Intangible Assets, Net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

Note 14. Intangible assets, net


	September 30, 2025							September 30, 2024
	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Customer relationships and contracts:
Aerospace	$	281,683	$	(251,109	)	$	30,574	$	281,683	$	(246,152	)	$	35,531
Industrial		401,778		(125,909	)		275,869		399,030		(114,391	)		284,639
Total	$	683,461	$	(377,018	)	$	306,443	$	680,713	$	(360,543	)	$	320,170
Intellectual property:
Aerospace	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—
Industrial		3,139		(3,139	)		—		3,139		(3,139	)		—
Total	$	3,139	$	(3,139	)	$	—	$	3,139	$	(3,139	)	$	—
Process technology:
Aerospace	$	44,570	$	(40,973	)	$	3,597	$	44,570	$	(40,346	)	$	4,224
Industrial		87,640		(37,610	)		50,030		87,257		(35,983	)		51,274
Total	$	132,210	$	(78,583	)	$	53,627	$	131,827	$	(76,329	)	$	55,498
Other intangibles:
Aerospace	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—
Industrial		—		—			—		592		(592	)		—
Total	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	592	$	(592	)	$	—
Intangible asset with indefinite life:
Trade name:
Aerospace	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—
Industrial		68,010		—			68,010		64,751		—			64,751
Total	$	68,010	$	—		$	68,010	$	64,751	$	—		$	64,751
Total intangibles:
Aerospace	$	326,253	$	(292,082	)	$	34,171	$	326,253	$	(286,498	)	$	39,755
Industrial		560,567		(166,658	)		393,909		554,769		(154,105	)		400,664
Consolidated Total	$	886,820	$	(458,740	)	$	428,080	$	881,022	$	(440,603	)	$	440,419

Indefinite lived intangible assets

The Woodward L’Orange trade name intangible asset is analyzed for impairment on an annual basis and more often if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate the fair value of the Woodward L’Orange intangible asset may be below its carrying amount. During the fourth quarter, Woodward completed its annual impairment analysis of the Woodward L’Orange trade name intangible asset as of July 31, 2025 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. The results of the annual impairment analysis performed as of July 31, 2025 indicated no impairment existed.

Finite-lived intangible assets

Woodward recorded amortization expense associated with intangibles of the following:


	Year Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2023
Amortization expense	$	28,224	$	33,592	$	37,589

Future amortization expense associated with intangibles is expected to be:


Year Ending September 30:
2026	$	28,104
2027		28,035
2028		27,667
2029		26,761
2030		26,734
Thereafter		222,769
	$	360,070