DA Davidson Weighs in on WD-40’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:WDFC)

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of WD-40 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.42 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for WD-40’s current full-year earnings is $5.42 per share.

WD-40 Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ WDFC opened at $223.24 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $235.68 and a 200-day moving average of $249.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.44, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a PE ratio of 42.77 and a beta of 0.03. WD-40 has a 1-year low of $208.00 and a 1-year high of $292.36.

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 8th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $146.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.40 million. WD-40 had a net margin of 11.78% and a return on equity of 31.68%. The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.14 earnings per share.

WD-40 Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Friday, April 18th will be given a $0.94 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.68%. WD-40’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 59.97%.

Institutional Trading of WD-40

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of WD-40 by 309.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 37,094 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $9,566,000 after acquiring an additional 28,039 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of WD-40 by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 378,115 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $97,524,000 after acquiring an additional 12,943 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of WD-40 by 3.3% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,243 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $321,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of WD-40 by 30.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 1,881 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $534,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares during the period. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB boosted its holdings in WD-40 by 365.5% in the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 4,841 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,248,000 after purchasing an additional 3,801 shares during the period. 91.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

WD-40 Company Profile

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.