Research Analysts Set Expectations for WD-40 FY2026 Earnings

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for WD-40 in a report released on Wednesday, January 22nd. DA Davidson analyst L. Weiser now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will earn $5.94 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.93. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $322.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for WD-40’s current full-year earnings is $5.36 per share.

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 10th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $153.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $147.40 million. WD-40 had a net margin of 11.78% and a return on equity of 31.68%. The firm’s revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.28 earnings per share.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of WD-40 from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th.

WD-40 Stock Performance

Shares of WD-40 stock opened at $231.33 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 2.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.32 and a beta of -0.04. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $256.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $257.17. WD-40 has a 52 week low of $211.03 and a 52 week high of $292.36.

WD-40 Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a dividend of $0.94 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This is a positive change from WD-40’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.63%. WD-40’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 72.03%.

Insider Transactions at WD-40

In related news, Director William B. Noble sold 1,000 shares of WD-40 stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $289.70, for a total value of $289,700.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,999 shares in the company, valued at $2,317,310.30. This trade represents a 11.11 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WD-40

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in WD-40 by 42.4% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 16,026 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $4,133,000 after buying an additional 4,775 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in WD-40 by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 145,462 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $37,512,000 after buying an additional 3,960 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in WD-40 by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 53,950 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $13,913,000 after buying an additional 10,711 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC grew its position in WD-40 by 173.2% in the 2nd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 4,820 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,059,000 after buying an additional 3,056 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its position in WD-40 by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 4,079 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,052,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. 91.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About WD-40

WD-40 Company develops and sells maintenance products, and homecare and cleaning products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides 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 name; specialty maintenance products, such as penetrants, degreasers, corrosion inhibitors, greases, lubricants, and rust removers under the WD-40 Specialist brand; and bike-specific products.