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Willis Lease Finance Corporation

IndustrialsWholesale
Ticker WLFCCOCONUT CREEK, FLFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $33.30Diluted shares 21.9M

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: WLFC) leases and services commercial aircraft and aircraft engines for commercial aircraft operators and maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations worldwide, earning primarily lease rent and maintenance reserve revenue as well as asset-management fees. Its Leasing and… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported revenue of $828.30M, up 20.1% from a year earlier, and net income of $79.26M. Its operating margin was 11.3%, and operations generated $313.12M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $730.24M, up 28.3% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $113.76M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$730.24MFY2025
+28.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $828.30M
14.28%FY2025
−11.1 percentage points
Last 12 mo 11.27%
$113.76MFY2025
+4.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $79.26M
17.18%FY2025
−2.6 percentage points
Last 12 mo 10.85%
Cash & financing
$283.24MFY2025
−0.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $313.12M
$252.15MFY2025
−6.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $296.89M
4.12FY2025
Was 4.16× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 3.50
7.0MFY2025
+3.2% year over year
Last 12 mo 21.9M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Willis Lease Finance Corporation does

In the company’s own words

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: WLFC) leases and services commercial aircraft and aircraft engines for commercial aircraft operators and maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations worldwide, earning primarily lease rent and maintenance reserve revenue as well as asset-management fees. Its Leasing and Related Operations segment includes aircraft and engine leasing and related services, such as engine storage, maintenance and aircraft teardown; it generated 95.4% of consolidated revenue in 2024. The Spare Parts Sales segment, conducted through wholly owned subsidiary Willis Aeronautical Services, acquires or consigns aircraft and engines and sells engine parts and materials. Another wholly owned subsidiary, Willis Asset Management, provides engine management and consulting services. At December 31, 2024, the company’s operating lease portfolio included 354 engines, 16 aircraft and other equipment, serving 70 lessees in 37 countries; it also managed 277 engines, aircraft and related equipment for other parties. Its website is www.wlfc.global.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Wholesale
Headquarters
COCONUT CREEK, FL
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1018164
SIC
5080

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-82.83M$165.66M$414.15M$662.64M$911.13M201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Willis Lease Finance Corporation — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

167
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$234.04M
held by funds, at market
5.4%
of shares held by funds
1
bond issues held by funds

Largest fund holders · Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s weight in each

U.S. SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO
DFSVX · DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC
—of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.03%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
U.S. MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
DFSCX · DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC
—of fund net assets
U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio
DFFVX · DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC
—of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 1 issues of Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s debt, $7.85M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 2.50%, maturing 2031 to 2031.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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