Wd 40 (WDFC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Wd 40 (WDFC) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 24.31% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 0.79 percentage points from 25.09% a year earlier but up 1.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Wd 40 (WDFC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Wd 40's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 27.32%, up 4.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +3.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Wd 40's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 22.36% in FY2024 (+1.47 pp), 20.89% in FY2023 (-0.59 pp), 21.48% in FY2022 (-2.96 pp) and 24.44% in FY2021 (+0.61 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 18.18% in fiscal Q2 2023 to a high of 26.25% in fiscal Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.48 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2025, with a gain of 3.96 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a drop of 6.39 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 22.39% (Q2 2026), 25.71% (Q1 2026) and 26.25% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 373.44 Bn | 325.24 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 17.18% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 74.95 Bn | 70.01 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 27.25% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 39.37 Bn | 27.45 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.45% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.58 Bn | 33.19 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 10.24% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.64 Bn | 33.96 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 19.45% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 24.96 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 13.09% |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.45 Bn | 8.89 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 26.61% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.73 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 4.57% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 11.14% |
| 10 | Wd 40 | 2.86 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 110.42 Mn | 24.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 24.31% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 22.39% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 25.71% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 26.25% |
| May 31, 2025 | 25.09% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 25.81% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 22.63% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 22.38% |
| May 31, 2024 | 22.04% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 21.86% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 22.24% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 20.67% |
| May 31, 2023 | 19.57% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 18.18% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 19.32% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 21.29% |
| May 31, 2022 | 19.94% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 22.27% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 21.49% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 22.68% |
API Access
Wd 40 Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WDFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();