# WD-40 Company (WDFC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $207.57, market value $2.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 31.6×** (5-yr avg 40.6×, 3-yr avg 41.2×). WD-40 Company trades at 31.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 40.6×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 31.8×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 1.03**. A PEG of 1.03 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.1×.
- **Price / book: 10.0×**. The shares trade at 10.0× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 22.0×**. Enterprise value is 22.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.9%** (5-yr avg 2.2%). Free cash flow equals 2.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of 2.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 3.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 55.8%**. WD-40 Company keeps 55.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 17.5%**. 17.5% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 14.7%**. 14.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 33.9%**. 33.9% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 31.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 31.4%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 18.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 18.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.0%** (3-yr 6.1%/yr, 5-yr 8.7%/yr). Revenue grew 5.0% over the last year, against 8.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 30.9%** (3-yr 10.9%/yr, 5-yr 8.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 30.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.32**. Debt is 0.32 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.2×**. It would take 0.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 10.86**. A Z-score of 10.86 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.96%** ($4.00 per share, trailing). WD-40 Company yields 1.96%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 55%** (67% of free cash flow). 55% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 10**. 10 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.0%/yr** (1-yr 6.8%). The dividend has grown 7.0% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -2.4%** (YTD 6.9%, 3-mo 2.5%). The shares are down 2.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -30.6%** (18.4% above the low). Trading 31% 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): 31**. An RSI of 31 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.19** (volatility 31%). Beta of 0.19 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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