WDFC PEER ANALYSIS

WD-40 Company — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

WDFCWD-40 Company

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Specialty Chemicals

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

WDFCIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	WDFC	DNL	SASA	IMCD	ORI	BNR	Ind. Median
P/E	42.23	—	—	22.50●	44.06	35.37	27.59
P/B	12.56	1.70	0.60●	2.40	2.96	1.80	1.79
EV/EBITDA	29.93	12.46	25.62	12.21	9.68	9.25●	12.38
P/S	5.31	1.84	1.70	1.02	1.37	0.55●	1.67

Financial Health
Metric	WDFC	DNL	SASA	IMCD	ORI	BNR	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.83●	1.27	0.63	1.73	1.31	1.74	1.87
Debt/Equity	41.3%	39.7%●	83.7%	83.4%	86.9%	75.4%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.53●	2.15	14.70	2.81	1.77	2.31	2.15

Profitability
Metric	WDFC	DNL	SASA	IMCD	ORI	BNR	Ind. Median
Net Margin	12.6%●	4.5%	-36.0%	4.5%	3.1%	1.5%	3.5%
ROE	31.3%●	3.8%	-14.4%	10.2%	6.1%	5.0%	4.4%
ROA	17.2%●	2.2%	-7.1%	4.6%	2.5%	2.0%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	18.0%●	17.8%	15.6%	10.9%	17.3%	7.9%	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	WDFC	DNL	SASA	IMCD	ORI	BNR	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	4.2%●	-16.6%	4.0%	1.2%	1.8%	-9.5%	1.2%
NI Growth	-6.3%	—	—	-21.8%	155.6%●	-56.9%	-4.8%
Div. Yield	1.6%	3.6%●	0.0%	2.2%	2.5%	3.4%	1.5%
Payout	65.1%	126.7%	0.0%	58.4%	107.9%	132.9%	9.1%

Valuation
Metric	WDFC	AVNT	FUL	ASH	HWKN	CC	Ind. Median
P/E	42.23	22.19	17.21●	—	34.87	—	27.59
P/B	12.56	1.46●	1.53	1.62	5.33	13.20	1.79
EV/EBITDA	29.93	10.34	10.07●	—	17.68	50.50	12.38
P/S	5.31	1.07	0.91	1.67	2.62	0.49●	1.67

Financial Health
Metric	WDFC	AVNT	FUL	ASH	HWKN	CC	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.83	1.77	1.80	3.06●	2.21	1.82	1.87
Debt/Equity	41.3%●	80.0%	99.5%	79.2%	49.0%	2,042.3%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.53	3.10	3.83	-3.86●	1.47	29.00	2.15

Profitability
Metric	WDFC	AVNT	FUL	ASH	HWKN	CC	Ind. Median
Net Margin	12.6%●	4.8%	5.3%	-39.0%	7.5%	-7.1%	3.5%
ROE	31.3%●	6.7%	9.4%	-31.9%	16.4%	-103.5%	4.4%
ROA	17.2%●	2.7%	3.6%	-14.5%	9.2%	-5.6%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	18.0%●	14.7%	14.6%	-16.3%	16.2%	2.3%	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	WDFC	AVNT	FUL	ASH	HWKN	CC	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	4.2%	1.3%	-0.6%	-7.2%	11.2%●	0.1%	1.2%
NI Growth	-6.3%	58.0%	80.2%●	—	-3.3%	—	-4.8%
Div. Yield	1.6%	3.0%●	1.7%	2.5%	0.5%	1.7%	1.5%
Payout	65.1%	62.9%	27.7%	-10.8%	19.2%	-13.1%	9.1%

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