WD-40 (WDFC) Competitors $253.66 +22.16 (+9.57%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:08 PM EasternExtended Trading$253.66 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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 mid-cap household products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Is CENTA or WDFC more profitable? WD-40 has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.90%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.55% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central Garden & Pet3.90% 10.14% 4.40% WD-40 13.99%31.55%16.28% Does the media prefer CENTA or WDFC? In the previous week, WD-40 had 1 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for WD-40 and 4 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.39 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) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral WD-40 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CENTA or WDFC? Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.80%. WD-40 has a consensus price target of $301.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.66%. 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00WD-40 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$3.20B0.66$107.98M$1.8717.33WD-40$590.56M5.82$69.64M$6.2740.46 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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. Which has more risk and volatility, CENTA or WDFC? Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WD-40 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WDFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$3.14B$33.79B$16.30B$8.95BDividend Yield1.62%2.68%3.09%4.08%P/E Ratio40.4633.1519.9720.24Price / Sales5.821.8360.29125.29Price / Cash39.6516.4414.8557.47Price / Book14.918.896.195.67Net Income$69.64M$1.19B$680.27M$248.47M7 Day Performance10.88%4.15%2.75%3.29%1 Month Performance3.19%1.77%0.59%5.18%1 Year Performance18.84%38.47%7.51%21.35% WD-40 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDFCWD-403.3018 of 5 stars$253.66+9.6%$301.00+18.7%+18.8%$3.14B$590.56M40.46580Upcoming EarningsCENTACentral Garden & Pet1.5337 of 5 stars$31.16+2.4%$33.00+5.9%-1.9%$2.04B$3.20B16.667,000SPBSpectrum Brands4.2158 of 5 stars$52.57+0.9%$89.17+69.6%-33.5%$1.31B$2.96B25.153,100ODCOil-Dri Corporation Of America2.6688 of 5 stars$59.79+4.7%N/A+291.4%$875.33M$437.59M17.59870High Trading VolumePGProcter & Gamble4.9138 of 5 stars$161.11+1.3%$178.86+11.0%-1.9%$377.73B$84.04B25.57108,000Positive NewsCLColgate-Palmolive4.5202 of 5 stars$88.69+1.0%$102.12+15.1%-4.3%$71.88B$20.10B25.0534,000Positive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.7668 of 5 stars$130.13+1.4%$143.73+10.4%-3.6%$43.18B$19.75B17.2444,000Positive NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.7721 of 5 stars$97.00+0.6%$108.67+12.0%-6.7%$23.89B$6.11B41.635,750Positive NewsCLXClorox4.7225 of 5 stars$122.33+1.3%$151.23+23.6%-5.9%$15.08B$7.09B21.968,000Positive NewsACIAlbertsons Companies3.8596 of 5 stars$22.16+2.2%$24.36+9.9%+10.3%$12.76B$80.39B13.51195,000OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.4646 of 5 stars$129.21+6.1%$124.50-3.6%+39.3%$7.93B$2.27B39.7612,800 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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