WLFC on Nasdaq

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP

American wholesale-machinery company based in Coconut Creek, active since 1998. Summary from the record

$38.60 up 0.71 (1.87%)Price as of Oct 15, 2026 at 17:33 UTC

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerWLFC on Nasdaq2
  • IndustryWholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies2
  • HeadquartersCoconut Creek, United States2
  • Incorporated inDE4
  • Business address4700 Lyons Technology Parkway, Coconut Creek, Fl 330734
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer4
  • Legal formCorporation2
  • LEI54930023EP1OE5MKWF892
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered addressC/O NATIONAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC., 19801 Wilmington, United States2
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 28705402

Willis Lease Finance Corporation with its subsidiaries (“WLFC” or the “Company”) is a leading lessor and servicer of commercial aircraft and aircraft engines. Our principal business objective is to build value for our shareholders by acquiring commercial aircraft and engines and managing those assets in order to provide a return on investment, primarily through lease rent and maintenance reserve revenues, as well as through management fees earned for managing assets owned by third parties. As of December 31, 2025, we had $2,801.7 million of equipment held in our operating lease portfolio, $139.9 million of notes receivable, $30.6 million of maintenance rights, and $16.6 million of investments in sales-type leases, which represented 363 engines, 20 aircraft, one marine vessel and other leased parts and equipment with 69 lessees in 37 countries. In addition to our owned portfolio, as of De…5 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

14.3%Operating margin6
15.6%Net margin6
28.3%Revenue growth, 20256
17.2%Return on equity6
4.08×Debt to equity6
$252.2MFree cash flow6

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

Spare Parts And Equipment Sales brought in 69% of the revenue WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Spare Parts And Equipment Sales$95.5M669%up 252% from 2024
  2. Maintenance Services$25.5M618%up 6% from 2024
  3. Managed Services And Other Revenue$17.2M612%up 89% from 2024
Products and services by year
Products and services20242025
Spare Parts And Equipment Sales$27.1M$95.5M
Maintenance Services$24.2M$25.5M
Managed Services And Other Revenue$9.1M$17.2M

Business segments

Leasing And Related Operations brought in 92% of the revenue WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Leasing And Related Operations$692.7M692%up 28% from 2024
  2. Spare Parts Sales$57.9M68%up 23% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments20242025
Leasing And Related Operations$543.1M$692.7M
Spare Parts Sales$47.2M$57.9M

Regions

United States brought in 28% of the revenue WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. United States$205.9M628%up 35% from 2024
  2. Europe$183.7M625%up 37% from 2024
  3. India$137.8M619%up 49% from 2024
  4. Asia Pacific$110.9M615%up 4% from 2024
  5. CA [member]$41.7M66%down 1% from 2024
  6. South America$37.2M65%up 3% from 2024
  7. Central America$7.7M61%up 145% from 2024
  8. Africa$4.6M61%up 9448% from 2024
  9. Middle East$851.0K60%down 9% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions20242025
United States$153.0M$205.9M
Europe$134.5M$183.7M
India$92.5M$137.8M
Asia Pacific$106.8M$110.9M
CA [member]$42.1M$41.7M
South America$36.2M$37.2M
Central America$3.1M$7.7M
Africa$48.0K$4.6M
Middle East$937.0K$851.0K

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs60¢$437.6M
  • Interest18¢$132.1M
  • Income tax6¢$46.8M
  • Profit16¢$113.8M

Out of $730.2M in revenue.6

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending11¢$31.1M
  • Dividends paid3¢$8.7M
  • Share buybacks1¢$3.8M
  • Kept or used elsewhere85¢$239.6M

Out of $283.2M of cash from operations.6

Financial statements

Revenue78910116$730.2M in 2025+78% since 2019
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M2019: $409.2M$409.2M20192020: $288.7M$288.7M2020−29%2021: $274.2M$274.2M2021−5%2022: $311.9M$311.9M2022+14%2023: $418.6M$418.6M2023+34%2024: $569.2M$569.2M2024+36%2025: $730.2M$730.2M2025+28%
Operating income78910116$104.3M in 2025+30% since 2019
0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M2019: $80.3M$80.3M20192020: $14.7M$14.7M2020−82%2021: $8.3M$8.3M2021−43%2022: $9.9M$9.9M2022+18%2023: $64.2M$64.2M2023+552%2024: $144.4M$144.4M2024+125%2025: $104.3M$104.3M2025−28%
Net income78910116$113.8M in 2025+70% since 2019
0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M2019: $66.9M$66.9M20192020: $9.7M$9.7M2020−85%2021: $3.4M$3.4M2021−66%2022: $5.4M$5.4M2022+62%2023: $43.8M$43.8M2023+705%2024: $108.6M$108.6M2024+148%2025: $113.8M$113.8M2025+5%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 2 fiscal years, latest first.6

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-31
Interest revenue$14.1M$11.7M
Gain on sale of leased equipment$54.0M$45.1M
Gain on sale of financial assets$378.0K$0
Total revenue$730.2M$569.2M
Depreciation and amortization expense$111.6M$92.5M
Cost of spare parts and equipment sales$92.3M$22.9M
Cost of maintenance services$27.9M$24.5M
Write-down of equipment$32.9M$11.2M
General and administrative$194.7M$146.8M
Technical expense$31.4M$22.3M
Interest expense$132.1M$104.8M
Loss on debt extinguishment$3.1M$0
Total net finance costs$135.1M$104.8M
Total expenses$625.9M$424.8M
Income from operations$104.3M$144.4M
Gain on sale of business$43.0M$0
Income from joint ventures$13.4M$8.2M
Income before income taxes$160.6M$152.6M
Income tax expense$46.8M$44.0M
Net income$113.8M$108.6M
Preferred stock dividends$5.4M$4.1M
Accretion of preferred stock issuance costs$279.0K$108.0K
Net income attributable to common shareholders$108.1M$104.4M
Net income attributable to common shareholders$108.1M$104.4M
Basic weighted average earnings per common share (in dollars per share)$16.00$15.97
Diluted weighted average earnings per common share (in dollars per share)$15.39$15.34
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)6.8M shares6.5M shares
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)7.0M shares6.8M shares

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Leadership

Who has led WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (23)

Timeline

  1. Jun 30, 2022New chief executive Austin Chandler Willis becomes CEO14
  2. Feb 7, 2006New chief executive Charles F. Willis Iv. becomes CEO15
  3. Mar 12, 1998Founded WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP is founded2

Filings

622 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 7 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 99 major events, 274 insider forms, 24 large holders, 203 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 2, 20264 EDGAR
  2. Sep 30, 20268-K EDGAR
  3. Sep 22, 20268-K EDGAR
  4. Sep 15, 20264 EDGAR
  5. Sep 14, 2026144 EDGAR
  6. Sep 8, 20268-K EDGAR
  7. Sep 3, 20264 EDGAR
  8. Sep 2, 20264 EDGAR
  9. Sep 1, 2026144 EDGAR
  10. Aug 27, 20264 EDGAR
  11. Aug 25, 20268-K EDGAR
  12. Aug 24, 20264 EDGAR
  13. Aug 19, 20264 EDGAR
  14. Aug 17, 20264 EDGAR
  15. Aug 17, 2026144 EDGAR
  16. Aug 6, 20268-K EDGAR
  17. Aug 5, 20264 EDGAR
  18. Aug 4, 202610-Q EDGAR
  19. Aug 4, 20268-K EDGAR
  20. Aug 3, 20264 EDGAR

The 622 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

286 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 285 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 15, 2026Flaherty Scott B.EVP, CFOSale8,326$53.56$445.9KForm 4
Sep 14, 2026Flaherty Scott B.EVP, CFOSale18,695$54.57$1.0MForm 4
Sep 11, 2026Flaherty Scott B.EVP, CFOSale2,979$56.18$167.4KForm 4
Sep 1, 2026Willis Austin ChandlerPresident and CEOSale15,000$53.90$808.5KForm 4
Aug 31, 2026WILLIS CHARLES F IVExecutive ChairmanSale400$52.95$21.2KForm 4
Aug 26, 2026WILLIS CHARLES F IVExecutive ChairmanSale15,600$55.11$859.7KForm 4
Aug 25, 2026WILLIS CHARLES F IVExecutive ChairmanSale11,400$54.52$621.5KForm 4
Aug 24, 2026WILLIS CHARLES F IVExecutive ChairmanSale16,700$55.11$920.4KForm 4
Aug 21, 2026WILLIS CHARLES F IVExecutive ChairmanSale13,500$54.47$735.3KForm 4
Aug 20, 2026WILLIS CHARLES F IVExecutive ChairmanSale16,300$53.98$880.0KForm 4
Aug 19, 2026WILLIS CHARLES F IVExecutive ChairmanSale19,300$55.87$1.1MForm 4
Aug 18, 2026WILLIS CHARLES F IVExecutive ChairmanSale27,500$57.49$1.6MForm 4
Aug 17, 2026WILLIS CHARLES F IVExecutive ChairmanSale31,400$57.93$1.8MForm 4
Aug 14, 2026Dameron CliftonSVP, GC & Corporate SecretarySale3,535$56.83$200.9KForm 4
Aug 3, 2026Willis Austin ChandlerPresident and CEOSale15,000$73.34$1.1MForm 4
Jul 31, 2026Flaherty Scott B.EVP, CFOBuy148$29.07$4.3KForm 4
Jul 1, 2026Willis Austin ChandlerPresident and CEOSale5,184$224.07$1.2MForm 4
May 1, 2026Willis Austin ChandlerPresident and CEOSale3,400$192.77$655.4KForm 4
Apr 1, 2026Willis Austin ChandlerPresident and CEOSale3,400$173.55$590.1KForm 4
Mar 31, 2026WILLIS CHARLES F IVExecutive ChairmanSale3,282$167.83$550.8KForm 4

All 286 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP548,394$125.5M0.0%+17,491
BlackRock, Inc.301,276$68.9M0.0%+86,834
Renaissance Technologies LLC197,697$45.2M0.1%−123
Two Sigma Investments, LP192,346$44.0M0.0%+26,035
Vanguard Capital Management LLC129,520$29.6M0.0%+17,393
Four Tree Island Advisory LLC108,160$24.7M8.2%+2,739
RBF Capital, LLC107,711$24.6M1.0%No change
Geode Capital Management, LLC93,937$21.5M0.0%+17,626
Copeland Capital Management, LLC91,232$20.9M0.4%New
State Street Corp77,328$17.7M0.0%+10,735
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC72,763$16.6M4.6%New
Morgan Stanley65,643$15.0M0.0%+17,404
UBS Group AG65,360$15.0M0.0%+28,285
Bnp Paribas Financial Markets64,443$14.7M0.0%+33,958
Palisades Investment Partners, LLC63,039$14.4M4.1%+40,700
First Trust Advisors LP58,309$13.3M0.0%+22,080
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC49,274$11.3M0.2%No change
Northern Trust Corp47,817$10.9M0.0%+15,664
Buckley Capital Advisors, LLC45,936$10.5M6.5%+6,700
Bank Of America Corp /de/45,556$10.4M0.0%−7,952
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.42,225$9.7M0.9%−2,753
Denali Advisors LLC38,450$8.8M0.9%−2,502
Bank of New York Mellon Corp37,129$8.5M0.0%+2,973
Citadel Advisors LLC37,030$8.5M0.0%+30,819
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC35,412$8.1M0.0%−3,026

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

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