Research Analysts Set Expectations for WD-40 Q4 Earnings

WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of WD-40 in a report released on Monday, July 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.26 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.39. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for WD-40’s current full-year earnings is $5.42 per share.

WD-40 Stock Performance

WD-40 stock opened at $225.33 on Wednesday. WD-40 has a fifty-two week low of $208.00 and a fifty-two week high of $292.36. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $238.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $235.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.84. The company has a market capitalization of $3.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.49 and a beta of 0.14.

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 10th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.14. WD-40 had a return on equity of 31.23% and a net margin of 14.13%. The company had revenue of $156.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.60 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.46 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in WD-40 by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,627,684 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $395,006,000 after purchasing an additional 16,763 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of WD-40 by 0.8% during the first quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 568,302 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $138,666,000 after acquiring an additional 4,672 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in shares of WD-40 by 1,767.7% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 448,180 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $109,356,000 after acquiring an additional 424,183 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of WD-40 by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 385,779 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $93,638,000 after acquiring an additional 7,664 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneva Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of WD-40 by 18.7% during the first quarter. Geneva Capital Management LLC now owns 248,197 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $60,560,000 after acquiring an additional 39,137 shares during the last quarter. 91.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

WD-40 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 31st. Investors of record on Friday, July 18th will be issued a $0.94 dividend. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 18th. WD-40’s payout ratio is currently 59.21%.

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.