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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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue was flat, EPS fell 53.0%, free cash flow fell 161.1% and total debt fell 17.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for three consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 5.81 | 7.03 | 8.33 | 11.20 | 4.70 | 8.77 | 10.07 | 12.34 | 15.11 | 38.00 |
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| High | 9.17 | 9.35 | 13.32 | 24.82 | 20.66 | 15.93 | 20.34 | 21.73 | 78.48 | 76.56 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 147 | 155 | 175 | 232 | 232 | 243 | 288 | 363 | 447 | 475 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 1.41 | 1.77 | 1.99 | 1.76 | 1.24 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.54 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 207 | 275 | 348 | 409 | 289 | 274 | 312 | 419 | 569 | 730 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 93.59 | 85.14 | 82.48 | 84.69 | 94.19 | 94.56 | 93.32 | 91.31 | 91.69 | 83.54 | |||||
| EBT | 24 | 36 | 56 | 89 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 153 | 161 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 11.55 | 13.10 | 16.15 | 21.72 | 6.01 | 3.33 | 3.14 | 16.04 | 26.82 | 21.99 | |||||
| Net income | 14 | 62 | 43 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 109 | 114 | |||||
| Depreciation | 71 | 71 | 83 | 93 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 97 | 106 | 124 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Earnings | 0.70 | 3.31 | 2.25 | 3.63 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 2.13 | 5.32 | 5.33 | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.65 | 7.53 | 10.63 | 13.15 | 5.22 | 4.94 | 7.93 | 12.15 | 14.50 | 13.98 | |||||
| Capex | (5.97) | (18.69) | (21.44) | (5.93) | (21.59) | (9.29) | (12.29) | (4.43) | (34.42) | (14.11) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (1.32) | (11.16) | (10.81) | 7.22 | (16.36) | (4.34) | (4.36) | 7.72 | (19.92) | (0.14) | |||||
| Book value | 9.96 | 14.21 | 16.16 | 20.01 | 20.35 | 20.50 | 22.22 | 23.21 | 28.02 | 32.68 | |||||
| Shares, m | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 12.95 | 2.58 | 5.09 | 5.41 | 27.94 | 0.00 | 237.77 | 7.55 | 13.02 | 8.50 | ||||
| P/S | 0.84 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.84 | 0.63 | 0.84 | 1.16 | 0.72 | 2.38 | 1.25 | |||||
| P/B | 0.89 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.98 | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.89 | 0.69 | 2.47 | 1.38 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 5.03 | 4.34 | 4.19 | 3.74 | 6.22 | 7.02 | 6.79 | 4.63 | 6.13 | 4.20 | |||||
| EV/FCF | (39.96) | (5.71) | (7.40) | 12.66 | (6.02) | (22.59) | (24.97) | 13.79 | (8.81) | (370.08) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 92 | 137 | 189 | 230 | 93 | 91 | 144 | 230 | 284 | 283 | ||||
| Capex | (118) | (340) | (380) | (104) | (386) | (170) | (224) | (84) | (675) | (286) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (26) | (203) | (192) | 126 | (293) | (80) | (79) | 146 | (391) | (3) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 13 | 27 | 78 | 57 | 108 | 130 | 93 | 147 | 106 | 474 | ||||
| Total debt | 900 | 1,085 | 1,337 | 1,251 | 1,694 | 1,790 | 1,847 | 1,803 | 2,265 | 2,700 | |||||
| Net debt | 868 | 1,038 | 1,255 | 1,187 | 1,615 | 1,695 | 1,758 | 1,635 | 2,132 | 2,153 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 196 | 259 | 287 | 350 | 364 | 376 | 405 | 439 | 549 | 662 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 1.05 | 4.10 | 2.26 | 3.28 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1.54 | 3.51 | 2.99 | ||||
| ROIC | 1.30 | 1.39 | 2.13 | 3.26 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 1.94 | 3.37 | 2.32 | |||||
| ROE | 6.80 | 26.50 | 14.62 | 19.96 | 1.79 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 9.57 | 21.12 | 17.84 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
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. | $3.7B | 15.1× | 38.5× | +102.37% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −17.02% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.36% | 6.49% | Compare |
| WSC WillScot Holdings Corporation | $3.0B | — (loss-making) | 25.5× | +3.92% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | −60.91% (below 0%: shrinking) | 61.83% | 19.19% | Compare |
| MGRC McGrath RentCorp | $2.8B | 18.2× | 17.0× | −6.16% (below 0%: shrinking) | −5.48% (below 0%: shrinking) | −124.93% (below 0%: shrinking) | 48.80% | 24.10% | Compare |
| CTOS Custom Truck One Source, Inc. | $2.1B | 100× | 84.3× | +10.16% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −104.58% (below 0%: shrinking) | 22.00% | 8.27% | Compare |
| VSTS Vestis Corporation | $1.9B | — (loss-making) | 168× | −1.80% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +478.29% (above 0%: growing) | 28.02% | 5.63% | Compare |
| PRG Aaron's Holdings Company, Inc. | $1.2B | 8.4× | 9.1× | +22.30% (above 0%: growing) | −4.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | +48.39% (above 0%: growing) | 89.48% | 9.12% | Compare |
| WLFC Willis Lease Finance Corporation | $813.0M | 9.0× | 14.6× | −0.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | −52.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | −161.11% (below 0%: shrinking) | 86.88% | 32.81% | |
| HTZ Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. | $652.3M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +9.66% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −18.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | 39.32% | 7.14% | Compare |
| ALTG Alta Equipment Group Inc. | $197.0M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −1.18% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −46.58% (below 0%: shrinking) | 26.12% | 2.52% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $2.0B | 16.7× | 32.0× | +6.79% | −4.17% | −32.29% | 33.84% | 7.71% |
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) key facts
- Strength: Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $730.2 million, up 28.3% from fiscal 2024.
- Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) is a Rental & Leasing Services company in the Industrials sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, WLFC traded at $37.66, a market capitalization of $813.0 million.
- Willis Lease Finance Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share, a yield of 1.42%, with a payout ratio of 13.4%.
- Return on equity was 17.8% and debt-to-equity 3.27.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 0.91 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.