WD-40 Co (STU:WD1) General and Admin. Expense: €184.7 Mil (TTM As of May. 2026)

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STU:WD1 WD-40 Co STU:WD1
36 GF Score
Price €217.80
GF Value €245.32
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is WD-40 Co General and Admin. Expense?

WD-40 Co STU:WD1 -5.14% 36 General and Admin. Expense is €184.7 Mil as of May. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:WD1 with a GF Score™ of 36/100 and a GF Value™ of €245.32 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. WD-40 Co's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in May. 2026 was €48.5 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was €184.7 Mil.

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WD-40 Co General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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WD-40 Co Annual Data
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WD-40 Co General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €184.7 Mil.

* 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.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of €184.7 Mil mean?
WD-40 Co (STU:WD1) has a General and Admin. Expense of €184.7 Mil as of May. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on WD-40 Co and its competitors.
Is WD-40 Co's General and Admin. Expense too high?
WD-40 Co's current General and Admin. Expense is €184.7 Mil. Overall, WD-40 Co has a GF Score™ of 36/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does WD-40 Co's General and Admin. Expense compare to HWKN and FUL?
WD-40 Co's General and Admin. Expense of €184.7 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for a Chemicals company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on WD-40 Co and its competitors. WD-40 Co's current General and Admin. Expense is €184.7 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is WD-40 Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, WD-40 Co (STU:WD1) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €245.32, compared to a current price of €217.80 — trading 11.2% below its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is €184.7 Mil. WD-40 Co's overall GF Score™ is 36/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For WD-40 Co (STU:WD1), the current General and Admin. Expense is €184.7 Mil as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is WD-40 Co (STU:WD1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, WD-40 Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €217.80 is trading 11.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of €245.32. GuruFocus considers WD-40 Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:WD1:

  • General and Admin. Expense: €184.7 Mil
  • GF Value™: €245.32 vs. price of €217.80 (11.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 36/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:WD1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

WD-40 Co Business Description

Other Exchanges WDFC:USA
Address 9715 Businesspark Avenue, San Diego, CA, USA, 92131
WD-40 Co is a global marketing organization focused on developing and selling products that solve maintenance and cleaning problems internationally. It offers two product groups: maintenance products, including the flagship WD-40 Multi-Use Product, which serves as a lubricant, rust preventative, penetrant, and moisture displacer, marketed globally; and homecare and cleaning products, mainly sold in North America, the UK, and Australia. The company distributes its products through hardware stores, automotive parts outlets, industrial suppliers, mass retailers, online platforms, and specialty retailers across the Americas, EIMEA, and Asia-Pacific, with the majority of revenue generated in the Americas.
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