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WD-40 Company (WDFC)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | San Diego, United States | NasdaqGS
251.43 USD -13.48 (-5.089%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 249.00 -2.43 (-2.430%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:59 a.m. EDT

The immediate catalyst here is undeniable: the stock just exploded past its 20-month high on a massive Q3 earnings beat and raised guidance, triggering a classic 'buy the rumor, sell the news' reversal that hasn't happened yet. The price action in the last two weeks shows a violent shakeout followed by a decisive break above key moving averages, with the latest close nearly 12% higher. This isn't just a bounce; it's a trend change. The options market confirms this with a distinct bullish bias, as traders are buying calls at strikes significantly higher than the current price, betting on a continuation of this momentum. While the statistical forecast model whispers a slight downside lean due to mean reversion, its low confidence makes it irrelevant against the strength of the fundamentals and the options flow. The company has a fortress-like balance sheet, a 31% ROE, and a niche monopoly position that allows it to raise prices without losing customers. The only real risk is a short-term profit-taking correction, but the setup looks prime for a move toward the $280-$300 range where the heavy call open interest sits.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.046424
AutoETS0.046425
AutoTheta0.046497
MSTL0.049066
MSTL_1260.049303

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 2.35
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.021
Excess Kurtosis 0.36
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 39.807
Revenue per Share 49.983
Market Cap 3,374,466,048
Trailing P/E 38.27
Forward P/E 38.04
Beta 0.26
Profit Margins 13.23%
Website https://www.wd40company.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a breakout above $280-$300, evidenced by heavy new volume flow into out-of-the-money calls and a massive concentration of open interest at the $290 strike. Conversely, put writers are establishing significant defensive walls below $220-$240, suggesting a floor for the recent rally, while call writers are also hedging against a sharp spike to $300+. Implied volatility is elevated on both sides, indicating a consensus expectation of continued high-beta movement.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 1.89% 1.51% 1.64%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-17 1.0200 0.478020
2026-01-16 1.0200 0.497585
2025-10-20 0.9400 0.486870
2025-07-18 0.9400 0.431490
2025-04-17 0.9400 0.421979
2025-01-17 0.9400 0.405557
2024-10-18 0.8800 0.350249
2024-07-19 0.8800 0.350179
2024-04-18 0.8800 0.382842
2024-01-18 0.8800 0.329798
2023-10-19 0.8300 0.406424
2023-07-13 0.8300 0.372531
2023-04-13 0.8300 0.462705
2023-01-12 0.8300 0.483627
2022-10-20 0.7800 0.516180
2022-07-14 0.7800 0.473675
2022-04-13 0.7800 0.418545
2022-01-13 0.7800 0.320592
2021-10-14 0.7200 0.308841
2021-07-15 0.7200 0.281459
2021-04-15 0.7200 0.279503
2021-01-14 0.6700 0.239560
2020-10-15 0.6700 0.340430
2020-07-16 0.6700 0.344208
2020-04-16 0.6700 0.396309
2020-01-16 0.6700 0.350969
2019-10-17 0.6100 0.333936
2019-07-18 0.6100 0.343604
2019-04-17 0.6100 0.369495
2019-01-17 0.6100 0.343546
2018-10-18 0.5400 0.345048
2018-07-19 0.5400 0.334988
2018-04-19 0.5400 0.406168
2018-01-18 0.5400 0.428742
2017-10-19 0.4900 0.434976
2017-07-19 0.4900 0.456026
2017-04-11 0.4900 0.471607
2017-01-18 0.4900 0.478049
2016-10-19 0.4200 0.394663
2016-07-13 0.4200 0.346620
2016-04-13 0.4200 0.414324
2016-01-13 0.4200 0.429053
2015-10-14 0.3800 0.408602
2015-07-15 0.3800 0.431622
2015-04-14 0.3800 0.455581
2014-12-31 0.3800 0.446638
2014-10-15 0.3400 0.508525
2014-07-09 0.3400 0.446722
2014-04-09 0.3400 0.467354
2014-01-02 0.3400 0.459459
2013-10-17 0.3100 0.466165
2013-07-12 0.3100 0.529191
2013-04-10 0.3100 0.559567
2013-01-03 0.3100 0.639835
2012-10-16 0.2900 0.608477
2012-07-12 0.2900 0.607712
2012-04-11 0.2900 0.648479
2012-01-04 0.2900 0.722832
2011-10-14 0.2700 0.606061
2011-07-13 0.2700 0.594190
2011-04-13 0.2700 0.668648
2011-01-05 0.2700 0.670474
2010-10-12 0.2700 0.691776
2010-07-14 0.2500 0.694637
2010-04-14 0.2500 0.703037
2010-01-06 0.2500 0.796178
2009-10-14 0.2500 0.785423
2009-07-15 0.2500 0.800769
2009-04-14 0.2500 1.020825
2009-01-06 0.2500 0.894774
2008-10-15 0.2500 0.889680
2008-07-15 0.2500 0.829187
2008-04-14 0.2500 0.807754
2008-01-04 0.2500 0.689655
2007-10-16 0.2500 0.693866
2007-07-13 0.2500 0.732708
2007-04-12 0.2500 0.686625
2007-01-04 0.2500 0.731208
2006-10-13 0.2200 0.611961
2006-07-13 0.2200 0.690738
2006-04-12 0.2200 0.685999
2006-01-04 0.2200 0.817236
2005-10-13 0.2200 0.817236
2005-07-14 0.2200 0.766551
2005-04-14 0.2200 0.715447
2005-01-05 0.2000 0.716332
2004-12-16 0.2000 0.691085
2004-10-14 0.2000 0.729661
2004-07-15 0.2000 0.773096
2004-04-15 0.2000 0.618620
2004-01-06 0.2000 0.559441
2003-10-08 0.2000 0.628536
2003-07-09 0.2000 0.683761
2003-04-09 0.2000 0.802568
2003-01-06 0.2000 0.745990
2002-10-09 0.2000 0.718133
2002-07-10 0.2000 0.836820
2002-04-10 0.2700 0.935875
2002-01-04 0.2700 1.043277
2001-10-10 0.2700 1.292484
2001-07-10 0.2700 1.231752
2001-04-06 0.2700 1.402597
2001-01-04 0.3200 1.651613
2000-10-11 0.3200 1.620253
2000-07-07 0.3200 1.600000
2000-04-10 0.3200 1.528358
2000-01-05 0.3200 1.595016
1999-10-14 0.3200 1.376344
1999-07-08 0.3200 1.227818
1999-04-08 0.3200 1.207547
1999-01-06 0.3200 1.158371
1998-10-15 0.3200 1.267327
1998-07-08 0.3200 1.273632
1998-04-07 0.3200 1.140312
1998-01-07 0.3200 1.103448
1997-10-08 0.3200 1.098712
1997-07-09 0.3200 1.044898
1997-04-08 0.3100 1.107143
1997-01-08 0.3100 1.192308
1996-10-08 0.3100 1.312169
1996-07-08 0.3100 1.340541
1996-04-08 0.3100 1.284974
1996-01-08 0.3100 1.467456
1995-10-05 0.3100 1.476190
1995-07-06 0.3100 1.393258
1995-04-05 0.3000 1.500000
1995-01-04 0.3000 1.387283
1994-10-04 0.3000 1.391304
1994-07-05 0.3000 1.481481
1994-04-04 0.2750 1.392405
1994-01-04 0.2625 1.117021
1993-10-04 0.2500 1.052632
1993-07-02 0.2250 0.967742
1993-04-05 0.2250 0.989011
1993-01-05 0.2250 1.005587
1992-10-05 0.2250 1.084337
1992-07-06 0.2250 1.153846
1992-04-06 0.2250 1.065089
1992-01-06 0.2150 1.376000
1991-01-04 0.2525 2.082474
1990-10-03 0.2525 2.040404
1990-07-03 0.2525 1.603175
1990-04-04 0.2525 1.578125
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.08
dividendYield 1.54
exDividendDate 2026-07-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.015099468
lastDividendValue 1.02
lastDividendDate 2026-04-17
dividendDate 2026-07-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.16751873
Address1 9,715 Businesspark Avenue
All Time High 333.42
All Time Low 0.614583
Ask 321.84
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 276,610
Average Daily Volume3 Month 181,772
Average Volume 181,772
Average Volume10Days 276,610
Beta 0.255
Bid 189.39
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 1
Book Value 20.742
City San Diego
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 251.43
Current Ratio 2.654
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 267.39
Day Low 248.37
Debt To Equity 39.807
Dividend Date 1,785,456,000
Dividend Rate 4.08
Dividend Yield 1.54
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,783,630,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,783,630,800
Earnings Growth 0.455
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.44
Earnings Timestamp 1,783,627,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,783,627,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,783,627,200
Ebitda 127,905,000
Ebitda Margins 0.18958001
Enterprise To Ebitda 26.821
Enterprise To Revenue 5.085
Enterprise Value 3,430,565,632
Eps Current Year 6.20333
Eps Forward 6.61
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.57
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,246,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 218.8322
Fifty Day Average Change 32.597794
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.14896251
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.751873
Fifty Two Week High 298.9
Fifty Two Week High Change -47.47
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15881567
Fifty Two Week Low 175.38
Fifty Two Week Low Change 76.04999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.43362975
Fifty Two Week Range 175.38 - 298.9
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 105,283,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.55
Float Shares 13,381,285
Forward Eps 6.61
Forward P E 38.03782
Free Cashflow 73,423,504
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 714
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.55821997
Gross Profits 376,624,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00803
Held Percent Institutions 0.92486
Implied Shares Outstanding 13,421,096
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://investor.wd40company.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=104082&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,384,000
Last Dividend Value 1.02
Last Fiscal Year End 1,756,598,400
Last Split Date 870,393,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary WD-40 Company engages in the provision of maintenance products and homecare and cleaning products in North America, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, India, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers multi-purpose maintenance products that include aerosol sprays, non-aerosol trigger sprays, precision pens, and in liquid-bulk form products under the WD-40 Multi-Use brand; specialty maintenance products, such as penetrants, degreasers, corrosion inhibitors, greases, lubricants, and rust removers under the WD-40 Specialist brand; drip and specialty oil lubricant, and specialty maintenance products under the 3-IN-ONE brand; and e bike maintenance products under the GT85 brand. It also provides automatic toilet bowl cleaners under the 2000 Flushes brand; aerosol and liquid trigger carpet stain and odor eliminators under the Spot Shot brand; room and rug deodorizers under the Carpet Fresh brand; bar soap and liquid hand cleaner products under the Lava and Solvol brand; automatic toilet bowl cleaners under the X-14 brand; carpet and fabric sanitizers and deodorizers products, and spot stain cleaners under the no vac brand; and room and rug deodorizers under the 1001 and 1001 Carpet Fresh brand. The company sells its products primarily through hardware stores, automotive parts outlets, industrial distributors and suppliers, mass retail and home center stores, value retailers, grocery stores, online retailers, warehouse club stores, farm supply, sport retailers, and independent bike dealers. WD-40 Company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Long Name WD-40 Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,374,466,048
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_312452
Most Recent Quarter 1,780,185,600
Net Income To Common 88,966,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,788,134,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,556,858,861
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 265.6
Operating Cashflow 84,770,000
Operating Margins 0.20673001
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.5957
Peg Ratio 3.76
Phone 619 275 1400
Post Market Change -2.4299927
Post Market Change Percent -0.9664689
Post Market Price 249.0
Post Market Time 1,783,987,192
Previous Close 264.91
Price Eps Current Year 40.531456
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 12.121781
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.00155
Profit Margins 0.13225001
Quick Ratio 1.822
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -13.48
Regular Market Change Percent -5.08852
Regular Market Day High 267.39
Regular Market Day Low 248.37
Regular Market Day Range 248.37 - 267.39
Regular Market Open 265.6
Regular Market Previous Close 264.91
Regular Market Price 251.43
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 277,852
Return On Assets 0.1542
Return On Equity 0.33306
Revenue Growth 0.243
Revenue Per Share 49.983
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 13,421,096
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.039100002
Shares Short 525,584
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 561,873
Short Name WD-40 Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0545
Short Ratio 3.08
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol WDFC
Target High Price 305.0
Target Low Price 245.0
Target Mean Price 271.66666
Target Median Price 265.0
Total Cash 59,137,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.401
Total Debt 110,954,000
Total Revenue 674,684,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 4.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.015099468
Trailing Eps 6.57
Trailing P E 38.269405
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 212.2301
Two Hundred Day Average Change 39.19989
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.18470466
Type Disp Equity
Volume 277,852
Website https://www.wd40company.com
Zip 92,131