WD-40 Company
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2026)

2026
Price/Earnings ratio
32.90
Price/Sales ratio
4.53
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$6.7

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
27.2532.2229.0037.9044.9946.0946.7338.4044.2051.1547.5544.99
Price/Sales ratio
3.224.454.036.055.946.846.724.985.436.035.616.84
Price/Book Value ratio
7.7312.0811.0115.8917.2917.4516.3813.7013.8815.4514.3617.45
Price/Cash Flow ratio
22.1727.9829.3238.1340.0238.5038.74992.8729.6538.7035.9838.50
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
24.7730.1547.6847.2650.7452.4447.12-453.6631.8740.5637.7252.44
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
4.921.6313.231.48-3.345.182.94-9.81-31.008.849.22-3.34
Dividend Yield
1.77%1.39%1.74%1.19%1.30%1.28%1.16%1.62%1.52%1.32%1.43%1.30%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
52.93%56.31%56.21%55.14%54.88%54.59%54.03%49.10%51.04%53.37%52.91%54.59%
Operating Profit Margin
17.29%18.74%19.94%19.24%19.45%18.90%18.20%16.83%16.70%16.31%16.31%18.90%
Pretax Profit Margin
16.68%19.12%19.61%18.40%19.07%18.48%17.72%16.21%15.85%15.49%15.49%18.48%
Net Profit Margin
11.84%13.82%13.91%15.96%13.20%14.86%14.38%12.97%12.28%11.79%11.79%14.86%
Effective Tax Rate
29.00%27.69%29.06%13.25%30.78%19.60%18.80%19.94%22.50%23.89%23.89%23.89%
Return on Assets
13.20%15.49%14.31%20.56%18.47%16.74%16.32%15.50%15.06%15.50%15.50%16.74%
Return On Equity
28.38%37.48%37.97%41.94%38.43%37.86%35.04%35.69%31.39%30.21%31.47%37.86%
Return on Capital Employed
22.44%25.39%25.79%34.00%36.12%25.52%25.80%26.99%25.69%27.88%27.88%27.88%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
4.273.562.981.951.983.072.80N/AN/AN/A2.461.98
Quick Ratio
3.613.022.511.531.432.392.151.311.821.701.701.43
Cash ratio
1.120.860.490.560.360.931.000.340.540.450.450.36
Days of Sales Outstanding
56.7062.0161.6461.6762.8272.0866.9763.2666.6072.6172.6162.82
Days of Inventory outstanding
65.7369.7777.4172.7777.7381.2090.69143.89120.06104.84103.8077.73
Operating Cycle
122.44131.79139.05134.44140.56153.28157.66207.16186.66177.46176.42140.56
Days of Payables Outstanding
35.1241.0245.7738.0735.7842.6554.4945.4142.7747.6747.1935.78
Cash Conversion Cycle
87.3190.7793.2796.37104.77110.62103.17161.75143.89129.79129.22104.77
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.310.350.410.270.260.330.280.330.270.210.210.33
Debt Equity Ratio
0.680.861.100.550.550.750.610.770.570.410.410.75
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.400.460.490.280.290.420.370.360.340.270.270.42
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.400.460.520.350.350.420.370.430.360.290.290.42
Interest Coverage Ratio
54.2641.8929.3918.6332.4231.6637.09N/AN/AN/A22.4731.66
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.500.490.330.750.770.600.680.010.810.970.970.77
Company Equity Multiplier
2.142.412.652.032.082.262.142.302.081.941.942.26
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.140.150.130.150.140.170.170.000.180.150.150.14
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.890.920.610.800.780.730.82-2.180.930.950.950.78
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.500.490.330.750.770.600.680.010.810.970.970.77
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A2.612.742.9690.83105.890.069.1110.6210.622.96
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.47%44.97%50.64%45.36%58.82%59.36%54.42%62.36%67.55%67.77%67.77%58.82%