WD-40 (WDFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WD-40 Company develops and markets maintenance, cleaning and homecare products for consumers, professional tradespeople and industrial users. Its best-known product is WD-40 Multi-Use Product, a spray designed to displace moisture, protect metal, loosen rusted parts and lubricate equipment. The company also offers WD-40 Specialist products for specific maintenance applications and the 3-IN-ONE line of lubricants.

The company’s homecare and cleaning portfolio has included brands such as X-14, 2000 Flushes and Carpet Fresh. WD-40 Company distributes its products through hardware, home improvement, automotive, industrial and general retail channels, as well as online platforms. Its products are sold in numerous international markets across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

WD-40 Company traces its origins to 1953, when Rocket Chemical Company was established in San Diego, California. Its flagship product was developed that year as a water-displacement formula, with the name WD-40 reflecting the company’s successful 40th formulation attempt. The company later adopted the WD-40 name and became publicly traded. Steve Brass serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $223.84 to $228.79
• 50-Day Range: $189.29 to $220.61
• 52-Week Range: $175.38 to $298.90
• Volume: 114,156 shs
• Average Volume: 163,551 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.47
• Dividend Yield: 1.79%
• Price Target: $305.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

WD-40 Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WD-40 scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 168 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

WD-40 has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

WD-40 has a consensus price target of $305.00, representing about 33.9% upside from its current price of $227.83.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WD-40 has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WD-40 are expected to grow by 8.55% in the coming year, from $6.55 to $7.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WD-40 is 37.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WD-40 is 37.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 26.22.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WD-40 has a P/B Ratio of 11.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.66% of the float of WD-40 has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WD-40 has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.37.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WD-40 has recently decreased by 11.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

WD-40 pays a meaningful dividend of 1.85%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

WD-40 has been increasing its dividend for 17 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of WD-40 is 67.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, WD-40 will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.38% next year. This indicates that WD-40 will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

WD-40 has a news sentiment score of 0.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for WD-40 this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for WDFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added WD-40 to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WD-40 insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $117,063.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.78% of the stock of WD-40 is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.52% of the stock of WD-40 is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/19/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Today: 11/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/14/2027
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Household Products
• Sub-Industry: Household Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WDFC
• CIK: 105132
• Web: www.wd40company.com
• Phone: (619) 275-1400
• Fax: 619-275-5823
• Employees: 714
• Year Founded: 1953

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WD-40: $305.00
• High Price Target: $305.00
• Low Price Target: $305.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 32.04
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $82.35 million
• Net Margins: 11.97%
• Pretax Margin: 15.48%
• Return on Equity: 30.84%
• Return on Assets: 17.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.31
• Current Ratio: 2.57
• Quick Ratio: 1.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $687.99 million
• Price / Sales: 4.43
• Cash Flow: $7.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.49
• Book Value: $20.34 per share
• Price / Book: 11.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,390,000
• Free Float: 13,288,000
• Market Cap: $3.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.27