v3.26.1
Retirement Benefits (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Schedule of Amount of Expense Associated with Defined Contribution Plans he amount of expense associated with defined contribution plans was as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Company costs

 

$

16,198

 

 

$

14,032

 

 

$

47,444

 

 

$

40,002

 

 
Schedule of Estimated Remaining Cash Contributions Woodward estimates its remaining cash contributions in fiscal year 2026 will be as follows:

Retirement pension benefits:

 

 

 

United States

 

$

433

 

United Kingdom

 

 

128

 

Japan

 

 

—

 

Germany

 

 

328

 

Other postretirement benefits

 

 

1,218

 
Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

The components of the net periodic retirement pension costs recognized were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

United States

 

 

Other Countries

 

 

Total

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Service cost

 

$

199

 

 

$

229

 

 

$

333

 

 

$

367

 

 

$

532

 

 

$

596

 

Interest cost

 

 

1,769

 

 

 

1,719

 

 

 

787

 

 

 

765

 

 

 

2,556

 

 

 

2,484

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(2,618

)

 

 

(2,748

)

 

 

(637

)

 

 

(639

)

 

 

(3,255

)

 

 

(3,387

)

Amortization of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net actuarial loss (gain)

 

 

34

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

(118

)

 

 

(106

)

 

 

(84

)

 

 

(63

)

Prior service cost

 

 

128

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

134

 

 

 

197

 

Net periodic retirement pension (benefit) cost

 

$

(488

)

 

$

(566

)

 

$

371

 

 

$

393

 

 

$

(117

)

 

$

(173

)

Contributions paid

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

271

 

 

$

281

 

 

$

271

 

 

$

281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

United States

 

 

Other Countries

 

 

Total

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Service cost

 

$

597

 

 

$

688

 

 

$

1,006

 

 

$

1,058

 

 

$

1,603

 

 

$

1,746

 

Interest cost

 

 

5,309

 

 

 

5,156

 

 

 

2,366

 

 

 

2,210

 

 

 

7,675

 

 

 

7,366

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(7,853

)

 

 

(8,244

)

 

 

(1,913

)

 

 

(1,857

)

 

 

(9,766

)

 

 

(10,101

)

Amortization of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net actuarial loss (gain)

 

 

102

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

(357

)

 

 

(304

)

 

 

(255

)

 

 

(176

)

Prior service cost

 

 

386

 

 

 

572

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

404

 

 

 

589

 

Net periodic retirement pension (benefit) cost

 

$

(1,459

)

 

$

(1,700

)

 

$

1,120

 

 

$

1,124

 

 

$

(339

)

 

$

(576

)

Contributions paid

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

1,383

 

 

$

1,155

 

 

$

1,383

 

 

$

1,155

 
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

The components of the net periodic other postretirement benefit costs recognized were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Interest cost

 

$

177

 

 

$

179

 

 

$

532

 

 

$

538

 

Amortization of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net actuarial gain

 

 

(113

)

 

 

(110

)

 

 

(338

)

 

 

(331

)

Net periodic other postretirement cost

 

$

64

 

 

$

69

 

 

$

194

 

 

$

207

 

Contributions paid

 

$

370

 

 

$

398

 

 

$

1,161

 

 

$

1,192