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Oil-Dri Corp of America

Consumer StaplesMisc. Manufacturing
Ticker ODCCHICAGO, ILFiscal year ends JulyBook value per share $21.40Diluted shares 13.9M

Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) develops, manufactures and markets sorbent products, principally from mined clay minerals, for retail, industrial and business-to-business customers. Its products include Cat’s Pride and Jonny Cat cat litter, Oil-Dri floor and spill absorbents, Pro’s Choice sports field… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2026, Oil-Dri Corp of America reported revenue of $493.84M, up 1.7% from fiscal 2025, and net income of $56.97M. Its operating margin was 13.8%, and operations generated $80.11M in cash.

Fiscal year 2026 · ends 07-31Changes are against fiscal 2025
Sales & profitability
$493.84MFY2026
+1.7% year over year
13.77%FY2026
−0.3 percentage points
$56.97MFY2026
+5.5% year over year
19.13%FY2026
−1.7 percentage points
Cash & financing
$80.11MFY2026
−0.1% year over year
$45.90MFY2026
−3.6% year over year
0.13FY2026
Was 0.15× a year earlier
13.9MFY2026
+0.2% year over year

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure.

What Oil-Dri Corp of America does

In the company’s own words

Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) develops, manufactures and markets sorbent products, principally from mined clay minerals, for retail, industrial and business-to-business customers. Its products include Cat’s Pride and Jonny Cat cat litter, Oil-Dri floor and spill absorbents, Pro’s Choice sports field products, purification media for edible and industrial oils, agricultural carriers and Amlan animal health and nutrition solutions. The Retail and Wholesale Products Group serves retailers, distributors, online sellers, environmental service companies and sports facilities; the Business to Business Products Group serves oil processors and refiners, agricultural and animal-feed manufacturers, and livestock producers. The company also supplies private-label products and manufactures certain Fresh Step cat litter products under supply agreements. Oil-Dri surface mines clay near manufacturing facilities in Mississippi, Georgia, Illinois and California, and operates internationally through subsidiaries. Walmart accounted for approximately 18% of total net sales in fiscal 2026. The company had approximately 927 employees worldwide as of July 31, 2026, and its mineral reserves totaled 228.5 million tons as of that date. Its website is www.oildri.com.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry (SIC)
Misc. Manufacturing
Headquarters
CHICAGO, IL
Fiscal year end
July
CIK
74046
SIC
3990

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2012–2026 · USD
$-49.38M$98.77M$246.92M$395.08M$543.23M201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Oil-Dri Corp of America — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

185
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$408.01M
held by funds, at market
43.2%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Oil-Dri Corp of America’s weight in each

1.64%of fund net assets
Needham Aggressive Growth Fund
NEAGX · Needham Funds Inc
2.69%of fund net assets
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
0.12%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.03%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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