WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC)
Industrials · Commercial aircraft and engine leasing and services · NASDAQ
Willis Lease Finance is a leading global lessor and servicer of commercial aircraft engines and aircraft, generating revenue through operating leases, maintenance reserves, and third-party asset management.
What WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP does
Willis Lease Finance Corporation is a leading lessor and servicer of commercial aircraft and aircraft engines to operators and maintenance organizations worldwide. The company operates two main segments: Leasing and Related Operations, which generates 94.9% of revenue through operating leases of engines, aircraft, and related equipment to over 69 lessees across 37 countries; and Spare Parts Sales, conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiary Willis Aeronautical Services (Willis Aero), which sells aircraft engine parts and materials from acquired or consigned assets. The company acquires equipment through sale-leaseback transactions, new and used engine purchases, and manages additional assets for third parties to generate management fees.
Themes: aircraft leasing, engine leasing, aviation services, spare parts and materials, asset management
Fundamentals
- Price$55.15 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$1.2B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return-64.2% 2025-08-22 close $154.20 → 2026-08-24 close $55.15
- P/E12.97 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+12.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+85.4% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+12.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity3.01 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+17.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+32.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.44 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.7%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How WLFC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 350 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 10% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, WLFC's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 8%, free-cash-flow payout 3%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout8% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout3% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP looks technically
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) is trading 66.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 10 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 57, with sellers in control. Momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 21, in oversold territory (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 1.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 66.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -66.6% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $142.44 | $142.44 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $162.85 | $162.85 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 74.19. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 10 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 10 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 57, with sellers in control | 56.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 21, in oversold territory (below 30) | 20.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading right at the bottom of its 14-day range ($53.43 to $74.19) — its "stochastic" reading is 5 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 4.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 8 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $244.62 | $244.62 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 77.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -77.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 1.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +1.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 77.8% below its highest point of the past year | 77.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $244.62 (set on 2026-07-06) | $244.62 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($54.18 to $239.91), and it has recovered essentially none of its fall from last year’s high — 0% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $168.96 to $174.90. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 0.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 77.8% below its all-time high | -77.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 110.8% below a resistance level at $114.61 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-11-04, most recently on 2025-11-25. Since 2024-08-21 it has 0 such levels below the current price and 14 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +110.8% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.95 (set on 2001-11-30) | $2.95 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1743.1% above its all-time low | +1,743% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 84% of the past ~6 months) | 84th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $6.36 between its high and its low — about 11.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $6.36 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $48.36 and $76.33 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $48.36 – $62.34 – $76.33 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 11.7% in a typical session — among the most volatile in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 11.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 17.1 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (66.6% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 17.1 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.72× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 6 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.9% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.9% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 66.4% below the previous close 22 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 191.65 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -66.4% |
| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap up opened on 2026-07-30 has been "filled" 13 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 3 sessions to close | 13 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 17.0 percentage points (the stock lost 13.9% while the market gained 3.2%) | -17.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 73.3 percentage points (the stock lost 70.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | -73.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 84.6 percentage points (the stock lost 73.5% while the market gained 11.1%) | -84.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 83.4 percentage points (the stock lost 62.9% while the market gained 20.5%) | -83.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: its RSI momentum gauge is oversold (a beaten-down reading), MACD momentum is positive, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 74% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-14 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 24.5% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -73.7% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 64% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $153.12 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -64.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 7% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $58.50 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 14 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -7.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
WLFC last closed at $54.37 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 0 prices below its last close and 14 above; the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $114.61 | Resistance | 110.8% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-11-04 to 2025-11-25 |
| $126.22 | Resistance | 132.1% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-04-09 to 2025-10-20 |
| $128.69 | Resistance | 136.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-21 to 2025-05-23 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $74.19.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Oversold (14-day RSI below 30) · Near the 52-week low · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$75.33 range $75.33 – $75.33
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for WLFC
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.8833 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to interest rate and inflation fluctuations, which could impact lease profitability and financing costs","Dependency on commercial aviation demand and aircraft operator financial stability; economic downturns or airline bankruptcies could reduce lease demand and rental payments","Foreign exchange risk, as while leases are mostly denominated in US dollars, future leases may expose the company to currency volatility in international markets"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 20 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days1 buy ($4302) · 12 sells ($6M) — 1 buying, 3 selling insiders
- Last 90 days1 buy ($4302) · 20 sells ($7M) — 1 buying, 3 selling insiders
- Last 180 days1 buy ($4302) · 27 sells ($8M) — 1 buying, 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-19. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about WLFC's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding WLFC as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 487,435
- Reported value $82,990,622
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
WLFC had 2,040,210 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
WLFC had 9.65% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.99 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,040,210
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 9.65%
- Prior settlement (shares) 618,367
- Reported change 229.94%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.99
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- AAR Corp (AIR)
- AerCap (AER)
- Air Lease Corporation (AL)
- Aviation Capital Group
- GA Telesis
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Frequently asked questions
What does WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) do?
Willis Lease Finance Corporation is a leading lessor and servicer of commercial aircraft and aircraft engines to operators and maintenance organizations worldwide. The company operates two main segments: Leasing and Related Operations, which generates 94.9% of revenue through operating leases of engines, aircraft, and related equipment to over 69 lessees across 37 countries;
What sector is WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) in?
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Commercial aircraft and engine leasing and services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does WLFC pay a dividend?
Yes — WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.66% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP's (WLFC) competitors?
Notable peers of WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) include AAR Corp, AerCap, Air Lease Corporation, Aviation Capital Group and GA Telesis. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) overbought or oversold right now?
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) is currently in oversold territory (its 14-day RSI is 21, below 30) (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on WLFC come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.