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) Operating margin

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WD-40 Company's operating margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 15.8%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 15.8% (fiscal 2026) to 20.0% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 5.64% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 2.88%.

Operating margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2026 15.8% (0.91)
FY2025 16.7% 0.42
FY2024 16.3% (0.38)
FY2023 16.7% (0.13)
FY2022 16.8% (1.37)
FY2021 18.2% (0.70)
FY2020 18.9% (0.56)
FY2019 19.5% 0.22
FY2018 19.2% (0.71)
FY2017 20.0% 1.21

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Aug 2026 10.8% (9.89)
May 2026 20.7% 4.41
Feb 2026 16.3% 1.20
Nov 2025 15.1% (2.08)
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Against its own ten years

Low 15.8% High 20.0%
Ten-year median 17.7%
Current reading's percentile 5

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
WDFC WD-40 Company 15.8%
CBT Cabot Corporation compare 12.7%
NGVT Ingevity Corporation compare 11.8%
HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare 11.1%
FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare 10.7%
AVNT Avient Corporation compare 9.67%
KWR Quaker Houghton compare 7.61%
ASH Ashland Inc. compare 5.64%
CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare 1.03%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 5.64%
Basic Materials sector median 2.88%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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