Charles Blankenship, Jr. is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Woodward, Inc. (WWD). The company reported total compensation of $10,482,876 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,177,887 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,898,696 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,895,100 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $511,193 |
| Total | $10,482,876 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Woodward, Inc. filed December 12, 2025, accession 0001193125-25-317453.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $1,177,887 | $0 | $5,898,696 | $0 | $2,895,100 | $0 | $511,193 | $10,482,876 |
| FY2024 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $1,132,885 | $0 | $7,202,743 | $0 | $2,191,082 | $0 | $651,155 | $11,177,865 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Woodward, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $10,346,752 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $136,124 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 53rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 14 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Woodward, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Blankenship, Jr. this page | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $10,482,876 |
| Thomas Cromwell | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $3,852,894 |
| William Lacey | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,628,586 |
| Terence Voskuil | Executive Vice President and President, Aerospace | $2,425,452 |
| Randall Hobbs | Executive Vice President and President, Industrial | $2,115,894 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Woodward, Inc. compensation brief.
Charles Blankenship, Jr.'s compensation sits inside Woodward, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.