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Willdan Group, Inc.

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Willdan Group, Inc.

WLDN·NASDAQ·Trade & Services·CIK 0001370450

Willdan Group, Inc. is a provider of professional, technical, and consulting services to utilities, private industry, and public agencies at all levels of government. The company, founded in 1964, helps organizations and communities with energy solutions, greenhouse gas reduction, and government infrastructure needs. Willdan offers engineering, program management, policy advisory, and software and data analytics to plan, design, and deliver solutions for efficiency, resiliency, and sustainability in energy and infrastructure. Originally serving public agencies in communities with populations from 10,000 to 300,000 people, Willdan, a Delaware corporation formed in 2006 as a holding company, began providing energy efficiency services in 2008. Through organic growth and acquisitions, its client base now includes investor-owned and other public utilities, as well as substantial energy users in government and business. Willdan operates through a nationwide network of offices across 22 states, the District of Columbia, the Canadian province of Alberta, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The company serves a majority of the largest investor-owned electric utilities and over half of the largest municipal utilities in the U.S. Its business with public and private utilities is concentrated in California and New York, but also includes numerous other utilities in the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Mountain states.

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 16 items for WLDN at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-23, rated 8/10. Across its 16 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for WLDN spans 8-K, 10-Q, 4, 144.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Willdan to Acquire Mantis Intermediate Holdings for $285M Cash, Closing Expected October 30
  • Willdan to Acquire Mantis Innovation, Expanding Energy Management Footprint
  • Willdan Q2 Revenue More Than Doubles Consensus, EPS Crushes Estimates
  • Willdan Crushes Q2 Estimates, Raises FY2026 Guidance on Surging Energy Demand
  • Stockholders Approve 380,000 Share Increase for Incentive Plan

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended January 2, 2026
Revenue
$681.55M
Net Income
$52.56M
Diluted EPS
$3.49
Op. Cash Flow
$80.08M
Free Cash Flow
$70.7M
Gross Profit
$255.68M
Operating Income
$44.15M
Cash & Equivalents
$65.92M
Total Debt
$48.46M
Debt / Equity
0.16×
Net Margin
7.7%
Shares Outstanding
14.76M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-26 · accession 0001104659-26-020767

Short Interest & Short Volume

10.52 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 2,010,919 shares in WLDN as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 5.0% decrease from the prior period — about 10.5 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 46.2% of WLDN volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)2,010,919 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 5.0%
Days to cover10.52 at avg daily volume of 191,152
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)46.2% of 89,494 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume44.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for WLDN, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-06-18.

Incentive Plan Share Increase Approved · Significant Potential Dilution

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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$72 -1.54% today
52-week range · as of 2026-09-23 $64.67 – $137
Market cap
$1.12B
Volume
248.7K (1.2× avg)
3-mo avg 200.1K
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:50 UTC · Market closed

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feed WLDN - Latest Insights

WLDN
Sep 23, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $81.36
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$9.36 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
Sep 22, 2026, 4:08 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $79.89
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$7.89 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
Aug 06, 2026, 6:43 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $85.50
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$13.50 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
Aug 06, 2026, 4:20 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $84.00
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$12.00 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
Jun 18, 2026, 4:39 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $89.00
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$17.00 (-19%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
May 15, 2026, 6:08 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $92.12
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$20.12 (-22%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
May 14, 2026, 5:56 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $91.66
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$19.66 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
May 14, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $91.66
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$19.66 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
May 07, 2026, 6:39 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $79.85
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$7.85 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
May 07, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $74.50
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$2.50 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
May 05, 2026, 12:10 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $75.29
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$3.29 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
Apr 24, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEFA14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $79.93
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$7.93 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
Apr 24, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $79.93
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$7.93 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
Apr 15, 2026, 6:26 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $78.72
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$6.72 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
Mar 04, 2026, 9:19 AM EST
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $87.50
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$15.50 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
WLDN
Feb 26, 2026, 4:15 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $102.40
Real-time Price: $72.00 info
Change: -$30.40 (-30%) info
Market Cap: $1.12B info
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