Intangible Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2025

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

Intangible Assets, Net

Note 14. Intangible assets, net

	June 30, 2025							September 30, 2024
	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Customer relationships and contracts:
Aerospace	$	281,683	$	(249,870	)	$	31,813	$	281,683	$	(246,152	)	$	35,531
Industrial		401,404		(120,662	)		280,742		399,030		(114,391	)		284,639
Total	$	683,087	$	(370,532	)	$	312,555	$	680,713	$	(360,543	)	$	320,170
Intellectual property:
Aerospace	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—
Industrial		3,139		(3,139	)		—		3,139		(3,139	)		—
Total	$	3,139	$	(3,139	)	$	—	$	3,139	$	(3,139	)	$	—
Process technology:
Aerospace	$	44,570	$	(40,816	)	$	3,754	$	44,570	$	(40,346	)	$	4,224
Industrial		87,549		(36,728	)		50,821		87,257		(35,983	)		51,274
Total	$	132,119	$	(77,544	)	$	54,575	$	131,827	$	(76,329	)	$	55,498
Other intangibles:
Aerospace	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—
Industrial		594		(594	)		—		592		(592	)		—
Total	$	594	$	(594	)	$	—	$	592	$	(592	)	$	—
Intangible asset with indefinite life:
Trade name:
Aerospace	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—
Industrial		67,927		—			67,927		64,751		—			64,751
Total	$	67,927	$	—		$	67,927	$	64,751	$	—		$	64,751
Total intangibles:
Aerospace	$	326,253	$	(290,686	)	$	35,567	$	326,253	$	(286,498	)	$	39,755
Industrial		560,613		(161,123	)		399,490		554,769		(154,105	)		400,664
Consolidated Total	$	886,866	$	(451,809	)	$	435,057	$	881,022	$	(440,603	)	$	440,419

Woodward recorded amortization expense associated with intangibles of the following:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Amortization expense	$	7,172	$	8,131	$	20,858	$	25,348

Future amortization expense associated with intangibles is expected to be:

Year Ending September 30:
2025 (remaining)	$	7,761
2026		27,699
2027		27,638
2028		27,263
2029		26,357
Thereafter		250,412
	$	367,130