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Joint Venture | 6 Months Ended
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Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Joint Venture | Note 6. Joint venture In fiscal year 2016, Woodward and GE consummated the formation of a strategic joint venture (the “JV”). For purposes of the JV, GE has been acting through GE Aerospace since April 2024. The JV was formed to develop, manufacture, and support fuel s ystems for specified existing and all future GE commercial aircraft engines that produce thrust in excess of 50,000 pounds. Woodward is accounting for its 50% ownership interest in the JV using the equity method of accounting. The JV is a related party to Woodward, and transactions between Woodward and the JV are included in our Aerospace segment. Unamortized deferred revenue recorded in connection with the JV formation included:
|  | March 31, 2026 |  |  | September 30, 2025 |
Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 7,689 |  |  | $ | 7,298 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 230,266 |  |  |  | 229,878 |
Amortization of the deferred gain recognized as an increase to net sales was $2,017 for the three months and $4,116 for the six months ended March 31, 2026, and $1,607 for the three months and $2,630 for the six months ended March 31, 2025. Other income related to Woodward’s equity interest in the earnings of the JV were as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  | Six Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2026 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2026 |  |  | 2025 |
Other income |  | $ | 15,558 |  |  | $ | 11,386 |  |  | $ | 30,935 |  |  | $ | 21,542 |
Cash distributions to Woodward from the JV, recognized in “Other, net” in “Net cash provided by operating activities” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, were as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  | Six Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2026 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2026 |  |  | 2025 |
Cash distributions |  | $ | 11,500 |  |  | $ | 10,000 |  |  | $ | 25,500 |  |  | $ | 21,000 |
Net sales to the JV were as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  | Six Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2026 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2026 |  |  | 2025 |
Net sales |  | $ | 31,220 |  |  | $ | 24,270 |  |  | $ | 55,775 |  |  | $ | 44,966 |
Woodward net sales includes a reduction of $22,228 for the three months and $42,901 for the six months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $19,630 for the three months and $35,169 for the six months ended March 31, 2025, related to royalties, associated with the contributed IP owed to the JV by Woodward on sales by Woodward directly to third-party services customers. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include “Accounts receivable” related to amounts the JV owed Woodward, “Accounts payable” related to amounts Woodward owed the JV, and “Other assets” related to Woodward’s net investment in the JV, as follows:
|  | March 31, 2026 |  |  | September 30, 2025 |
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 6,523 |  |  | $ | 5,377 |
Accounts payable |  |  | 9,571 |  |  |  | 8,370 |
Other assets |  |  | 28,504 |  |  |  | 23,069 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/recommendedDisclosureRef -Topic 740 -SubTopic 323 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478156/740-323-50-2 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481687/323-10-50-3 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (d) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481687/323-10-50-3 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/323/tableOfContent + Details
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