WD-40 Company is a high-quality compounder with a Piotroski F-Score of 9 out of 9, a 31% return on equity, and a wide economic moat, and has beaten earnings in 3 of the last 4 quarters, but trades at an expensive forward P/E of 35.5x with RSI at 75 indicating overbought conditions and an earnings report due in 23 days.
Thesis pillars
- Earnings Beat Streak Near Term Catalyst↑Improving
- Wide Moat Compounder Quality→Stable
- Overbought Expensive Valuation↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
WD-40 Company (WDFC) Stock Analysis
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Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Wait for pullback to $194.02. At $229.47 the A.R:R is 0.1:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $194.02 (Rr Min Solve Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Expensive valuation.
WD-40 Company markets maintenance and homecare/cleaning products in 176+ countries, with the WD-40 Multi-Use Product driving the majority of maintenance product sales through hardware, automotive, retail, and online channels. Revenue comes from direct product sales outsourced to... Read more
Wait for pullback to $194.02. At $229.47 the A.R:R is 0.1:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $194.02 (Rr Min Solve Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Expensive valuation. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Wide-moat business. Accumulate on weakness. Score 6.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 83d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-30Recent Developments — WD-40 Company
Latest news
- NEWS WD-40 Co (WDFC) Valuation: PE, PB & Fair Value Analysis - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS Why WD-40 Company Stock Is Sliding After Earnings - TipRanks — TipRanks negative
- NEWS Earnings To Watch: WD-40 (WDFC) Reports Q2 Results Tomorrow - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Earnings To Watch: WD-40 (WDFC) Reports Q2 Results Tomorrow - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- NEWS The WD-40 Specialist Electrical Contact Cleaner Spray. A niche maintenance workhorse for US garages - AD HOC NEWS — AD HOC NEWS positive
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Wait for pullback to $194.02. At $229.47 the A.R:R is 0.1:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $194.02 (Rr Min Solve Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Expensive valuation. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Wide-moat business. Accumulate on weakness. Target $230.92 (+0.6%), stop $176.81 (−29.8%), A.R:R 0.1:1. Score 6.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $230.92 (+0.6% upside). Target $230.92 (+0.6%), stop $176.81 (−29.8%), A.R:R 0.1:1. Stop-loss: $176.81.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Expensive valuation; Negative momentum.
WD-40 Company trades at a P/E of 34.9 (forward 34.1). TrendMatrix value score: 3.9/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
11 analysts cover WDFC with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $272.
What does WD-40 Company do?WD-40 Company markets maintenance and homecare/cleaning products in 176+ countries, with the WD-40 Multi-Use Product...
WD-40 Company markets maintenance and homecare/cleaning products in 176+ countries, with the WD-40 Multi-Use Product driving the majority of maintenance product sales through hardware, automotive, retail, and online channels. Revenue comes from direct product sales outsourced to third-party contract manufacturers globally; 66% of FY2025 consolidated net sales were from outside the U.S., with 714 employees across 18 countries.