WD-40 Company (WDFC)
Return on total capital
| Aug 31, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Nov 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 30, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 76,938 | 100,672 | 99,352 | 96,706 | 95,795 | 95,627 | 94,567 | 96,122 | 90,777 | 86,320 | 79,320 | 81,967 | 86,850 | 79,695 | 88,251 | 84,060 | 88,894 | 102,317 | 94,651 | 91,810 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 268,152 | 257,062 | 242,142 | 226,297 | 230,526 | 222,242 | 216,278 | 215,932 | 210,178 | 205,827 | 197,272 | 191,370 | 188,624 | 195,229 | 198,850 | 198,398 | 200,382 | 202,632 | 187,580 | 174,500 |
| Return on total capital | 28.69% | 39.16% | 41.03% | 42.73% | 41.55% | 43.03% | 43.72% | 44.51% | 43.19% | 41.94% | 40.21% | 42.83% | 46.04% | 40.82% | 44.38% | 42.37% | 44.36% | 50.49% | 50.46% | 52.61% |
August 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $76,938K ÷ ($—K + $268,152K)
= 28.69%
Peer comparison
Aug 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
WD-40 Company
WDFC
28.69%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
APD
-1.51%
Ashland Global Holdings Inc
ASH
-40.50%