Oil-Dri Corp of America
Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NASDAQ: ODC) is a leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing sorbent products derived from hydrated aluminosilicate minerals, primarily calcium bentonite, attapulgite, and diatomaceous shale. The company operates through two reportable segments: the Retail and Wholesale Products… From the company’s description.
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What Oil-Dri Corp of America does
In the company’s own words
Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NASDAQ: ODC) is a leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing sorbent products derived from hydrated aluminosilicate minerals, primarily calcium bentonite, attapulgite, and diatomaceous shale. The company operates through two reportable segments: the Retail and Wholesale Products Group and the Business to Business Products Group. www.oildri.com
The Retail and Wholesale Products Group generates revenue from cat litter products sold under brands including Cat's Pride, Jonny Cat, Ultra, and Litter Pearls, as well as private label offerings and co-packaged products manufactured for The Clorox Company's Fresh Step brand. This segment also includes industrial and automotive absorbent products, sports field products marketed under the Pro's Choice brand, and synthetic sorbent materials. The Business to Business Products Group serves processors and refiners with fluids purification products used in edible oil, renewable diesel, and jet fuel processing, along with agricultural and horticultural carriers and animal health and nutrition solutions marketed under brands such as Amlan, Calibrin, Varium, and NeoPrime.
Oil-Dri operates surface mining facilities in Mississippi, Georgia, Illinois, and California, with proven and probable mineral reserves estimated at approximately 228.5 million tons as of July 2026. The company maintains research and development facilities in Vernon Hills, Illinois, including the Nick Jaffee Center for Innovation and the Richard M. Jaffee Laboratory for Applied Microbiology. As of July 31, 2026, Oil-Dri employed approximately 927 teammates globally, with 892 based in the United States and 35 internationally.
The company maintains significant customer relationships, with Walmart and its affiliates accounting for approximately 18 percent of total net sales. Oil-Dri operates subsidiaries in Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, China, Switzerland, Mexico, and Indonesia, serving diverse geographic markets. The company was incorporated in Delaware in 1969 as the successor to an Illinois corporation established in 1946, which itself succeeded a partnership commencing business in 1941. In May 2024, Oil-Dri completed the acquisition of Ultra Pet Company, Inc., expanding its footprint into the silica gel-based cat litter market.
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 · USDThe 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.
Who owns Oil-Dri Corp of America — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Oil-Dri Corp of America’s weight in each
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