Miscellaneous Chemical Products · SIC 2890

WD 40 CO

WDFC

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Latest revenue

$161.7M

as of 2026-02-28

Latest net income

$20.3M

as of 2026-02-28

Net margin

12.6%

as of 2026-02-28

Price · 5Y

-1.7% / yr 15.4 pts / yr vs S&P 500 8.1% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$207.30
0.39%
Market cap
$2.79B
Enterprise value
$2.79B
P/E (trailing)
30.7×
Forward P/E
P/B
Dividend yield
1.9%
52-wk high
$253.24
52-wk low
$175.38
Beta
Shares out
13.5M

5-year trend

What this company does

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Item 1. Business Overview WD-40 Company is a global marketing organization dedicated to creating positive lasting memories by developing and selling products that solve problems in workshops, factories and homes around the world. The Company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more than four decades, we sold only one product, WD-40® Multi-Use Product, a multi-purpose maintenance product which acts as a lubricant, rust preventative, penetrant and moisture displacer. Over the last several decades, we have evolved and expanded our product offerings through both research and development activities and through the acquisition of several of our smaller brands…

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Generated from WDFC's filing dated 2025-10-27

Key risks

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Item 1A. Risk Factors The following risks and uncertainties, as well as other factors described elsewhere in this report or in our other SEC filings, could materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Global economic conditions may negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations. Adverse developments in the global economy or key regional economies, a reduction in industrial outputs, or…

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Generated from WDFC's filing dated 2025-10-27

Profitability

Gross margin

55.1%

3.1%

Operating margin

16.7%

2.6%

Net margin

14.7%

24.5%

Return on equity

33.9%

2.4%

Return on assets

19.1%

23.3%

Leverage

Debt / equity

0.77×

31.9%

Long-term debt / equity

0.32×

21.4%

Debt / assets

43.6%

18.0%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-02-28

$161.7M+10.7%$20.3M-31.9%12.6%

Q4 2025

2025-11-30

$154.4M+0.6%$17.5M-7.8%11.3%

Q3 2025

2025-08-31

$163.5M+4.8%$21.2M+26.6%13.0%

Q2 2025

2025-05-31

$156.9M+1.2%$21.0M+5.7%13.4%

Q1 2025

2025-02-28

$146.1M+5.0%$29.9M+92.1%20.4%

Q4 2024

2024-11-30

$153.5M+9.3%$18.9M+8.3%12.3%

Q3 2024

2024-08-31

$156.0M$16.8M10.8%

Q2 2024

2024-05-31

$155.0M+9.4%$19.8M+5.0%12.8%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$627.6K

Insider selling

$0

Net activity

+$627.6K

Distinct insiders

6

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-02-05

David Pendarvis

Director

Purchase424$247.15$104.8K
2025-10-30

Eric Etchart

Director

Purchase500$194.02$97.0K
2025-10-30

David Pendarvis

Director

Purchase523$196.37$102.7K
2025-10-28

Phenix Q. Kiamilev

VP, GC & Chief Compliance Ofcr

Purchase55$200.46$11.0K
2025-10-28

Steven A Brass

President and CEO

Purchase362$200.46$72.6K
2025-10-28

Sara Kathleen Hyzer

VP, Finance & CFO

Purchase200$200.46$40.1K
2025-10-27

Daniel T Carter

Director

Purchase1,000$199.37$199.4K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns WDFC

Institutional value

$1.36B

Total shares held

7.1M

Distinct holders

240

-139 vs prior

As of

2026-03-31

Prior: 2025-12-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1BlackRock, Inc.2.0M$412.0M+3.8K (+0.2%)Added
2VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC1.0M$211.7MNew
3VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC605.7K$123.5MNew
4FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP411.3K$83.9M+121.4K (+41.9%)Added
5DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP294.3K$60.0M+7.9K (+2.8%)Added
6GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC282.4K$57.6M+44.5K (+18.7%)Added
7Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC190.2K$38.8M-106.6K (-35.9%)Trimmed
8ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP180.8K$36.9M+15.7K (+9.5%)Added
9Bank of New York Mellon Corp118.6K$24.2M-2.2K (-1.9%)Trimmed
10NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB100.9K$20.6MNew
11VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO93.8K$19.1MNew
12Nuveen, LLC86.1K$17.6M+50.8K (+143.6%)Added
13JANE STREET GROUP, LLC80.2K$16.4M+45.2K (+129.1%)Added
14PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC75.0K$15.3M+10.3K (+15.9%)Added
15Invesco Ltd.64.8K$13.2M-75.4K (-53.8%)Trimmed
16WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN56.3K$11.5M-18.8K (-25.0%)Trimmed
17UBS Group AG50.2K$10.2M+9.0K (+22.0%)Added
18Public Sector Pension Investment Board48.2K$9.8M+1.4K (+3.0%)Added
19ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC42.8K$8.7M+7.6K (+21.8%)Added
20RHUMBLINE ADVISERS41.5K$8.5M+813 (+2.0%)Added

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

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