —
WWD 15.2%
FY25
VICR —
WWD 16.8%
VICR
WWD
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.