Every material Form 8-K WD-40 filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
WD-40 reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 results for the year ended August 31, 2025, with net sales up 5% for both the quarter and the year. Full-year net income rose 31% to $91.0 million, but that figure includes an $11.9 million one-time tax benefit, and excluding it net income rose 14%. The company also projected fiscal 2026 net sales of $630 million to $655 million and diluted EPS of $5.75 to $6.15, and said it plans to fully use its remaining buyback authorization.
Fiscal 2025 net sales were $620.0 million, up 5%; diluted EPS was $6.69 versus $5.11, or $5.82 excluding a $0.87 tax benefit
Fourth-quarter net sales were $163.5 million, up 5%, and diluted EPS was $1.56 versus $1.23, up 27%
Fiscal 2026 guidance: net sales of $630 million to $655 million and diluted EPS of $5.75 to $6.15; $29.6 million remained under the buyback plan as of August 31, 2025
WD-40 Company said director Trevor I. Mihalik will resign and not stand for re-election, effective at the 2025 Annual Meeting scheduled for December 12, 2025. The filing says his decision was not due to any disagreement with the company, and the board size will drop from 10 to 9 directors upon his resignation.
Trevor I. Mihalik notified the board on October 9, 2025 of his decision to resign and not stand for re-election
Departure effective at the 2025 Annual Meeting, currently scheduled for December 12, 2025; he remains on the board and committees until then
He chairs the Finance Committee and sits on the Corporate Governance and Audit Committees; he joined the board in 2019
Board size will be reduced from 10 to 9 directors upon his resignation
WD-40 Company and its UK subsidiary agreed on August 29, 2025 to sell their U.K. homecare and cleaning businesses, including the 1001 and 1001 Carpet Fresh brands, to Supreme Imports Ltd. The company said the all-cash deal, including inventory consideration, is valued up to £5.6 million ($7.5 million), and it expects to use most of the up-front proceeds to pay down short-term high-interest rate debt.
Buyer is Supreme Imports Ltd; the asset purchase agreement is dated August 29, 2025 and the transaction closed simultaneously with signing.
Cash at closing is £1,300,000 (about $1.8 million), with a further £350,000 (about $0.5 million) due 12 months after closing.
The businesses generated net sales of about $9.0 million in fiscal 2024 and about $6.5 million in the nine months ended May 31, 2025.
Earn-out payments are capped at £2,920,000 (about $3.9 million) in aggregate, and no facilities or employees transfer to the buyer.
WD-40 reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 results for the quarter ended May 31, 2025, with net sales of $156.9 million, up 1%, and diluted EPS of $1.54, up from $1.46 a year earlier. The company raised its fiscal 2025 operating income guidance to $96 million to $101 million and its diluted EPS guidance to $5.30 to $5.60, while narrowing its net sales outlook to $600 million to $620 million.
Third-quarter net sales were $156.9 million, up 1%; maintenance product sales rose 2% to $150.4 million.
Third-quarter operating income was $27.4 million, up 1%, and net income was $21.0 million, up 6%.
Fiscal 2025 diluted EPS guidance is now $5.30 to $5.60, up from the prior range; operating income guidance is $96 million to $101 million.
The board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share payable July 31, 2025, and extended the $50.0 million repurchase plan to August 31, 2026.
WD-40 reported fiscal second-quarter 2025 net sales of $146.1 million, up 5% from a year earlier, and net income of $29.9 million, up 92%. Net income included an $11.9 million one-time tax benefit from releasing an uncertain tax position; excluding it, net income rose $2.4 million, or 15%. The company raised its fiscal 2025 gross margin and diluted EPS guidance, which shareholders will weigh alongside the one-time tax benefit in reported profit.
Q2 net sales were $146.1 million, up 5%; maintenance product sales were $139.3 million, up 6%.
Diluted EPS was $2.19 versus $1.14; non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS was $1.32, up 16%, excluding the $0.87 tax benefit effect.
Fiscal 2025 gross margin guidance raised to 55% to 56%; diluted EPS guidance raised to $5.25 to $5.55.
Operating income guidance of $95 million to $100 million was unchanged; net sales guidance of $600 million to $630 million was also projected.
WD-40 Company reported first quarter fiscal 2025 results for the quarter ended November 30, 2024, with net sales of $153.5 million, up 9 percent, and diluted earnings per share of $1.39, up from $1.28 a year earlier. The company reiterated its fiscal 2025 guidance on a pro forma basis, which excludes the planned divestiture of its homecare and cleaning portfolios. Shareholders see growth in sales and earnings, but operating income rose only 4 percent and advertising spending rose 20 percent.
Net sales were $153.5 million, up 9 percent from $140.4 million; maintenance product sales rose 10 percent to $145.5 million.
Diluted EPS was $1.39 versus $1.28, up 9 percent; net income was $18.9 million, up 8 percent.
Fiscal 2025 guidance was reiterated: net sales of $600 million to $630 million, operating income of $95 million to $100 million, and diluted EPS of $5.20 to $5.45.
Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share, payable January 31, 2025 to holders of record on January 17, 2025.
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