Growth Metrics

Wd 40 (WDFC) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Wd 40 recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.97 in Q1 2026, down 24.95% quarter-over-quarter from 1.29 in Q4 2025, and down 36.35% year-over-year from 1.52 in Q1 2025.

Wd 40's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.97 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 36.35% year-over-year to 0.97; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.61 (down 14.7% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.6, up 12.14% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.97 for Q1 2026 at Wd 40, down from 1.29 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 7.32 in Q1 2022 to a low of 2.14 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 1.02 and a median of 0.72 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 1347.07% in 2022 and fell as far as 756.04% in 2022.
  • Wd 40's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.05 in 2022, then sank by 58.85% to 0.43 in 2023, then surged by 94.25% to 0.84 in 2024, then jumped by 53.92% to 1.29 in 2025, then declined by 24.95% to 0.97 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.97, 1.29, and 0.45 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.15
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.63
10 Wd 40 2.66 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.94 Mn 0.97

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 0.97
Nov 30, 2025 1.29
Aug 31, 2025 0.45
May 31, 2025 0.40
Feb 28, 2025 1.52
Nov 30, 2024 0.84
Aug 31, 2024 0.45
May 31, 2024 0.64
Feb 29, 2024 0.72
Nov 30, 2023 0.43
Aug 31, 2023 0.31
May 31, 2023 0.33
Feb 28, 2023 1.06
Nov 30, 2022 1.05
Aug 31, 2022 -2.14
May 31, 2022 1.67
Feb 28, 2022 7.32
Nov 30, 2021 -7.98
Aug 31, 2021 0.33
May 31, 2021 0.80
Feb 28, 2021 0.51
Nov 30, 2020 0.41
Aug 31, 2020 0.30
May 31, 2020 0.33
Feb 29, 2020 -7.03
Nov 30, 2019 0.60
Aug 31, 2019 0.25
May 31, 2019 0.55
Feb 28, 2019 1.89
Nov 30, 2018 0.97
Aug 31, 2018 0.35
May 31, 2018 0.40
Feb 28, 2018 22.55
Nov 30, 2017 0.60
Aug 31, 2017 0.43
May 31, 2017 0.43
Feb 28, 2017 -12.71
Nov 30, 2016 1.49
Aug 31, 2016 0.30
May 31, 2016 0.19
Feb 29, 2016 -1.00
Nov 30, 2015 0.39
Aug 31, 2015 0.31
May 31, 2015 0.27
Feb 28, 2015 1.97
Nov 30, 2014 0.64
Aug 31, 2014 0.33
May 31, 2014 0.76
Feb 28, 2014 0.77
Nov 30, 2013 0.86
Aug 31, 2013 0.33
May 31, 2013 0.37
Feb 28, 2013 0.80
Nov 30, 2012 0.30
Aug 31, 2012 0.65
May 31, 2012 0.44
Feb 29, 2012 5.46
Nov 30, 2011 0.36
Feb 28, 2011 1.48
Nov 30, 2010 1.28