WD-40 (WDFC) Competitors $229.82 -0.15 (-0.07%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$229.96 +0.14 (+0.06%) As of 07/8/2025 05:40 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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Is WDFC or CENTA 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 WD-4013.99% 31.55% 16.28% Central Garden & Pet 3.90%10.14%4.40% Which has more volatility & risk, WDFC or CENTA? WD-40 has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$590.56M5.27$69.64M$6.2736.65Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.65$107.98M$1.8717.11 Do analysts prefer WDFC or CENTA? WD-40 currently has a consensus target price of $301.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.97%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.16%. 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) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to WDFC or CENTA? In the previous week, WD-40 had 5 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for WD-40 and 1 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.00 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WD-40 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Garden & Pet 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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$3.12B$33.75B$16.33B$8.95BDividend Yield1.63%2.71%3.14%4.04%P/E Ratio36.6532.2619.9220.11Price / Sales5.271.8656.95119.84Price / Cash39.3916.2714.6957.86Price / Book13.518.816.145.56Net Income$69.64M$1.19B$680.31M$248.40M7 Day Performance-0.73%-0.58%-0.82%4.67%1 Month Performance-5.52%1.01%-0.65%6.64%1 Year Performance4.06%37.04%7.52%21.31% WD-40 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDFCWD-404.0195 of 5 stars$229.82-0.1%$301.00+31.0%+4.2%$3.12B$590.56M36.65580Upcoming EarningsCENTACentral Garden & Pet1.3027 of 5 stars$31.29-0.6%$33.00+5.5%-0.8%$2.05B$3.20B16.737,000SPBSpectrum Brands4.1948 of 5 stars$52.96+0.2%$85.00+60.5%-33.2%$1.30B$2.96B25.343,100ODCOil-Dri Corporation Of America2.8232 of 5 stars$59.08+2.2%N/A+278.6%$864.93M$437.59M17.38870PGProcter & Gamble4.9318 of 5 stars$159.29-0.4%$178.45+12.0%-5.2%$373.46B$84.04B25.28108,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCLColgate-Palmolive4.4718 of 5 stars$90.96+2.5%$101.69+11.8%-5.5%$73.72B$20.10B25.6933,800Positive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.699 of 5 stars$128.92+0.8%$143.50+11.3%-5.7%$42.78B$19.75B17.0844,000Positive NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.729 of 5 stars$96.10+1.4%$108.29+12.7%-7.2%$23.67B$6.11B41.245,250Positive NewsCLXClorox4.659 of 5 stars$120.04+0.8%$149.50+24.5%-5.2%$14.80B$7.02B21.558,000Positive NewsOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.4173 of 5 stars$131.78-0.8%$125.21-5.0%+27.3%$8.08B$2.27B40.5512,800RHRH4.9163 of 5 stars$189.66-0.6%$271.56+43.2%-17.5%$3.55B$3.18B45.166,340Trending News 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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