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WD-40 Co (WD-40 Co) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 7.70% (As of Feb. 2024)
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WD-40 Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.88.

The historical rank and industry rank for WD-40 Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

WDFC' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.5   Med: 6.75   Max: 26.6
Current: 7.7

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of WD-40 Co was 26.60% per year. The lowest was -14.50% per year. And the median was 6.75% per year.

WDFC's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
51.15% of 698 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.1 vs WDFC: 7.70

During the past 12 months, WD-40 Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

WD-40 Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.77. As of today, WD-40 Co's Dividend Yield % is 1.45%.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, WD-40 Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


WD-40 Co 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, WD-40 Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WD-40 Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



WD-40 Co 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


WD-40 Co  (NAS:WDFC) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

WD-40 Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Feb. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=0.88/ 1.14
=0.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of WD-40 Co was 0.68. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 0.53.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

WD-40 Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.8802024-04-182024-04-192024-04-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.8802024-01-182024-01-192024-01-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.8302023-10-192023-10-202023-10-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.8302023-07-132023-07-142023-07-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

WD-40 Co's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3.42/229.85
=1.49 %

Current Share Price is $229.85.
WD-40 Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $3.42.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of WD-40 Co was 2.21%. The lowest was 0.81%. And the median was 1.53%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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WD-40 Co (WD-40 Co) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9715 Businesspark Avenue, San Diego, CA, USA, 92131
WD-40 Co manufactures and sells lubricants and cleaning products. The firm's product categories include maintenance and cleaning products. Maintenance products include the WD-40 signature brand aerosol spray lubricant as well as degreasers, rust removers, and bicycle maintenance products. Cleaning products include toilet cleaners, carpet stain removers and deodorizers, and heavy-duty hand soaps used to clean grease. The company organizes itself into three segments based on geography: Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Around half of the company's revenue comes from the Americas segment, which includes the United States, Canada, and Latin America.
Executives
Sara Kathleen Hyzer officer: VP, Finance & CFO C/O: WD-40 COMPANY, 9715 BUSINESSPARK AVE., SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Jeffrey G Lindeman officer: VP, Chief People, Cult. & Cap. 9715 BUSINESSPARK AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Phenix Q. Kiamilev officer: VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec 9715 BUSINESSPARK AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Steven A Brass director, officer: President and CEO WD-40 COMPANY, 1061 CUDAHY PLACE, SAN DIEGO CA 92110
William B Noble officer: Group MD, EMEA & Emerging Mkts BRICK CLOSE, KIIN FARM, MILTON KEYNES X0 MK1 13LJ
Patricia Q Olsem officer: Division President, Americas 9715 BUSINESSPARK AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Cynthia Burks director C/O INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., 9700 63RD AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 200, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
Geoffrey Holdsworth officer: Managing Director AsiaPacific 27 MUNGARRA AVENUE, ST. IVES, SYDNEY C3 2075
Eric Etchart director ROOM F, 22F CROSS REGION PLAZA, 899 LINGLING ROAD, SHANGHAI F4 200030
Magee Edward O Jr director 9715 BUSINESSPARK AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Richard T Clampitt officer: VP, General Counsel WD-40 COMPANY, 1061 CUDAHY PLACE, SAN DIEGO CA 92110
Garry O Ridge director, officer: President & CEO 1061 CUDAHY PL, SAN DIEGO CA 92110
Lara L Lee director C/O MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC., 1540 DREW AVENUE, DAVIS CA 95618
Jay Rembolt officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1061 CUDAHY PL, SAN DIEGO CA 92110
Graciela Monteagudo director FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047

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