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Willis Lease Finance Corporation
WLFC Industrials Rental & Leasing Services
Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $730.2 million, up 28.3% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +34.3%
- EPS
- −50.7%
- Free cash flow
- −378.1%
- Total debt
- +12.7%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
46.31
0.61
−1.30%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Sep ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 207 | 275 | 348 | 409 | 289 | 274 | 312 | 419 | 569 | 730 | 828 | +15.0% | 731 | 776 | 841 | +4.8% | |
| Gross margin, % | 93.59 | 85.14 | 82.48 | 84.69 | 94.19 | 94.56 | 93.32 | 91.31 | 91.69 | 83.54 | 75.41 | (10.0) pt | ||||||
| EBT | 24 | 36 | 56 | 89 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 153 | 161 | 112 | +23.5% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 11.55 | 13.10 | 16.15 | 21.72 | 6.01 | 3.33 | 3.14 | 16.04 | 26.82 | 21.99 | 13.48 | +10.4 pt | ||||||
| Net income | 14 | 62 | 43 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 109 | 114 | 79 | +26.1% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 10.52 | 15.08 | 19.63 | 23.37 | 16.14 | 14.95 | 17.13 | 22.13 | 29.03 | 36.04 | 39.16 | +14.7% | |||||
| Earnings | 0.70 | 3.31 | 2.25 | 3.63 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 2.13 | 5.32 | 5.33 | 3.60 | +25.3% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 4.65 | 7.53 | 10.63 | 13.15 | 5.22 | 4.94 | 7.93 | 12.15 | 14.50 | 13.98 | 14.80 | +13.0% | ||||||
| Capex | (5.97) | (18.69) | (21.44) | (5.93) | (21.59) | (9.29) | (12.29) | (4.43) | (34.42) | (14.11) | (27.15) | +10.0% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | (1.32) | (11.16) | (10.81) | 7.22 | (16.36) | (4.34) | (4.36) | 7.72 | (19.92) | (0.14) | (12.35) | (22.3%) | ||||||
| Book value | 9.96 | 14.21 | 16.16 | 20.01 | 20.35 | 20.50 | 22.22 | 23.21 | 28.02 | 32.68 | 34.63 | +14.1% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | +0.3% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 12.95 | 2.58 | 5.09 | 5.41 | 27.94 | 0.00 | 237.77 | 7.55 | 13.02 | 8.50 | 12.89 | 32.1 | |||||
| P/S | 0.84 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.84 | 0.63 | 0.84 | 1.16 | 0.72 | 2.38 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.0 | ||||||
| P/B | 0.89 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.98 | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.89 | 0.69 | 2.47 | 1.38 | 1.34 | 1.0 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 5.03 | 4.34 | 4.19 | 3.74 | 6.22 | 7.02 | 6.79 | 4.63 | 6.13 | 4.20 | 4.07 | 5.2 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | (39.96) | (5.71) | (7.40) | 12.66 | (6.02) | (22.59) | (24.97) | 13.79 | (8.81) | (370.08) | (12.64) | (45.9) | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 92 | 137 | 189 | 230 | 93 | 91 | 144 | 230 | 284 | 283 | 313 | +13.4% | |||||
| Capex | (118) | (340) | (380) | (104) | (386) | (170) | (224) | (84) | (675) | (286) | (574) | +10.4% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | (26) | (203) | (192) | 126 | (293) | (80) | (79) | 146 | (391) | (3) | (261) | (22.1%) | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 13 | 27 | 78 | 57 | 108 | 130 | 93 | 147 | 106 | 474 | 27 | +49.4% | |||||
| Net debt | 868 | 1,038 | 1,255 | 1,187 | 1,615 | 1,695 | 1,758 | 1,635 | 2,132 | 2,153 | 2,391 | +10.6% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 196 | 259 | 287 | 350 | 364 | 376 | 405 | 439 | 549 | 662 | 733 | +14.5% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 1.05 | 4.10 | 2.26 | 3.28 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1.54 | 3.51 | 2.99 | 1.96 | +1.9 pt | |||||
| ROIC | 1.30 | 1.39 | 2.13 | 3.26 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 1.94 | 3.37 | 2.32 | 1.87 | +1.0 pt | ||||||
| ROE | 6.80 | 26.50 | 14.62 | 19.96 | 1.79 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 9.57 | 21.12 | 17.84 | 10.61 | +11.0 pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 147 | 155 | 175 | 232 | 232 | 243 | 288 | 363 | 447 | 475 | — | +13.9% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 1.41 | 1.77 | 1.99 | 1.76 | 1.24 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.54 | — | +1.0% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Sep 2026 · fundamentals updated 5 Nov 2026
Willis Lease Finance Corporation vs peers in Rental & Leasing Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQPT EquipmentShare.com Inc. | $3.5B | 15.4× | 39.0× | +102.37% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −17.02% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.36% | 6.49% | Compare |
| WSC WillScot Holdings Corporation | $3.2B | — (loss-making) | 17.6× | +6.09% (above 0%: growing) | +16.67% (above 0%: growing) | +61.99% (above 0%: growing) | 63.18% | 20.99% | Compare |
| MGRC McGrath RentCorp | $3.1B | 19.6× | 18.6× | +7.08% (above 0%: growing) | +16.23% (above 0%: growing) | −132.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | 47.66% | 26.93% | Compare |
| CTOS Custom Truck One Source, Inc. | $2.1B | 71.6× | 82.8× | +2.73% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +540.01% (above 0%: growing) | 22.87% | 7.69% | Compare |
| VSTS Vestis Corporation | $1.9B | — (loss-making) | 93.4× | −1.80% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +478.29% (above 0%: growing) | 28.02% | 5.63% | Compare |
| PRG Aaron's Holdings Company, Inc. | $1.5B | 10.3× | 9.1× | +25.63% (above 0%: growing) | +13.23% (above 0%: growing) | −2.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | 89.55% | 9.09% | Compare |
| LIME Neutron Holdings, Inc. | $1.2B | — | — | — | — | — | 42.42% | 4.21% | Compare |
| WLFC Willis Lease Finance Corporation | $992.9M | 12.9× | 10.1× | +34.32% (above 0%: growing) | −50.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | −378.05% (below 0%: shrinking) | 57.78% | 17.75% | |
| HTZ Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. | $638.1M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +5.61% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −5.32% (below 0%: shrinking) | 40.89% | 0.00% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $2.0B | 17.5× | 28.8× | +6.09% | +16.23% | −2.74% | 41.66% | 7.09% |
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 24 April 2026
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
53.32%
Charles F. Willis, IV
43.94%
CFW Partners, L.P.
27.56%
Austin C. Willis
11.58%
M3 Partners, LP
8.75%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
6.37%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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