---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000105132-26-000086"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDFC"
cik: "0000105132"
company_name: "WD 40 CO"
filed_at: "2026-10-21T20:12:21+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-21T20:15:14.306595+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WD-40 FY2026 sales rise 11% to $688M; Q4 EPS drops 32% to $1.06 as gross margin falls to 52.8%

## Summary
- FY2026 net sales $688.0M, up 11% (+7% constant currency); maintenance products $665.9M, up 13%; gross margin 55.3% vs 55.1%; operating income $108.9M, up 5%.
- FY2026 diluted EPS $6.08 vs $6.69, as prior year included a $11.9M favorable tax adjustment; non-GAAP EPS $6.18, up 6%, on non-GAAP net income of $83.7M.
- Q4 gross margin fell to 52.8% from 54.7% on higher specialty chemical and freight costs; Q4 operating income down 32% to $19.1M, net income $14.4M, EPS $1.06 vs $1.56.
- Q4 segments: Americas $81.3M (+5%), EIMEA $69.2M (+10%), Asia-Pacific $26.3M (+13%); Latin America Multi-Use up $2.7M, India up $2.4M, China up $1.8M.
- FY2027 guidance: sales $715-735M (+4-7%), gross margin 54.0-55.5%, operating income $114-120M, EPS $6.40-$6.70; new $100M buyback effective Sept. 1, 2026; dividend $1.02/share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000105132-26-000086
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDFC
- cik: 0000105132
- company_name: WD 40 CO
- filed_at: 2026-10-21T20:12:21+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105132/000010513226000086/0000105132-26-000086-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105132/000010513226000086/wdfc-20261021.htm

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