FWDI Forward Industries (FWDI) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Financial Services · Finance services · CIK 0000038264
C-suite buying · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
64
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about FWDI
Insiders, 180 days
+$2.1K net bought
1 buyer
Forward Industries insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, Forward Industries, Inc. insiders bought a net $2.1K of stock across 3 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Dec 15, 2025.
- The trade is 33.3% of the 1,500 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 64 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Pruitt Michael D bought about $2.1K of FWDI on May 19, 2026; 64 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 100.0% of the 10,000 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
- 64 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Investment Officer Navi Ryan David bought about $70.8K of FWDI on Dec 19, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 64 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 100.0% of the 1,000 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
- 64 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Pruitt Michael D bought about $7.4K of FWDI on Dec 15, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 64 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.3 transactions on record · a thin record, read with care
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$2.1K over 180 days
more than 73% of Financial Services
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
64 funds bought in last quarter
more than 50% of Financial Services
Revenue
-9.0% year over year
below 75% of Financial Services
Margin
-918.1% net margin
below 94% of Financial Services
Buybacks
$69.9M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 58% of Financial Services
Short interest
6.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 2.0 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 74% of Financial Services
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-62.9%12M
Insider buy
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns FWDI: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
8,108,108 sh
$34.2M
3,710,811 sh
$15.7M
1,943,824 sh
$14.3M
3,250,161 sh
$13.7M
2,682,734 sh
$11.3M
Congress trades in FWDI
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
FWDI planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
FWDI mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF
$1.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.6%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
$860.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio
$58.1K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
$2.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Fidelity Small Cap Value Index Fund
$366.9K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
PD Small-Cap Value Index Portfolio
$21.7K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Wise
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2022
$330.8K
$330.8K
$286.5K
-44%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $2.1K bought by insiders over 180 days, 64 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
FWDI financials
Revenue growth
-9.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-918.1%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Revenue, TTM FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | $30.2M |
| FY Sep 2023 | $36.7M |
| FY Sep 2022 | $42.3M |
| FY Sep 2021 | $39.0M |
| Jun 2026 | $10.8M |
| Mar 2026 | $13.0M |
| Dec 2025 | $21.4M |
| Sep 2025 | $7.9M |
| Jun 2025 | $2.5M |
| Mar 2025 | $3.1M |
| Dec 2024 | $6.6M |
| Sep 2024 | $7.3M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Net margin, TTM FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | -6.5% |
| FY Sep 2023 | -10.2% |
| FY Sep 2022 | -3.3% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +1.3% |
| Jun 2026 | -639.7% |
| Mar 2026 | -2,184% |
| Dec 2025 | -2,732% |
| Sep 2025 | -2,064% |
| Jun 2025 | -34.1% |
| Mar 2025 | -46.5% |
| Dec 2024 | -10.7% |
| Sep 2024 | -8.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
-$18.4M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | -$4.5M |
| FY Sep 2024 | $454.6K |
| FY Sep 2023 | $1.0M |
| FY Sep 2022 | $1.4M |
| FY Sep 2021 | -$595.5K |
| Jun 2026 | -$3.4M |
| Mar 2026 | -$4.8M |
| Dec 2025 | -$7.9M |
| Sep 2025 | -$2.3M |
| Jun 2025 | -$1.2M |
| Mar 2025 | -$539.0K |
| Dec 2024 | -$439.7K |
| Sep 2024 | $452.1K |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.00x
long-term debt only, 2021-09-30 (57 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | 0.00x |
| FY Sep 2024 | 0.00x |
| FY Sep 2023 | 0.00x |
| FY Sep 2022 | 0.00x |
| FY Sep 2021 | 0.00x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.00x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.00x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.00x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.00x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.00x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.00x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.00x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.00x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt to cover
Cash flow to debt FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
-461.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | -22.7% |
| FY Sep 2024 | -69.9% |
| FY Sep 2023 | -84.1% |
| FY Sep 2022 | -20.1% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +7.5% |
| Jun 2026 | -461.4% |
| Mar 2026 | -372.4% |
| Dec 2025 | -170.3% |
| Sep 2025 | -22.7% |
| Jun 2025 | -154.1% |
| Mar 2025 | -119.8% |
| Dec 2024 | -100.4% |
| Sep 2024 | -69.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
-360.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | -22.4% |
| FY Sep 2024 | -12.1% |
| FY Sep 2023 | -19.5% |
| FY Sep 2022 | -6.8% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +2.7% |
| Jun 2026 | -360.7% |
| Mar 2026 | -332.9% |
| Dec 2025 | -165.9% |
| Sep 2025 | -22.4% |
| Jun 2025 | -31.1% |
| Mar 2025 | -23.3% |
| Dec 2024 | -15.4% |
| Sep 2024 | -12.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on invested capital FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | +8.5% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -10.9% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
-391.6%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | -1.1% |
| FY Sep 2024 | -36.0% |
| FY Sep 2023 | -0.7% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +5.0% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -6.6% |
| Jun 2026 | -391.6% |
| Mar 2026 | -312.0% |
| Dec 2025 | -133.2% |
| Sep 2025 | -1.1% |
| Jun 2025 | -121.4% |
| Mar 2025 | -75.6% |
| Dec 2024 | -55.1% |
| Sep 2024 | -36.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | 478.00x |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
n/a
no cash line filed
Enterprise value FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
-3.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
FCF yield FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | -10.3% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +11.1% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +1.3% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +1.0% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -0.2% |
| Jun 2026 | -5.8% |
| Mar 2026 | -4.4% |
| Dec 2025 | -2.1% |
| Sep 2025 | -10.3% |
| Jun 2025 | -27.6% |
| Mar 2025 | -2.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +2.4% |
| Sep 2024 | +11.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing FWDI
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-09 | 2024-09 | 2023-09 | 2022-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.2M | $30.2M | $36.7M | $42.3M |
| Gross profit | $5.2M | $5.2M | $7.1M | $8.8M |
| Operating income | -$8.4M | -$2.2M | -$61.1K | $588.5K |
| Net income | -$167.0M | -$2.0M | -$3.7M | -$1.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | -24.59 | -1.77 | -3.39 | -0.14 |
| Operating cash flow | -$4.5M | $519.8K | $1.2M | $1.5M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
FWDI Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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FWDI filings, in plain words
Are Forward Industries insiders buying or selling FWDI?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Forward Industries insiders were net buyers, a net $2.1K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Forward Industries insiders were net buyers of FWDI, a net $2.1K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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