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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · WD-40 (WDFC)

WD-40 Q4 Sales Rose 8% to $176.8 Million, but Diluted EPS Fell to $1.06 From $1.56

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings

WD-40 reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2026 results for the period ended August 31, 2026. Quarterly net sales rose 8% to $176.8 million, but diluted EPS fell to $1.06 from $1.56 as gross margin declined to 52.8% and expenses rose. The company guided fiscal 2027 diluted EPS to between $6.40 and $6.70 and authorized a new $100.0 million share repurchase program effective Sept. 1, 2026.

Key points

  • Q4 net sales rose 8% to $176.8 million; gross margin fell to 52.8% from 54.7%.
  • Q4 diluted EPS was $1.06 versus $1.56; fiscal 2026 diluted EPS was $6.08 versus $6.69, which included an $11.9 million prior-year tax benefit.
  • Fiscal 2027 guidance: net sales of $715 million to $735 million on a constant currency basis and diluted EPS of $6.40 to $6.70.
  • New $100.0 million buyback effective Sept. 1, 2026; quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share payable Oct. 30, 2026.

The filing

CompanyWD-40 (WDFC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 21, 2026, 4:12 PM ET
Accession number0000105132-26-000086

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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