WD 40 Could Be 26% Undervalued As Duluth Partnership Tests Brand Reach

Duluth Trading Co.'s new co-branded apparel line with WD-40 (WDFC) pushes the lubricant icon into workwear and fan gear, giving investors fresh context for the brand's reach and marketing ambitions.

Recent trading tells a mixed story for WD-40. The 30-day share price return of 6.34% contrasts with a 90-day share price decline of 15.32%, while the 1-year total shareholder return of 6.27% points to modest gains as brand campaigns and regular dividends keep the narrative alive.

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The share price climb over the past month, alongside a weaker 90 day and 5 year record, raises a simple tension. Are buyers reacting to WD-40's earnings power, or just resetting sentiment around a familiar brand story?

Most Popular Narrative: 26% Undervalued

WD-40's most followed valuation storyline pegs fair value at $271.67 per share, well above the recent $201.30 close. This frames the current Duluth partnership within a wider debate about long term earnings power and brand monetization.

Further geographic expansion of WD-40 maintenance products, with only about 25% of the estimated US$1.9b attainable market captured and strong double digit growth in countries such as China, India and Latin American markets, can add new volume and support revenue growth.

Continued premiumization of WD-40 Multi-Use Product, where Smart Straw and EZ-REACH already account for about half of revenue in this category with 30% to 45% price uplifts and relatively low penetration in many emerging markets, can keep shifting mix toward higher margin products and support gross margin and earnings.

See why 9 investors see WD-40 as 26% undervalued.

Result: Fair Value of $271.67 (UNDERVALUED)

Still, analysts flag rising petroleum based input costs and any shift toward a lower P/E multiple as two pressure points that could quickly challenge the WD-40 bull story.

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Another View On WD-40’s Valuation

The analyst narrative paints WD-40 as 26% undervalued at $271.67 per share. A simple P/E check tells a different story. The stock trades at 30.4x earnings versus 17.5x for peers, 16.8x for the wider household products group and a fair ratio of 14.1x. That gap points to real repricing risk if sentiment cools.

For investors comparing WD-40 with other premium-priced brands, it helps to see how the current P/E stacks up visually and where it could drift toward the fair ratio over time. See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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