SeekingAlpha · Sep 11, 2026
WD-40: I Reiterate My Sell, Shares Remain Overvalued
WD-40 (WDFC) stock looks overvalued at 33x forward earnings.
NYSE · WDFC
WD-40 Company
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$189.83
Down-$0.18 (-0.09%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 10:34 PM
SID Score
4.0/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 2.72B
- P/E ratio
- 29.92
- Dividend yield
- 1.98%
- 52-week range
- $175.38 – $298.90
- Volume
- 157.27K
- Avg. volume
- 135.11K
Price performance
WDFC price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
WDFC closed at $189.83 after 20 trading sessions, down 17.47% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $189.83
- Period change
- -17.47%
- Period low
- $189.83
- Period high
- $230.01
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $191.29 | $192.50 | $189.66 | $189.83 | 157.27K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $196.22 | $196.90 | $190.88 | $191.75 | 124.7K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $201.16 | $201.51 | $194.05 | $194.82 | 102.53K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $199.23 | $201.935 | $198.17 | $199.04 | 113.47K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $200.21 | $201.515 | $198.0362 | $199.84 | 116.36K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $205.39 | $206.265 | $200.96 | $201.73 | 128.52K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $208.27 | $211.53 | $206.49 | $207.57 | 112.88K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $213.33 | $214.795 | $210.00 | $210.46 | 75.22K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $214.28 | $215.81 | $211.85 | $212.08 | 111.13K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $212.62 | $215.36 | $211.93 | $212.65 | 89.49K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $216.27 | $216.27 | $213.10 | $214.15 | 112.77K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $220.24 | $220.49 | $215.83 | $217.17 | 64.52K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $213.60 | $221.01 | $213.60 | $218.92 | 82.23K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $216.08 | $217.03 | $214.36 | $216.58 | 81.06K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $215.89 | $216.46 | $211.6845 | $214.15 | 76.6K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $217.15 | $220.71 | $215.62 | $215.89 | 90.09K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $213.16 | $217.205 | $210.11 | $217.08 | 137.92K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $220.01 | $225.4099 | $211.92 | $211.92 | 96.72K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $230.36 | $232.22 | $222.68 | $223.23 | 78.37K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $230.96 | $232.81 | $229.80 | $230.01 | 101.37K |
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Company profile
WD-40 Co is a global marketing organization focused on developing and selling products that solve maintenance and cleaning problems internationally. It offers two product groups: maintenance products, including the flagship WD-40 Multi-Use Product, which serves as a lubricant, rust preventative, penetrant, and moisture displacer, marketed globally; and homecare and cleaning products, mainly sold in North America, the UK, and Australia. The company distributes its products through hardware stores, automotive parts outlets, industrial suppliers, mass retailers, online platforms, and specialty retailers across the Americas, EIMEA, and Asia-Pacific, with the majority of revenue generated in the Americas.
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- Consensus
- —
- Average target
- $300.00
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | DA Davidson | Buy | — |
| Apr 10, 2026 | DA Davidson | Buy | — |
| Apr 6, 2026 | William Blair | Outperform | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | DA Davidson | Buy | — |
| Jan 27, 2025 | DA Davidson | Buy | — |
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