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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 invested capital
WD-40 Company's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 23.6%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18.4% (fiscal 2022) to 29.0% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.21% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 23.6% | 1.77 |
| FY2025 | 21.8% | 0.21 |
| FY2024 | 21.6% | 1.79 |
| FY2023 | 19.8% | 1.47 |
| FY2022 | 18.4% | (5.75) |
| FY2021 | 24.1% | 1.96 |
| FY2020 | 22.2% | (3.63) |
| FY2019 | 25.8% | 0.31 |
| FY2018 | 25.5% | (1.46) |
| FY2017 | 26.9% | (2.04) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| WDFC WD-40 Company | 23.6% |
| CBT Cabot Corporation compare | 10.8% |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | 10.1% |
| NGVT Ingevity Corporation compare | 9.33% |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare | 5.77% |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | 5.36% |
| KWR Quaker Houghton compare | 4.50% |
| ASH Ashland Inc. compare | 2.40% |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | 2.03% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.21% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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