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WD-40 Company

$WDFC·$3.0B·Chemicals - Specialty·Basic Materials
$217.08+2.4%YTD+19.9%1Y-1.4%
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WDWDFC
$WDFCWD-40 Company
$217.08+2.43%1 posts0%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $WDFC, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-21

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

WD-40 crushed Q3 with EPS 49% above consensus and a raised FY26 guide — the tape gave it a 15% pop, then bled 20% back down. The multiple is doing the work now.

WD-40 sells specialty maintenance and lubricant products globally — a niche moat around the flagship blue-and-yellow can plus a specialist line (penetrants, degreasers, greases) and adjacent home-and-cleaning brands. The setup is a high-return-on-capital consumer brand priced at a full multiple that just delivered a monster print into a tape unwilling to hold the gain.

  • Q3 fiscal-2026 revenue was $195M, up 24% year-on-year, with adjusted EPS of $2.33 versus $1.56 consensus (49% beat) — the operating margin expanded to 20.7% from 17.5%, and management raised FY26 guidance to $675-690M sales.
  • Sits at the 30th percentile of the 52-week range and 10% below the 50-day trend — the equity is down 20% from where it briefly traded post-print, which is what a well-owned high-multiple name looks like when a great print gets sold.
  • Trades at 40x trailing earnings, 5.3x sales, and 29x EV/EBITDA with only a 2.2% free-cash-flow yield — the multiple assumes double-digit growth continues, and any narrative wobble compresses the P/E fast.
  • Two small insider sales ($47K and $70K) by an officer in mid-August at $234 — not a signal in magnitude, but part of the recent tape context alongside the multiple compression.

What restarts the move is Oct 28 fiscal-Q4 confirming another beat and specific commentary on the specialist-brand growth trajectory and international mix. What extends the cooling is a full-year print that shows Q3 was a one-off timing quirk or a specific FX or raw-material headwind; the operating story is strong, but at 40x the market wants proof the beat pattern is durable.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish X read on the Q3 beat (revenue $195M vs $172.8M, EPS $2.33 vs $1.56, gross margin +40bps, operating income +47%) and raised FY26 guidance matches the specifics. The 'guidance does not reflect the monstrous quarter' framing is fair; the recent tape action (post-spike pullback) is the caveat on the momentum thesis.

What to watch: Oct 28 fiscal-Q4 earnings — consensus $1.11 EPS. Watch specialist-brand growth rate, international mix, gross-margin trend versus the 56.6% Q3 mark, and any FY27 guidance framework.

On the calendar: 2026-10-28 — Q4 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-15

WD-40 chatter is emphatically bullish post-Q3 earnings. WDFC beat: Revenue $195.1M vs $172.8M estimate (+24% YoY), Adj EPS $2.33 vs $1.56 (+51% YoY), Gross Margin 56.6% +40bps YoY, Operating Income growth +47%. Stock +14-15% after hours. FY26 guidance raised to $675-690M sales, above prior estimates. Community celebrates 'staggering results' though notes the guidance 'does not reflect the monstrous quarter they just posted.' No bear thread.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Manufactures and markets the WD-40 multi-use lubricant and specialty maintenance products sold in 176 countries via a capital-light brand model.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Chemicals - Specialty sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $WDFC.

Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials

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What this means for $WDFC

Neutral — Manufactures and markets the WD-40 multi-use lubricant and specialty maintenance products sold in 176 countries via a capital-light brand model; limited read-through from chemicals - specialty macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

Industry benchmark

13-name peer basket
+33.3%YTD
+60.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
40.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
22.8%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
17.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
5.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
33.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
55.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 9, 2026$2.33$1.56+49.4%
Q1 2026Apr 9, 2026$1.50$1.41+6.4%
Q4 2025Jan 8, 2026$1.28$1.36-5.9%
Q3 2025Oct 22, 2025$1.56$1.25+24.8%
Next earningsWed, Oct 28·consensus EPS $1.11

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$195.1M+24.3%56.6%20.7%$2.24$29.3M
Q2 FY26$161.7M+10.7%55.6%16.3%$1.50$12.5M
Q1 FY26$154.4M+0.6%56.2%15.1%$1.29$9.1M
Q4 FY25$163.5M+4.8%54.7%17.1%$1.57$28.6M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$683.2M$679.6M – $686.5M$6.23$6.12 – $6.333
FY27$729.8M$726.0M – $733.3M$6.61$6.54 – $6.673
FY28$789.0M$784.9M – $792.8M$7.40$7.35 – $7.451

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.34%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-7.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-0.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 13.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.275-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 13Patricia Q OlsemPresident200 sh$47KSellAug 10Patricia Q OlsemPresident300 sh$70K

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 83
AI summary

Nicholas D. Giordano, newly appointed VP, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer at WD-40 Company, filed an initial Form 3 on July 8, 2026 disclosing beneficial ownership of 340 shares of common stock (including 192 unvested RSUs and 21 restricted shares from settled performance stock units) as of June 29, 2026. Routine Section 16 initial insider ownership disclosure for a newly appointed accounting officer; no material equity stake.

8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Jun 258-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

WD-40 Company filed Amendment No. 1 to its June 4, 2026 Form 8-K to disclose that on June 19, 2026, newly designated PAO Nicholas D. Giordano executed two material agreements with the company: a standard form indemnity agreement and a change-in-control severance agreement, both effective June 29, 2026 (his appointment date). No other information from the original 8-K was amended. Administrative amendment to formalize standard officer agreements for the newly appointed principal accounting officer; no material financial impact.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 48-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

WD-40 Company announced on June 4, 2026 that CFO Sara K. Hyzer will transition from her CFO and PAO roles and is expected to become Division President, Americas once a new CFO is appointed; an external CFO search has commenced. Nicholas D. Giordano was designated PAO effective June 29, 2026. Simultaneously, current Division President, Americas Patricia Q. Olsem will move to a newly created Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer role when Hyzer transitions. Notable executive shuffle — dual C-suite transitions with an open CFO search introduce execution risk; investors should monitor the pace of the CFO replacement.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 63
+ 7 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

WD-40 Targets Global Growth With Premium Products, Specialist Expansion and Digital Pushmarketbeat.com·4d agoWD-40 Company (WDFC) Discusses Strategic Growth Framework and Global Expansion Priorities Transcriptseekingalpha.com·5d agoWD-40 Company to Participate in Water Tower Research Fireside Chat Seriesbusinesswire.com·7d agoWD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC) Receives Consensus Rating of “Buy” from Brokeragesdefenseworld.net·14d agoCalifornia State Teachers Retirement System Has $3.42 Million Holdings in WD-40 Company $WDFCdefenseworld.net·15d ago

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