Who owns 3-IN-ONE?
3-IN-ONE is owned by WD-40 Company (the United States, NASDAQ: WDFC), which has owned the brand since 1995.[1]
Evidence: WD-40 Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-10-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 October 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- WD-40 Company verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Diego, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1894
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Adhesives & repair
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: WDFC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About 3-IN-ONE
3-IN-ONE is a general purpose lubricating oil sold since 1894, named for the three functions its maker claimed: cleaning, lubricating and protecting. WD-40 Company acquired the brand in 1995 and sells it in a can with a precision applicator. It is used mainly on hinges, locks, bicycle chains and sewing machines, where a thin penetrating oil is wanted rather than grease.
What WD-40 Company's annual report says about 3-IN-ONE
Sentences about 3-IN-ONE from WD-40 Company's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
We also have the following additional brands which are included within our maintenance products group: 3-IN-ONE The 3-IN-ONE brand consists of multi-purpose drip oil, specialty drip oils, and specialty aerosol maintenance products.
The multi-purpose drip and specialty oil lubricant feature the Marksman Spout to deliver precise application to small mechanisms and assemblies, tool maintenance and threads on screws and bolts. 3-IN-ONE Oil is the market share leader among drip oils in many countries.
In addition to the drip oil line of products, the 3-IN-ONE brand also includes professional-grade aerosol specialty maintenance products, such as 3-IN-ONE RVcare products, 3-IN-ONE Garage Door Lubricant and 3-IN-ONE Lock Dry Lube.
How often WD-40 Company names 3-IN-ONE in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of 3-IN-ONE
- 1995 – present WD-40 Company [1] verified
Where 3-IN-ONE sits in WD-40 Company
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by WD-40 Company
WD-40 Company controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Founded in the 1890s
- Lava (1893)
Other brands in adhesives & repair, and who owns them
The 18 brands in adhesives & repair on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is H.B. Fuller, with 3; WD-40 Company has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| EternaBond | H.B. Fuller | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Loctite | Henkel | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Fevicol | Pidilite | 🇮🇳 India |
| Command | 3M | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bison | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| tesa | Beiersdorf | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Penguin | Sunstar | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Swiss Army Knife | Victorinox | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
About the owner: WD-40 Company
WD-40 Company is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Diego, California, United States, founded in 1953. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: WDFC.
WD-40 Company was founded in San Diego in 1953 as the Rocket Chemical Company, and its single product succeeded on the fortieth attempt at a water displacing formula, which is where the name comes from. It was developed to prevent corrosion on Atlas missile skins before employees started taking cans home.
WD-40 Company: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 3-IN-ONE and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; 3-IN-ONE is not one of them.
- Air Wick — Reckitt 🇬🇧
- Ajax — Colgate-Palmolive 🇺🇸
- All-Clad — Groupe SEB 🇫🇷
- Amazon Basics — Amazon 🇺🇸
- American Girl — Mattel 🇺🇸
- Arm & Hammer — Church & Dwight 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of 3-IN-ONE?
The parent company of 3-IN-ONE is WD-40 Company, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is 3-IN-ONE American?
Yes. 3-IN-ONE originated in the United States in 1894 and its owner, WD-40 Company, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has WD-40 Company owned 3-IN-ONE?
WD-40 Company has owned 3-IN-ONE since 1995.
Is 3-IN-ONE still owned by WD-40 Company?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, 3-IN-ONE is still owned by WD-40 Company. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] WD-40 Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-10-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 October 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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