Willdan Group
WLDN · NASDAQ · Industrials
$72.02
$1.53 (-2.13%) today
Market Cap
$1.10B
24h Volume
$11.5M
P/E Ratio
16.9
52w High
$134.94
52w Low
$66.91
Est. AI Revenue
15%
7-Day Sparkline (Static)
Company facts
Performance
About Willdan Group
Willdan Group provides energy consulting and engineering services to utilities, municipalities, and commercial clients. It earns revenue through professional service contracts covering grid planning, energy efficiency program delivery, electrification studies, and traditional municipal engineering.
Its energy business helps utilities forecast load, plan grid capacity, and run efficiency and demand programs, work that has grown as AI data centers reshape electricity demand. Willdan also performs data-center-related engagements directly and supports cities on infrastructure, planning, and building department services.
Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Anaheim, California, Willdan employs about 1,800 people and trades on the NASDAQ. Its client base is weighted toward utilities and public agencies with recurring program budgets. The company has grown through acquisitions that expanded its energy services footprint.
Willdan Group in the AI buildout
Willdan sits in the Utilities & Grid layer on the services side. Before utilities can build the transmission, distribution, and generation the AI buildout requires, they need load forecasts, grid studies, and program designs, and that planning work is Willdan's core product. Management cites data center load growth as a central demand driver, and the firm takes on data-center-related contracts directly. As a small consultancy, its exposure rides utility planning budgets rather than hardware volumes.
WLDN is tracked in Utilities & Grid, rated Growing on the AI Exposure leaderboard.
By the numbers
52-week range
WLDN trades at $72.02, 8% of the way up its 52-week range of $66.91 to $134.94.
Market cap
Market capitalization is $1.10B, with an AI Exposure Score of 38 out of 100.
Valuation vs peers
Its P/E ratio of 16.9 is below the Utilities & Grid category median of 21.5.
Market data as of the close on . Prices are end of day, not live.
Frequently asked questions
What does Willdan Group do?
Willdan provides energy consulting and engineering services. It helps utilities plan the grid and run energy efficiency programs, advises on electrification, and delivers municipal engineering services such as city planning, inspection, and infrastructure work.
How is Willdan exposed to AI?
Supercycle rates Willdan Growing with an AI Exposure Score of 38 out of 100. Data center load growth is driving utilities to commission the grid planning and load forecasting work Willdan sells, and management cites it as a core demand driver.
Who are Willdan's customers?
Its customers are mainly electric utilities, municipalities, and public agencies, plus commercial and data center clients. Much of its revenue comes from recurring utility program contracts and long-standing relationships with city governments, giving it a stable public sector base.
Is WLDN a pure play AI stock?
No. Willdan is rated Growing on Supercycle. AI load growth boosts demand for its grid planning services, but the firm remains a diversified consultancy whose results depend on utility program budgets and municipal spending across many service lines.
Who leads Willdan and where is it based?
Michael A. Bieber serves as chief executive officer. Willdan was founded in 1964, is headquartered in Anaheim, California, employs about 1,800 people, and trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker WLDN.
Profile written 2026-08, updated as the business changes. Editorial content, not investment advice.
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