Wd 40 (WDFC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Wd 40 (WDFC) recorded Gross Margin of 52.78% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 1.93 percentage points from 54.71% a year earlier and down 3.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Wd 40 (WDFC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Wd 40 reported Gross Margin of 55.31%, up 0.25 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Margin has increased for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +1.27 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin came in at 55.06% in FY2025 (+1.68 pp), 53.38% in FY2024 (+2.34 pp), 51.04% in FY2023 (+1.94 pp) and 49.10% in FY2022 (-4.93 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.97 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Gross Margin in the last five years was a gain of 3.97 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2023, against a drop of 5.58 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 56.59% (Q3 2026), 55.63% (Q2 2026) and 56.23% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 49.83% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 60.22% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 75.72% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 59.55% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 34.86% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 46.78% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 40.42% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 71.09% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 25.00% |
| 10 | Wd 40 | 2.98 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 93.30 Mn | 52.78% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 52.78% |
| May 31, 2026 | 56.59% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 55.63% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 56.23% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 54.71% |
| May 31, 2025 | 56.15% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 54.56% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 54.78% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 54.07% |
| May 31, 2024 | 53.14% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 52.44% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 53.81% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 51.35% |
| May 31, 2023 | 50.64% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 50.75% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 51.45% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 47.38% |
| May 31, 2022 | 47.70% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 50.40% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 50.81% |
API Access
Wd 40 Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "WDFC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();