WD-40 Company (WDFC) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Chemicals - Specialty industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Operating globally across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific, WD-40 Company specializes in manufacturing and distributing a comprehensive array of maintenance, homecare, and cleaning products. Its maintenance solutions include the widely recognized WD-40 Multi-Use brand, offered in aerosol, non-aerosol trigger spray, and liquid-bulk formats for various general purposes.
Is WD-40 Company stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 5, 2026, WD-40 Company (WDFC) trades at 30.9× earnings (P/E), against a median of 19.2× across the 146 materials companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. Kaplio's verdict: cheap. At the decade median (40.1×) $264 (+30 %); at its sector median (19.2×) $126 (-38 %).
Kaplio overview: WD-40 Company
Market cap $3B · 52 weeks $188 – $265 (22 % below the high) · P/E 30.9× · 2027 expected P/E 31.4× · Dividend 2.0 % · 11 years rising · Next earnings October 21, 2026 · expected EPS $1.13 · Price as of Oct 5 · accounts published Jul 9.
- Valuation: P/E 30.9× (cheap).
- Business: ROIC 23 % (solid).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 0.3× (solid).
- Earnings: 6 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (40.1×) $264 (+30 %); at its sector median (19.2×) $126 (-38 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in materials: 4 of 7 pass
- FCF yield 4.0 %, fails.
- Capex / D&A 0.6×, fails.
- P/B across cycles 9.8×, fails.
- Gross margin 55.1 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 0.3×, passes.
- Dividend coverage 1.7×, passes.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 21.8×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — WD-40 Company: P/E 30.9×; EV/EBITDA 21.8×; ROIC 22.6 %; $2.7B. Hawkins, Inc. (P/E 34.0×; EV/EBITDA 17.2×; ROIC 9.5 %; $2.7B), H.B. Fuller Company (P/E 13.8×; EV/EBITDA 9.7×; ROIC 6.2 %; $2.7B), Innospec Inc. (P/E 19.8×; EV/EBITDA 8.9×; ROIC 8.9 %; $2.4B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 30.9× · median 40.0× · minimum 27.8× · maximum 74.9× · cheap below 35.5× · expensive above 48.8×. It has been cheaper than today only 12% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 1.97 % ($3.71 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 11 · 5-year growth +7 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 1.9× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $19.70 a year ($1.64 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 33.05% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 22.56% |
| Return on Assets | 17.85% |
| Gross Margin | 55.82% |
| Operating Margin | 17.48% |
| Net Margin | 13.22% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.41 |
| Current Ratio | 2.65 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -0.82% |
| 3 months | -16.52% |
| Year-to-date | +4.55% |
| 1 year | +7.47% |
| 3 years | +1.27% |
| 5 years | -11.97% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $4.0000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | $1.0200 |
| 2026-04-17 | $1.0200 |
| 2026-01-16 | $1.0200 |
| 2025-10-20 | $0.9400 |
| 2025-07-18 | $0.9400 |
| 2025-04-17 | $0.9400 |
| 2025-01-17 | $0.9400 |
| 2024-10-18 | $0.8800 |
| 2024-07-19 | $0.8800 |
| 2024-04-18 | $0.8800 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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