# Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $69.34, market value $1.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.7×**. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America trades at 17.7× trailing earnings. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×.
- **Price / sales: 2.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.0×.
- **Price / book: 3.4×**. The shares trade at 3.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.6%**. Free cash flow equals 4.6% of the market value.
- **Earnings yield: 5.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 27.8%**. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America keeps 27.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 13.8%**. 13.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 11.5%**. 11.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 19.1%**. 19.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 13.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 13.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.7%** (3-yr 6.1%/yr, 5-yr 10.1%/yr). Revenue grew 1.7% over the last year, against 10.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 21.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 21.8% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 3.07** (quick 3.07). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.07 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.63**. A Z-score of 7.63 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.30%** ($0.81 per share, trailing). Oil-Dri Corporation Of America yields 1.30%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 18%** (23% of free cash flow). 18% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 12**. 12 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.6%/yr** (1-yr 11.7%). The dividend has grown 5.6% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 26.8%** (YTD 43.1%, 3-mo -28.7%). The shares are up 26.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -35.2%** (52.0% above the low). Trading 35% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 27**. An RSI of 27 is oversold; bounces are common, but oversold can stay oversold in a real decline.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.17** (volatility 39%). Beta of 0.17 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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