Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

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 March 31, 2025								At September 30, 2024
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets:
Investments in banks and financial institutions	$	18,751	$	—	$	—	$	18,751	$	23,128	$	—	$	—	$	23,128
Equity securities		33,906		—		—		33,906		30,782		—		—		30,782
Cross-currency interest rate swaps		—		1,173		—		1,173		—		—		—		—
Total financial assets	$	52,657	$	1,173	$	—	$	53,830	$	53,910	$	—	$	—	$	53,910
Financial liabilities:
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	$	—	$	3,055	$	—	$	3,055	$	—	$	12,004	$	—	$	12,004
Total financial liabilities	$	—	$	3,055	$	—	$	3,055	$	—	$	12,004	$	—	$	12,004

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 March 31, 2025				At September 30, 2024
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost
Assets:
Notes receivable from municipalities	2	$	6,298	$	6,216	$	6,961	$	6,514
Investments in short-term time deposits	2		75		74		3,064		3,064
Liabilities:
Long-term debt	2		627,834		651,556		634,071		656,360