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WD-40 Company

Ticker WDFCSAN DIEGO, CAFiscal year ends AugustBook value per share $20.22Diluted shares 13.5M

WD-40 Company (Nasdaq: WDFC) develops and sells maintenance, homecare and cleaning products to consumers, professionals and industrial users worldwide. Its signature WD-40 Multi-Use Product acts as a lubricant, rust preventative, penetrant and moisture displacer; its maintenance portfolio also includes WD-40… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2026, WD-40 Company reported revenue of $687.99M, up 11.0% from fiscal 2025, and net income of $82.35M. Its operating margin was 15.8%, and operations generated $104.98M in cash.

Fiscal year 2026 · ends 08-31Changes are against fiscal 2025
Sales & profitability
$687.99MFY2026
+11.0% year over year
15.83%FY2026
−0.9 percentage points
$82.35MFY2026
−9.5% year over year
30.17%FY2026
−3.8 percentage points
Cash & financing
$104.98MFY2026
+19.4% year over year
$97.57MFY2026
+17.0% year over year
0.32FY2026
Was 0.32× a year earlier
13.5MFY2026
−0.5% 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 WD-40 Company does

In the company’s own words

WD-40 Company (Nasdaq: WDFC) develops and sells maintenance, homecare and cleaning products to consumers, professionals and industrial users worldwide. Its signature WD-40 Multi-Use Product acts as a lubricant, rust preventative, penetrant and moisture displacer; its maintenance portfolio also includes WD-40 Specialist, 3-IN-ONE and GT85 products. Homecare and cleaning brands include 2000 Flushes, Spot Shot, Carpet Fresh, Lava, X-14, no vac and Solvol. The company sells through hardware and automotive stores, industrial distributors, mass retailers, grocery and online retailers, among other channels, and markets products in more than 176 countries and territories. It reports results through the Americas, EIMEA and Asia-Pacific segments; maintenance products are sold worldwide, while homecare and cleaning products are sold mainly in North America and Australia. Founded in 1953, the company has expanded beyond its original product through product development and brand acquisitions. It had 753 employees in fiscal 2026. Its website is www.wd40company.com.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry (SIC)
Chemicals
Headquarters
SAN DIEGO, CA
Fiscal year end
August
CIK
105132
SIC
2890

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2012–2026 · USD
$-68.80M$137.60M$344.00M$550.39M$756.79M201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

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 WD-40 Company — and what changed

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

298
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$1.46B
held by funds, at market
46.9%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · WD-40 Company’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.18%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
0.10%of fund net assets
First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
SDVY · First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI
0.68%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.04%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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