Wd 40 (WDFC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Wd 40 (WDFC) posted Operating Expenses of $70.09 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 15.4% from $60.75 million a year earlier and up 10.1% from the prior quarter.
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Wd 40 (WDFC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through May 31, 2026, Operating Expenses at Wd 40 was $258.72 million, up 9.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was $237.55 million, up 8.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Wd 40's Operating Expenses was $218.88 million in FY2024 (+18.6%), $184.5 million in FY2023 (+10.2%), $167.44 million in FY2022 (-4.3%) and $174.9 million in FY2021 (+20.0%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last 15 quarters, with growth averaging 11.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2024, with growth of 23.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a decline of 11.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior fiscal quarters was $63.65 million (Q2 2026), $63.57 million (Q1 2026) and $61.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 367.14 Bn | 322.89 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 6.33 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 74.80 Bn | 69.53 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 37.60 Bn | 25.67 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.63 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.53 Bn | 32.72 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 24.88 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 252.20 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.33 Bn | 8.61 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 330.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.73 Bn | 5.71 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 280.32 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.77 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 107.00 Mn |
| 10 | Wd 40 | 2.60 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 110.42 Mn | 70.09 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 70.09 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 63.65 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 63.57 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 61.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 60.75 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 56.44 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 58.97 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 60.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 55.21 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 52.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 51.37 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 48.89 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 46.11 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 43.93 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 45.58 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 42.25 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 40.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 40.78 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 44.41 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 46.56 Mn |
API Access
Wd 40 Operating Expenses 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=operating-expenses&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();