Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The table below presents information about Woodward’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques Woodward utilized to determine such fair value.


		At June 30, 2026																At September 30, 2025
		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total
Financial assets:
Investments in money markets and depository accounts		$	16,220			$	—			$	—			$	16,220			$	30,256			$	—			$	—			$	30,256
Equity securities			43,526				—				—				43,526				37,846				—				—				37,846
Total financial assets		$	59,746			$	—			$	—			$	59,746			$	68,102			$	—			$	—			$	68,102
Financial liabilities:
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		$	—			$	18,376			$	—			$	18,376			$	—			$	27,406			$	—			$	27,406
Total financial liabilities		$	—			$	18,376			$	—			$	18,376			$	—			$	27,406			$	—			$	27,406

Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The estimated fair values and carrying costs of other financial instruments that are not required to be remeasured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:


				At June 30, 2026								At September 30, 2025
		Fair Value Hierarchy Level		Estimated Fair Value				Carrying Cost				Estimated Fair Value				Carrying Cost
Assets:
Notes receivable from municipalities		2		$	5,186			$	5,105			$	5,444			$	5,392
Liabilities:
Long-term debt		2			734,915				750,014				566,582				580,547