Oil-Dri Corporation has formed a bullish technical breakout with strong quality metrics, but a consecutive earnings-miss pattern and a negative news-driven downgrade to sell-if-holding cloud the near-term outlook.
Thesis pillars
- Negative News Modifier Downgrade↓Deteriorating
- Consecutive Earnings Misses↓Deteriorating
- Bullish Technical Breakout↓Deteriorating
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $85.33 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Consecutive earnings misses (4); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
Oil-Dri makes sorbent mineral products, mainly cat litter, agricultural and industrial absorbents, and consumer and animal health products, from clay it mines itself. It sells largely through retailers and distributors, with Walmart and its affiliates about 19% of fiscal 2025... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $85.33 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Consecutive earnings misses (4); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost earnings 0.70, earnings proximity 57d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-13Recent Developments — Oil-Dri Corporation Of America
Latest news
- NEWS Oil-Dri names Parker executive officer, declares dividend By Investing.com - Investing.com India — Investing.com India positive
- NEWS Oil-Dri names Parker executive officer, declares dividend By Investing.com - Investing.com Canada — Investing.com Canada positive
- NEWS Oil-Dri’s Board of Directors Appoints Anthony W. Parker as an Executive Officer and Declares Quarterly Dividends - www.m — www.marketscreener.com positive
- NEWS Oil-Dri’s Board of Directors Appoints Anthony W. Parker as an Executive Officer and Declares Quarterly Dividends - Yahoo — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS ODC stock heads into October 8 results with revenue growth - AD HOC NEWS — AD HOC NEWS positive
Generated 2026-10-13T11:47:15Z.
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Key Metrics
Quality Signals
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomerWalmart and its affiliates19%10-K Item 1: 'Sales to Walmart and its affiliates accounted for approximately 19% and 20% of our total net sales for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively.'
- MEDIUMCommoditymining operations supply of sorbent minerals10-K Item 1A: 'We depend on our mining operations, and quality of the clay mined, for a majority of our supply of sorbent minerals.'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 3.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $85.33 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Consecutive earnings misses (4); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $79.36. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $91.13 (+6.8% upside). Prior stop was $79.36. Stop-loss: $79.36.
Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1; Consecutive earnings misses (4); Weak overall score: 5.0/10.
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America trades at a P/E of 21.9 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
What does Oil-Dri Corporation Of America do?Oil-Dri makes sorbent mineral products, mainly cat litter, agricultural and industrial absorbents, and consumer and...
Oil-Dri makes sorbent mineral products, mainly cat litter, agricultural and industrial absorbents, and consumer and animal health products, from clay it mines itself. It sells largely through retailers and distributors, with Walmart and its affiliates about 19% of fiscal 2025 net sales.