Willis Lease Finance/$WLFC
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About Willis Lease Finance
Willis Lease Finance Corp, with its subsidiaries, is a lessor and servicer of commercial aircraft and aircraft engines. The company has two reportable business segments, which include Leasing and Related Operations and Spare Parts Sales. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Leasing and Related Operations segment, which involves acquiring and leasing, under operating leases, commercial aircraft, aircraft engines, and other aircraft equipment and the selective purchase and resale of commercial aircraft engines, aircraft equipment, and other related businesses. Geographically, the company derives maximum Lease rent revenue from the United States, followed by Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding India), India, South America, Canada, Central America, and the Middle East.
- Ticker
- $WLFC
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 471
- Headquarters
- Coconut Creek, United States
- Website
- www.wlfc.global
WLFC Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.2B
13.82
$3.99
0.75
$0.53
0.96%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1.2B
Beta
0.75
52-week high
$81.54
52-week low
$38.00
Average daily volume
215K
Dividend rate
$0.53
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.544
Quick ratio
0.238
Long term debt to equity
2.999
Total debt to equity
3.034
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
18.06%
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.16%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
398.226
Gross margin (TTM)
85.21%
Net profit margin (TTM)
12.17%
Operating margin (TTM)
36.92%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
32.44%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,600,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.58%
Return on equity (TTM)
12.63%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
13.816
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.505
Price to book
1.77
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.04
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-12.013
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-8.32%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-4.59
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.97%
Forward dividend yield
0.96%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
18.38%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-28.93%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
28.48%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
13.47%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
29.76%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
21.33%
Bulls say / Bears say
Underlying leasing momentum remains solid: Q2 2026 lease-rent revenue rose 6.7% to $77.1 million, operating income increased 20.2% to $34.0 million, and adjusted EBITDA increased 4.0% to $120.7 million. (Willis Lease Finance)
WLFC is expanding its asset base and potential recurring revenue: its August 25, 2026 acquisition added 12 commercial aircraft and 13 engines, creating opportunities to deploy the assets through its leasing, asset-management, technical and aftermarket platforms. (SEC)
The new fund-management model could diversify growth beyond balance-sheet leasing: Liberty Mutual and Blackstone partnerships commenced operations in Q1 and Q2 2026, helping drive management and advisory fees to $5.5 million in Q2 from $2.6 million a year earlier, while total assets under management reached $4.4 billion, up 21% year over year. (SEC)
GAAP profitability weakened materially in Q2 2026: net income attributable to common shareholders fell to $28.7 million from $59.0 million year over year, while total revenue was broadly flat; maintenance-reserve revenue declined 8.4% and spare-parts and equipment sales declined 30.2%. (SEC)
WLFC remains highly leveraged, with $2.32 billion of debt outstanding at June 30, 2026, interest rates ranging from approximately 2.5% to 8.0%, and substantially all assets pledged to creditors; it also had $1.39 billion of purchase obligations, including $782 million for 42 additional LEAP engines. (SEC)
Utilization and operating indicators show some softening: Q2 average portfolio utilization declined to 85.0% from 87.2% a year earlier, while short-term maintenance revenue—a proxy for engine flight activity—fell to $39.0 million from $50.2 million; two customers each represented about 11% of lease-rent revenue. (SEC)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 9 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing WLFC
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Fund name | Fund size | $WLFC weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.02% |
SPDR MSCI All Country World IM€SPYI | €7.5B | 0.00% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.00% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.00% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.00% |
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