WD-40 (WDFC) Competitors $223.33 -1.57 (-0.70%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$225.17 +1.84 (+0.82%) As of 07/11/2025 06:30 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, OLLI, and RHShould 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), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), and RH (RH). WD-40 vs. Its Competitors Central Garden & Pet Spectrum Brands Oil-Dri Corporation Of America Procter & Gamble Colgate-Palmolive Kimberly-Clark Church & Dwight Clorox Ollie's Bargain Outlet RH WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both mid-cap household products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WDFC or CENTA? 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 RatioWD-40$590.56M5.12$69.64M$6.2735.62Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.73$107.98M$1.8719.12 Do analysts recommend WDFC or CENTA? WD-40 currently has a consensus target price of $290.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.85%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.69%. 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 WD-40 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is WDFC or CENTA more profitable? WD-40 has a net margin of 14.13% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.90%. WD-40's return on equity of 32.03% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WD-4014.13% 32.03% 16.53% Central Garden & Pet 3.90%10.14%4.40% Do institutionals and insiders believe in WDFC or CENTA? 91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to WDFC or CENTA? In the previous week, WD-40 had 21 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for WD-40 and 5 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat WD-40's score of 0.47 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WD-40 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Central Garden & Pet 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, WDFC or CENTA? WD-40 has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 11 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$3.05B$33.92B$16.15B$9.10BDividend Yield1.67%2.61%3.10%4.00%P/E Ratio35.1732.3219.7820.27Price / Sales5.121.8246.1698.48Price / Cash38.5216.4214.8358.16Price / Book13.138.736.095.49Net Income$69.64M$1.19B$680.31M$250.45M7 Day Performance-11.96%-0.56%2.08%4.79%1 Month Performance-9.17%1.62%1.61%7.68%1 Year Performance-6.90%31.59%4.79%16.43% WD-40 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDFCWD-403.5891 of 5 stars$223.33-0.7%$290.00+29.9%-2.3%$3.05B$590.56M35.17580Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCENTACentral Garden & Pet2.3224 of 5 stars$31.55-2.7%$33.00+4.6%+9.1%$2.07B$3.20B16.877,000News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSPBSpectrum Brands3.9222 of 5 stars$54.88-3.0%$85.00+54.9%-31.0%$1.35B$2.96B26.263,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastODCOil-Dri Corporation Of America3.5253 of 5 stars$60.02-0.5%N/A+274.7%$878.69M$437.59M17.65870PGProcter & Gamble4.8341 of 5 stars$160.46-0.2%$178.45+11.2%-5.2%$376.20B$84.04B25.47108,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCLColgate-Palmolive4.6151 of 5 stars$93.38+0.6%$101.69+8.9%-8.3%$75.68B$20.10B26.3834,000Positive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.9536 of 5 stars$131.65-0.4%$143.50+9.0%-8.3%$43.68B$19.75B17.4444,000Positive NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.4154 of 5 stars$98.60+0.2%$108.29+9.8%-5.5%$24.28B$6.11B42.325,750Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCLXClorox4.2683 of 5 stars$124.55-0.2%$149.50+20.0%-6.1%$15.35B$7.09B22.368,000Analyst ForecastOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.0906 of 5 stars$128.00-2.2%$125.21-2.2%+25.7%$7.85B$2.27B39.3812,800RHRH4.8116 of 5 stars$198.69-4.0%$271.56+36.7%-22.1%$3.72B$3.18B47.316,340Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CENTA Alternatives SPB Alternatives ODC Alternatives PG Alternatives CL Alternatives KMB Alternatives CHD Alternatives CLX Alternatives OLLI Alternatives RH 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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