WD-40 Company

WDFC Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

WD-40 Company’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $688.0 million, up 11.0% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+8.14%
EPS
−31.9%
Free cash flow
+63.5%
Total debt
−1.09%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

226.25 6.75 −2.90%
Market cap
$3.0B
P/E
37.0×
Fwd P/E
32.3×
Dividend yield
1.80%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
11.99
Beneish M
−2.70
Dividend safety
72/100

WD-40 Company (WDFC) Gross margin

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WD-40 Company's gross margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 55.3%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 49.1% (fiscal 2022) to 56.3% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 27.8% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 25.0%.

Gross margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 55.3% 0.25
FY2025 55.1% 1.68
FY2024 53.4% 2.34
FY2023 51.0% 1.94
FY2022 49.1% (4.93)
FY2021 54.0% (0.56)
FY2020 54.6% (0.29)
FY2019 54.9% (0.26)
FY2018 55.1% (1.07)
FY2017 56.2% (0.10)

Quarterly newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Aug 2026 52.8% (3.81)
May 2026 56.6% 0.96
Feb 2026 55.6% (0.60)
Nov 2025 56.2% 1.52
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Against its own ten years

Low 49.1% High 56.3%
Ten-year median 54.7%
Current reading's percentile 70

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
WDFC WD-40 Company 55.3%
NGVT Ingevity Corporation compare 41.1%
KWR Quaker Houghton compare 35.8%
FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare 32.3%
ASH Ashland Inc. compare 32.3%
AVNT Avient Corporation compare 31.7%
HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare 22.4%
CBT Cabot Corporation compare 21.6%
CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare 6.57%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 27.8%
Basic Materials sector median 25.0%
Market median 45.1%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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