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↓Deteriorating
- Wide Moat Compounder Quality↓Deteriorating
- Overbought Expensive Valuation↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Oct 27, 2025
WD-40 Company (WDFC) Stock Analysis
Momentum Cont setup
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $218.61 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
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
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $218.61 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 69, MACD bullish. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-28Recent Developments — WD-40 Company
Latest news
- NEWS WD-40 Co (WDFC) Technical Analysis: Support, Resistance, Indicators & Moving Averages - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS WD-40 (WDFC): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS WD-40 (WDFC): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings? - finance.yahoo.com — finance.yahoo.com neutral
- NEWS WD-40 (WDFC): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings? - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- NEWS WD-40 (WDFC): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings? - stockstory.org — stockstory.org positive
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $218.61 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 69, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $205.45. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $222.42 (+1.7% upside). Prior stop was $205.45. Stop-loss: $205.45.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
WD-40 Company trades at a P/E of 36.0 (forward 30.8). TrendMatrix value score: 4.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover WDFC with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $262.
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.