WD-40 Company (WDFC)
NASDAQConsumer StaplesChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-09-04
$207.57-1.37%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer StaplesChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-09-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · WDFC
Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $208 the market pays 31× p/e — above the 17× p/e peer median but in line with its own 38× history. That premium reflects a durable franchise our peer-anchored $111 fair value understates; treat the 'expensive vs peers' read with medium confidence. Even valued only for durable growth at sustainable margins, it's worth about $229 — above today's price, so the premium reflects that growth case, not pure multiple expansion. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dcf fcfe | 12M | $241.54 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | medium |
| dcf fcff | 12M | $239.54 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | medium |
| ddm gordon | 12M | $48.37 | — | — | TTM | medium |
| graham number | 12M | $55.75 | — | — | TTM | medium |
| Peer EV/EBITDA |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Only expensive valuation — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
At today's price you pay about 76% over what the business is worth with no growth; closing that gap needs roughly 19.0 years of the forecast growth to come through. These describe the expectations embedded in the price, not a forecast of the move. Reverse-DCF base: $6.50/sh owner earnings.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1, 2026-Q2, 2026-Q3
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
| 12M |
| $88.25 |
| 11.7 |
| 7.83 |
| TTM |
| medium |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M | $93.83 | 15.9 | 5.90 | TTM | medium |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $103.11 | 15.8 | 6.53 | ntm analyst | medium |
| Peer P/S | 12M | $42.72 | 0.9 | 50.05 | TTM | medium |
| residual income | 12M | $40.08 | — | — | TTM | medium |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $255.49 | 38.2 | 6.68 | TTM | medium |
| triangulated | 12M | $119.16 | 16.8 | 7.08 | Triangulated | medium |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $142.70 | 15.9 | 8.97 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $108.04 | 15.8 | 6.84 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $46.48 | 0.9 | 54.46 | guidance | medium |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $261.53 | 38.2 | 6.84 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $188.72 | 15.9 | 11.86 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $97.98 | 15.8 | 6.20 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $42.15 | 0.9 | 49.39 | guidance | high |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $237.18 | 38.2 | 6.20 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |