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WD 40 CO WDFC

Nasdaq · stock · Miscellaneous Chemical Products · website · IPO 1973-01-17 · LEI

WD 40 CO (WDFC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.64% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $620.0M at a 14.7% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade A
7/9
Piotroski F — financial health
9.05
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
1.6%
Dividend yield 5y avg · moderate · Dividend payout 55.2%
-2.43
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
6 5 5 5 2 3 2 4 8 7 2019202020212022202220232023202320242025
Altman Z″
8.42 8.11 7.94 7.68 8.29 8.40 9.05 2019202020212022202220232023202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$232.50 as of 2026-08-01 · +7.6% 1y
$194.28$243.6452-wk

Beneish M-score: -2.43 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.

Market cap USD$3.1B
P / E33.7×
Dividend yield 5y avg1.6%
Net margin 5y avg12.9%
Return on equity 5y avg31.8%
Beta0.29
Employees714

Analyst price target

$254.67 +9.5% vs last
consensus: strong buy · 3 analysts
target range $229.00 – $270.00 · median $265.00
3 buy · 1 hold
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-04-10DA DavidsonBuy (main)
2026-04-06William BlairOutperform (init)
2025-07-11DA DavidsonBuy (main)
2025-01-27DA DavidsonBuy (main)
2025-01-21DA DavidsonBuy (main)
2024-11-18DA DavidsonBuy (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net bought +$104,792 on the open market · 1 trades

Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.

Revenue trend · last 7y · up

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 90%
Net marginstronger than 87%
Return on equitystronger than 95%
Revenue growthstronger than 50%

Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.384
Retained earnings / assets1.136
EBIT / assets0.218
Equity / liabilities1.291

Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →

TickerCompanyPiotroski FAltman Z″P / ERevenue growth
WDFCWD 40 CO7/99.0533.7+5%
FTKFLOTEK INDUSTRIES INC/CN/4/9-0.9526.3+26.9%
ARQArq, Inc.2/91.53+10.4%
FSIFLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC5/96.24110.2+0.7%
ASPIASP Isotopes Inc.5/93.69
OECOrion S.A.3/91.08-3.8%
CBTCABOT CORP6/94.5114.6-7%

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About WD 40 CO

WD-40 Company engages in the provision of maintenance products and homecare and cleaning products in North America, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, India, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers multi-purpose maintenance products that include aerosol sprays, non-aerosol trigger sprays, precision pens, and in liquid-bulk form products under the WD-40 Multi-Use brand; specialty maintenance products, such as penetrants, degreasers, corrosion inhibitors, greases, lubricants, and rust removers under the WD-40 Specialist brand; drip and specialty oil lubricant, and specialty maintenance products under the 3-IN-ONE brand; and e bike maintenance products under the GT85 brand. It also provides automatic toilet bowl cleaners under the 2000 Flushes brand; aerosol and liquid trigger carpet stain and odor eliminators under the Spot Shot brand; room and rug deodorizers under the Carpet Fresh brand; bar soap and liquid hand cleaner products under the Lava and Solvol brand; automatic toilet bowl cleaners under the X-14 brand; carpet and fabric sanitizers and deodorizers products, and spot stain cleaners under the no vac brand; and room and rug deodorizers under the 1001 and 1001 Carpet Fresh brand. The company sells its products primarily through hardware stores, automotive parts outlets, industrial distributors and suppliers, mass retail and home center stores, value retailers, grocery stores, online retailers, warehouse club stores, farm supply, sport retailers, and independent bike dealers. WD-40 Company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

FAQ

Is WDFC financially healthy?

WD 40 CO's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.

Does WDFC pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. WD 40 CO pays a dividend yielding about 1.64% with a 55.2% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.

How profitable is WDFC?

In FY2025, WD 40 CO had a net margin of 14.7% and a return on equity of 33.9%.

Is WDFC overvalued or undervalued?

WD 40 CO trades at about 34.8× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 29.5×–50.5×, median 42.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for WDFC?

The average Wall-Street price target for WD 40 CO is $254.67, about 9.5% above the recent price, from 3 analysts (consensus: strong buy).

Is WDFC a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on WD 40 CO: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 33.7×, a dividend yield of 1.64%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.