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WLDN Willdan Group, Inc

NASDAQ
Industrials
Professional Services

$72.04

▲ 0.6%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

WLDN at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
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Profitability
32
Health
51
Dividends
—

Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

—

Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

—

Profit Margin

—

FCF Yield

—

Debt / Equity

—

ROIC

8.0%

Interest Coverage

8.71x

Current Ratio

1.37x

Dividend Yield

—

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

—

Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

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Willdan Group, Inc (WLDN) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Professional Services industry, within the Industrials sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $681.55M in revenue and $52.56M in net profit.

Our model hasn't rated WLDN yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (9 years of history).

Profit margins and economic moats, explained
Narrow moat signalsMoat evidence score: 56/100

Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.

Gross margin level40/100

36.2% average over the last 3 years

Gross margin stability78/100

±1.7 pts around 36.1% across 5 years

Revenue durability64/100

grew in 6 of the last 8 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency78/100

positive in 8 of 9 years

Return on invested capital15/100

8.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Revenue Growth

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4Y CAGR

17.8%

Revenue moved from $208.94M in 2016 to $681.55M in 2026, a 15.9% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

0/1 checks passedROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

37.5%

Operating Margin

6.5%

Net Margin

7.7%

ROE

—

Debt Analysis

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2/2 checks passedInterest covered 3×+Short-term bills covered

Total Debt

$67.25M

Net Debt

$32.38M

Net Debt / EBITDA

0.73x

Debt / Equity

—

Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 8.7x, with a current ratio of 1.4x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $67.25M of total debt against $34.87M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

$80.08M

Free Cash Flow

$70.70M

FCF Margin

10.4%

In the latest year Willdan Group, Inc produced about $80.08M of operating cash flow and $70.70M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?
1/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

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WLDN trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

How this DCF estimate is calculated

DCF fair value / share

$79.69

Current price

$72.04

+11% · Near fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$70.70M

Growth, years 1–5

4.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$546.40M
PV of terminal value$667.40M
Estimated equity value$1.21B
Shares outstanding15M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where WLDN sits versus the Industrials companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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P/S ratio
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
37.5%Average
Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How WLDN stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

WLDN doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 142 rated Industrials companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 30.5x

ROE vs sector

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median 18.1%

Growth vs sector

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median 6.0%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
WLDNThis stock——Not rated
CACI20.5x9.6%Neutral· 53
PL—34.1%Weak· 26
TRU21.4x11.0%Favorable· 59
ULS55.9x6.9%Neutral· 49
RELX20.4x1.7%Neutral· 55
AOS15.5x0.2%Favorable· 59
BLDR20.1x-8.3%Weak· 35
Industrials median30.5x6.0%50/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianCACITRUULSRELXAOSBLDRP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 142 rated companies among the 273 Industrials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$63.11 – $105.19

vs. $72.04 today · implied CAGR -3% – 8%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$736.08M$794.96M$858.56M$927.24M$1.00B
Net income$58.89M$63.60M$68.68M$74.18M$80.11M
EPS$3.87$4.18$4.51$4.87$5.26
Share price (low)$46.39$50.10$54.11$58.44$63.11
Share price (high)$77.32$83.50$90.18$97.40$105.19
CAGR (low–high)-36% / 7%-17% / 8%-9% / 8%-5% / 8%-3% / 8%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Analyst Ratings

What 9 Wall Street analysts covering WLDN recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Buy
consensus · score 4.2 / 5 across 9 analysts
Strong Buy 3Buy 5Hold 1Sell 0Strong Sell 0

Latest SEC Filings

WLDN's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

WLDN — frequently asked questions

Is WLDN a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Willdan Group, Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does WLDN's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in Willdan Group, Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for WLDN calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this WLDN analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell WLDN. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.