WD-40 (WDFC) Competitors $194.48 +5.01 (+2.64%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$195.45 +0.97 (+0.50%) As of 10/17/2025 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WDFC vs. CENTA, SPB, ODC, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, ACI, and OLLIShould you be buying WD-40 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WD-40 include Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), Albertsons Companies (ACI), and Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI). WD-40 vs. Its Competitors Central Garden & Pet Spectrum Brands Oil-Dri Corporation Of America Procter & Gamble Colgate-Palmolive Kimberly-Clark Church & Dwight Clorox Albertsons Companies Ollie's Bargain Outlet Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) and WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) are both household products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Do analysts recommend CENTA or WDFC? Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus target price of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 39.79%. WD-40 has a consensus target price of $300.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.26%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WD-40 is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17WD-40 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk & volatility, CENTA or WDFC? Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CENTA or WDFC more profitable? WD-40 has a net margin of 14.13% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 4.44%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.23% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central Garden & Pet4.44% 10.77% 4.65% WD-40 14.13%31.23%16.49% Which has better earnings and valuation, CENTA or WDFC? Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than WD-40. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WD-40, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Garden & Pet$3.12B0.56$107.98M$2.2012.57WD-40$612.51M4.30$69.64M$6.3530.63 Do insiders & institutionals believe in CENTA or WDFC? 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of WD-40 shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of WD-40 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CENTA or WDFC? In the previous week, WD-40 had 2 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for WD-40 and 4 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.31 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Garden & Pet 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral WD-40 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryWD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WDFC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WDFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWD-40CONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.56B$32.52B$16.08B$10.49BDividend Yield1.97%2.76%3.27%4.80%P/E Ratio30.6336.8717.7627.13Price / Sales4.302.0047.11179.96Price / Cash32.4515.5114.5661.22Price / Book11.438.077.226.52Net Income$69.64M$1.23B$680.68M$276.93M7 Day Performance1.22%0.39%2.06%1.93%1 Month Performance-8.76%-6.78%0.03%2.19%1 Year Performance-22.60%15.06%-0.87%35.00% WD-40 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDFCWD-404.0109 of 5 stars$194.48+2.6%$300.00+54.3%-26.6%$2.56B$612.51M30.63580Upcoming EarningsCENTACentral Garden & Pet3.3794 of 5 stars$28.26-2.8%$38.67+36.8%-8.7%$1.83B$3.20B12.857,000SPBSpectrum Brands4.6953 of 5 stars$53.02-3.6%$73.80+39.2%-41.5%$1.33B$2.96B19.783,100News CoverageODCOil-Dri Corporation Of America2.6342 of 5 stars$60.35-0.5%N/A+240.5%$887.66M$437.59M17.75870PGProcter & Gamble4.6855 of 5 stars$150.47-1.2%$173.11+15.0%-12.0%$356.39B$84.28B23.11109,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementCLColgate-Palmolive4.7797 of 5 stars$77.39-0.8%$94.83+22.5%-21.3%$63.04B$20.10B21.7434,000Positive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.6656 of 5 stars$120.54-1.7%$140.50+16.6%-16.9%$39.99B$19.72B15.9744,000Positive NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.854 of 5 stars$88.95+1.2%$103.44+16.3%-15.6%$21.41B$6.11B41.965,750Positive NewsCLXClorox4.3164 of 5 stars$118.74-3.6%$134.08+12.9%-26.4%$15.07B$7.10B18.217,600Analyst ForecastACIAlbertsons Companies3.9138 of 5 stars$16.81-3.3%$23.81+41.7%+7.3%$9.73B$80.39B10.25195,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.6335 of 5 stars$127.01-3.4%$144.15+13.5%+32.0%$8.06B$2.27B37.4412,800Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CENTA Alternatives SPB Alternatives ODC Alternatives PG Alternatives CL Alternatives KMB Alternatives CHD Alternatives CLX Alternatives ACI Alternatives OLLI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WDFC) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHoly ****... 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