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How WD-40 Company stacks up
WDFC · against 1,320 other Basic Materials companies
Valuation
36/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #840 of 1,321 · scores higher than 36% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score132 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 · 1,281 reported | 2.9% | 3.8% | 44% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 1,352 reported | 4.2% | 8.6% | 28% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 409 reported | 2.7% | 2.6% | 51% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 1,275 reported | 9.4% | 61.0% | 5% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WDFC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 577.1B KRW (≈$416M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 219M MYR (≈$48M) | 100 | 86 | |
| 1 | 63M MYR (≈$14M) | 100 | 68 | |
| 1 | 1.39T ARS (≈$1.4B) | 100 | 53 | |
| 1 | 224.2B CLP (≈$247M) | 100 | 47 | |
| 840 | 2.0B USD | 36 | 22 | |
| 840 | 43.6B INR (≈$523M) | 36 | 48 | |
| 840 | 26.2B EUR (≈$28.8B) | 36 | 62 | |
| 840 | 156.7B INR (≈$1.9B) | 36 | 63 | |
| 840 | 3.0B USD | 36 | 68 | |
| 853 | 14.1B CNY (≈$2.0B) | 35 | 40 | |
| 853 | 5.1B CNY (≈$707M) | 35 | 38 | |
| 853 | 3.1B CNY (≈$434M) | 35 | 42 | |
| 853 | 400.1B TWD (≈$12.4B) | 35 | 34 |
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