Wd 40 (WDFC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Wd 40 (WDFC) reported Operating Margin of 10.78% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 6.37 percentage points from 17.14% a year earlier and down 9.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Wd 40 (WDFC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Wd 40 posted Operating Margin of 15.83%, down 0.91 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -2.37 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Operating Margin came in at 16.74% in FY2025 (+0.43 pp), 16.32% in FY2024 (-0.39 pp), 16.70% in FY2023 (-0.13 pp) and 16.83% in FY2022 (-1.37 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.31 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 4.16 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 6.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 20.67% (Q3 2026), 16.26% (Q2 2026) and 15.06% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 25.51% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 20.26% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 10.98% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 18.17% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 12.48% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 18.19% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 23.67% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 10.07% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 13.77% |
| 10 | Wd 40 | 2.98 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 93.30 Mn | 10.78% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10.78% |
| May 31, 2026 | 20.67% |
| 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% |
API Access
Wd 40 Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();