WD-40 Company: brands it owns and its ownership tree
WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Diego, California, United States that owns 4 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1][2]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- WD-40 Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States
- Founded
- 1953
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: WDFC
- Revenue
- $620 million (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000105132
- Wikidata
- Q1052314
- Website
- www.wd40company.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What WD-40 Company's annual report says about its business
Read from WD-40 Company's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- EIMEA:
Income from operations for the EIMEA segment increased to $52.3 million, up $5.5 million, or 12%, primarily due to a $15.4 million increase in sales and a higher gross margin, which was partially offset by higher operating expenses.
- Asia-Pacific:
Income from operations for the Asia-Pacific segment increased to $30.8 million, up $1.1 million, or 4%, primarily due to a $5.3 million increase in sales and a slightly higher gross margin, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses.
- Americas:
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, certain assets of the Company's homecare and cleaning product businesses in the Americas and EIMEA segments met the criteria to be classified as held for sale.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: a Brazilian distributor (the third quarter of fiscal year 2024).
In the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, we acquired a Brazilian distributor and shifted from an indirect distribution model to a direct model.
- Sold or exited: our homecare and cleaning product business in the EIMEA segment (fiscal year 2025), $1.7 million.
In addition, proceeds of $1.7 million from the sale of our homecare and cleaning product business in the EIMEA segment in fiscal year 2025 decreased net cash used in investing activities.
WD-40 Company in numbers
- WD-40 Company owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is home care with 3 brands.[1]
WD-40 Company financial history
Headline figures from WD-40 Company's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $408.5m to $620m, an average of 8.7% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $620m | $103.8m | 16.7% | $91m | $475.8m | $86.2m | 10-K | |
| $590.6m | $96.4m | 16.3% | $69.6m | $449m | $86m | 10-K | |
| $537.3m | $89.7m | 16.7% | $66m | $438m | $109.7m | 10-K | |
| $518.8m | $87.3m | 16.8% | $67.3m | $434.3m | $107.1m | 10-K | |
| $488.1m | $88.8m | 18.2% | $70.2m | $430.2m | $114.9m | 10-K | |
| $408.5m | $77.2m | 18.9% | $60.7m | $362.6m | $113.1m | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything WD-40 Company owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
WD-40 Company in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 549300UZHTN0CNKBOB19
- Registered name
- WD-40 Company (US)
- Registration status
- Lapsed · record updated 4 August 2023
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
WD-40 Company SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote; Other events | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does WD-40 Company own?
WD-40 Company owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including 3-IN-ONE, Lava, Spot Shot and WD-40.
Is WD-40 Company an American company?
Yes. WD-40 Company is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States and was founded in 1953.
Who owns WD-40 Company?
WD-40 Company is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as WDFC on the NASDAQ.
Sources (2) & 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.
- [2] WD-40 Company: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-08-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 October 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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