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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
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WD-40 Company (WDFC) Return on equity
WD-40 Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 30.4%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 27.2% (fiscal 2015) to 44.0% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.34% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 30.4% | (6.04) |
| FY2025 | 36.4% | 4.78 |
| FY2024 | 31.6% | (1.35) |
| FY2023 | 33.0% | (1.53) |
| FY2022 | 34.5% | (4.30) |
| FY2021 | 38.8% | (0.72) |
| FY2020 | 39.5% | 2.58 |
| FY2019 | 36.9% | (7.02) |
| FY2018 | 44.0% | 6.34 |
| FY2017 | 37.6% | 2.54 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| NGVT Ingevity Corporation compare | 64.4% |
| WDFC WD-40 Company | 30.4% |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | 16.0% |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | 15.0% |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | 12.7% |
| CBT Cabot Corporation compare | 12.2% |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare | 9.58% |
| KWR Quaker Houghton compare | 6.98% |
| ASH Ashland Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 2.34% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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