Wd 40 (WDFC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Wd 40's (WDFC) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 16.26% in Q1 2026, up 33.0% year-on-year from 12.23% in Q1 2025, and up 7.96% quarter-over-quarter from 15.06% in Q4 2025.

Wd 40 (WDFC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wd 40 has disclosed Operating Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 16.26% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 16.26%, up 33.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 16.49% (up 17.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.74%, up 43.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 16.26% for Q1 2026 at Wd 40, up from 15.06% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 19.04% in Q1 2022 to a low of 14.96% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 16.37% (2024), against an average of 16.44%.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 416 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 468 bps in 2022.
  • Wd 40's Operating Margin stood at 14.96% in 2022, then climbed by 15 bps to 17.22% in 2023, then retreated by 5 bps to 16.37% in 2024, then dropped by 8 bps to 15.06% in 2025, then grew by 8 bps to 16.26% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 16.26% (Q1 2026), 15.06% (Q4 2025), and 17.14% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.78%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.01%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 14.31%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 16.97%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 23.73%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 14.05%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 9.96%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.85%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.32%
10 Wd 40 3.04 Bn 2.99 Bn 89.94 Mn 16.26%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 16.26%
Nov 30, 2025 15.06%
Aug 31, 2025 17.14%
May 31, 2025 17.44%
Feb 28, 2025 15.93%
Nov 30, 2024 16.37%
Aug 31, 2024 15.42%
May 31, 2024 17.53%
Feb 29, 2024 15.05%
Nov 30, 2023 17.22%
Aug 31, 2023 16.54%
May 31, 2023 18.10%
Feb 28, 2023 17.02%
Nov 30, 2022 14.96%
Aug 31, 2022 14.98%
May 31, 2022 15.35%
Feb 28, 2022 19.04%
Nov 30, 2021 17.86%
Aug 31, 2021 10.82%
May 31, 2021 20.03%