Wd 40 (WDFC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Wd 40's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 31.70% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 4.23 percentage points from 27.47% a year earlier and up 3.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Wd 40 (WDFC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Wd 40's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 28.82%, up 0.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +0.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 28.34% in FY2024 (+2.50 pp), 25.84% in FY2023 (-1.33 pp), 27.17% in FY2022 (-1.44 pp) and 28.61% in FY2021 (+0.28 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2020.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.59 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 4.75 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 5.53 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WDFC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 28.67% (Q2 2026), 27.08% (Q1 2026) and 28.54% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 383.82 Bn | 335.63 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 23.37% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.64 Bn | 72.70 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 29.67% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 39.02 Bn | 27.10 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 5.79% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 38.19 Bn | 33.81 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.57% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 37.36 Bn | 34.68 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 23.10% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.82 Bn | 24.35 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 14.08% |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.72 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 38.28% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.78 Bn | 5.75 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.98 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 12.75% |
| 10 | Wd 40 | 2.82 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 110.42 Mn | 31.70% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 31.70% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 28.67% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 27.08% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 28.54% |
| May 31, 2025 | 27.47% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 29.36% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 28.56% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 28.11% |
| May 31, 2024 | 28.30% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 28.85% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 28.39% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 25.70% |
| May 31, 2023 | 24.66% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 24.10% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 25.27% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 27.22% |
| May 31, 2022 | 24.33% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 26.14% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 24.51% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 25.89% |
API Access
Wd 40 Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();