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How WD-40 Company stacks up
WDFC · against 342 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
36/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #254 of 343 · scores higher than 25% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score44 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including WDFC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 36?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, which is weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 72% of peers. EBITDA yield: 4.2% vs peer median 8.5%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.0% vs peer median 3.6%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 2.7% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WDFC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WDFC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 338 reported | 2.9% | 4.8% | 33% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 347 reported | 4.2% | 9.7% | 17% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 96 reported | 2.7% | 3.8% | 39% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 331 reported | 9.4% | 55.7% | 6% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WDFC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.73T KRW (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 57 | |
| 1 | 2.6B USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 3 | 69.8B ZAR (≈$3.8B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 3 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 3 | 4.7B AUD (≈$3.1B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 254 | 15.2B CNY (≈$2.1B) | 36 | 37 | |
| 254 | 11.5B CNY (≈$1.6B) | 36 | 42 | |
| 254 | 2.0B USD | 36 | 22 | |
| 254 | 156.7B INR (≈$1.9B) | 36 | 63 | |
| 254 | 3.0B USD | 36 | 68 | |
| 260 | 14.1B CNY (≈$2.0B) | 35 | 40 | |
| 260 | 2.7B USD | 35 | 32 | |
| 262 | 33.9B CNY (≈$4.8B) | 34 | 24 | |
| 262 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 34 | 63 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score