Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $973.48MP/E 11.5Yield 0.83%
Willis Lease Finance statistics
100 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 9, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 16, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.37
- 2.55
- P/OCF Ratio
- 3.58
- 15.45
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.26
- 0.88
- EV / EBIT
- 8.04
- 15.17
- EV / FCF
- 3.83
- 19.88
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 3.05%
- -0.05%
- Float
- 9M
- 35M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 56.3%
- 15.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 57.7%
- 79.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -2.48%
- -1.13%
- Short % of Float
- 18.2%
- 4.91%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 7.96%
- 3.15%
- Days to Cover
- 8.11
- 3.77
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $81.54
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $36.39
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $42.70
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $46.55
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $59.62
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.49
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -1.75%
- 2.51%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 19.7%
- -7.03%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -21.2%
- -9.92%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -23.3%
- -3.78%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 1.83%
- 1.83%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 13.3%
- -1.29%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 203.3%
- 21.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 247.9%
- 2.10%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 411.6%
- 160.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 221,160
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 218,007
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 226,461
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.50
- 0.69
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 55.9
- 45.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 50.6%
- 53.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.84
- 0.96
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 17.8%
- 2.57%
- EBITDA Margin
- 31.1%
- 3.94%
- FCF Margin
- 32.9%
- 1.93%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 13.8%
- 7.65%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 2.41%
- 2.30%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 30.4%
- 7.00%
Financial positionIndustry
- Interest Coverage
- 0.93
- 0.93
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 17.3%
- 6.67%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -25.0%
- 6.24%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -28.9%
- 8.64%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -6.29%
- 8.21%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 32.8%
- 1.79%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 20.4%
- 8.00%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 259.9%
- -5.23%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 71.1%
- 8.03%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.20
- 1.34
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.61M
- $725.35K
- Profits Per Employee
- $193.19K
- $11.10K
- Employee Count
- 475
- 787
- WACC
- 9.29%
- 9.30%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $136.04M
- $22.92M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $10.73M
- -$1.76M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.51
- -$0.16
- Equity (Book Value)
- $708.60M
- $231.95M
- Book Value Per Share
- $33.51
- $16.12
- Tangible Book Value
- $708.60M
- $41.08M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$20.25M
- -$20.25M
- FCF Per Share
- $11.92
- $2.29
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 9.43%
- 3.16%
- FCF Yield
- 25.9%
- 3.86%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.83%
- 1.28%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.83%
- 2.40%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.38
- $1.58
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- -23.3%
- 5.22%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 2
- Payout Ratio
- 12.1%
- 26.7%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 4.42%
- 39.6%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $128.72M
- $14.74M
- Income Tax
- $44.13M
- $11.58M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 32.4%
- 24.5%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $54.85
- $51.33
- Graham Upside
- 19.1%
- -37.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.76
- 3.12
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Lynch Fair Value
- $99.75
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 116.7%
- -7.47%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | WLFC | S&P 500 | Difference | WLFC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +17.5% | -3.0% | +20.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -15.4% | -2.8% | −12.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | +2.5% | +11.5% | −9.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +8.2% | +13.5% | −5.3 pts | ||
| 3 years | +221.2% | +77.7% | +143.5 pts | +47.5% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +259.7% | +72.6% | +187.1 pts | +29.2% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +427.5% | +308.2% | +119.3 pts | +18.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M WLFC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 2.5% from the previous report, or 18.22% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 8.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,682,084 | -2.5% | 207,508 | 8.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,724,872 | -0.2% | 294,827 | 5.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,728,380 | -10.7% | 148,359 | 11.7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,935,420 | +0.2% | 170,301 | 11.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,931,017 | +1.8% | 214,061 | 9.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,896,121 | -7.1% | 264,040 | 7.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,040,210 | +229.9% | 255,243 | 8.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 618,367 | +3.2% | 134,144 | 4.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 598,913 | +26.6% | 185,136 | 3.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 473,164 | +5.7% | 120,456 | 3.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 447,751 | -5.5% | 98,390 | 4.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 473,822 | +42.0% | 155,515 | 3.0 |
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