Wd 40 (WDFC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Wd 40's Return on Equity [ROE] was 32.58% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 2.09 percentage points from 34.67% a year earlier but up 2.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Wd 40 (WDFC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Return on Equity [ROE] at Wd 40 came in at 36.49%, up 4.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -3.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 31.61% in FY2024 (-1.49 pp), 33.10% in FY2023 (-1.52 pp), 34.62% in FY2022 (-4.33 pp) and 38.94% in FY2021 (-0.77 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between 30.01% (fiscal Q2 2026) and 36.46% (fiscal Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.40 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 4.77 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 10.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WDFC's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 30.01% (Q2 2026), 33.64% (Q1 2026) and 34.65% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 367.14 Bn | 322.89 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 29.61% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 74.80 Bn | 69.53 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 410.84% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 37.60 Bn | 25.67 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 4.67% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.63 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 15.67% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.53 Bn | 32.72 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 105.02% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 24.88 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 17.46% |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.33 Bn | 8.61 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 349.42% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.73 Bn | 5.71 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 5.18% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.77 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 23.39% |
| 10 | Wd 40 | 2.60 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 110.42 Mn | 32.58% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 32.58% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 30.01% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 33.64% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 34.65% |
| May 31, 2025 | 34.67% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 36.46% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 31.12% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 30.76% |
| May 31, 2024 | 31.67% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 31.69% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 32.61% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 31.73% |
| May 31, 2023 | 31.86% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 30.77% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 33.04% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 35.08% |
| May 31, 2022 | 30.93% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 33.97% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 32.68% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 34.85% |
API Access
Wd 40 Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();