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For WD-40 Company (WDFC), the latest fiscal-year data shows a dividend yield of 1.72% and a payout ratio of 55.23%. Together, these metrics help you judge how much earnings are returned as dividends and whether the payout looks supported. Review the FY summary and payout history tables below to see the trend over time.
| Metric (FY) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividends per share (FY) | $3.76 | $3.52 | $3.32 | $3.12 | $2.83 | $2.68 | $2.44 | $2.16 | $1.96 | $1.68 | $1.14 | $1.74 | $1.24 | $1.16 | $1.08 | $1.02 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $0.88 | $0.86 | $1.00 | $0.80 | $0.94 | $1.13 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $2.20 | $2.48 | $2.44 | $2.25 | $1.85 | $1.78 | $1.59 | $1.80 | $1.53 | $1.35 | $1.19 | $1.08 | $0.92 |
| Dividend yield (FY) % | 1.72% | 1.32% | 1.53% | 1.62% | 1.16% | 1.29% | 1.31% | 1.20% | 1.75% | 1.40% | 1.78% | 1.95% | 2.11% | 2.35% | 2.64% | 2.85% | 3.72% | 2.88% | 2.80% | 2.53% | 2.91% | 2.81% | 2.75% | 3.83% | 5.65% | 6.61% | 5.23% | 6.18% | 4.51% | 5.44% | 5.62% | 5.54% | 4.71% | 5.32% | 5.45% | 7.67% | 4.74% | 4.09% | 3.10% | 4.06% | 3.47% |
| Payout ratio (FY) % | 55.23% | 67.77% | 67.55% | 62.36% | 54.43% | 59.36% | 58.83% | 45.37% | 50.65% | 44.97% | 48.47% | 46.14% | 47.83% | 51.37% | 50.04% | 46.15% | 62.95% | 60.43% | 52.67% | 52.50% | 50.24% | 52.88% | 46.34% | 65.22% | 115.03% | 96.30% | 90.50% | 91.32% | 90.65% | 89.67% | 90.73% | 139.37% | 91.19% | 90.61% | 84.97% | 98.71% | 72.12% | 62.14% | 78.08% | 67.53% | 53.97% |
| Pay Date | Ex-Date | Record Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | October 20, 25 | 2025-10-20 | $0.94 |
| 2025-07-31 | July 18, 25 | 2025-07-18 | $0.94 |
| 2025-04-30 | April 17, 25 | 2025-04-18 | $0.94 |
| 2025-01-31 | January 17, 25 | 2025-01-17 | $0.94 |
| 2024-10-31 | October 18, 24 | 2024-10-18 | $0.88 |
| 2024-07-31 | July 19, 24 | 2024-07-19 | $0.88 |
| 2024-04-30 | April 18, 24 | 2024-04-19 | $0.88 |
| 2024-01-31 | January 18, 24 | 2024-01-19 | $0.88 |
| 2023-10-31 | October 19, 23 | 2023-10-20 | $0.83 |
| 2023-07-31 | July 13, 23 | 2023-07-14 | $0.83 |
| 2023-04-28 | April 13, 23 | 2023-04-14 | $0.83 |
| 2023-01-31 | January 12, 23 | 2023-01-13 | $0.83 |
| 2022-10-31 | October 20, 22 | 2022-10-21 | $0.78 |
| 2022-07-29 | July 14, 22 | 2022-07-15 | $0.78 |
| 2022-04-29 | April 13, 22 | 2022-04-15 | $0.78 |
| 2022-01-31 | January 13, 22 | 2022-01-14 | $0.78 |
| 2021-10-29 | October 14, 21 | 2021-10-15 | $0.72 |
| 2021-07-30 | July 15, 21 | 2021-07-16 | $0.72 |
| 2021-04-30 | April 15, 21 | 2021-04-16 | $0.72 |
| 2021-01-29 | January 14, 21 | 2021-01-15 | $0.67 |
| 2020-10-30 | October 15, 20 | 2020-10-16 | $0.67 |
| 2020-07-31 | July 16, 20 | 2020-07-17 | $0.67 |
| 2020-04-30 | April 16, 20 | 2020-04-17 | $0.67 |
| 2020-01-31 | January 16, 20 | 2020-01-17 | $0.67 |
| 2019-10-31 | October 17, 19 | 2019-10-18 | $0.61 |
| 2019-07-31 | July 18, 19 | 2019-07-19 | $0.61 |
| 2019-04-30 | April 17, 19 | 2019-04-19 | $0.61 |
| 2019-01-31 | January 17, 19 | 2019-01-18 | $0.61 |
| 2018-10-31 | October 18, 18 | 2018-10-19 | $0.54 |
| 2018-07-31 | July 19, 18 | 2018-07-20 | $0.54 |
| 2018-04-30 | April 19, 18 | 2018-04-20 | $0.54 |
| 2018-01-31 | January 18, 18 | 2018-01-19 | $0.54 |
| 2017-10-31 | October 19, 17 | 2017-10-20 | $0.49 |
| 2017-07-31 | July 19, 17 | 2017-07-21 | $0.49 |
| 2017-04-28 | April 11, 17 | 2017-04-14 | $0.49 |
| 2017-01-31 | January 18, 17 | 2017-01-20 | $0.49 |
| 2016-10-31 | October 19, 16 | 2016-10-21 | $0.42 |
| 2016-07-29 | July 13, 16 | 2016-07-15 | $0.42 |
| 2016-04-29 | April 13, 16 | 2016-04-15 | $0.42 |
| 2016-01-29 | January 13, 16 | 2016-01-15 | $0.42 |
| 2015-10-30 | October 14, 15 | 2015-10-16 | $0.38 |
| 2015-07-31 | July 15, 15 | 2015-07-17 | $0.38 |
| 2015-04-30 | April 14, 15 | 2015-04-16 | $0.38 |
| 2015-01-30 | December 31, 14 | 2015-01-05 | $0.38 |
| 2014-10-31 | October 15, 14 | 2014-10-17 | $0.34 |
| 2014-07-31 | July 09, 14 | 2014-07-11 | $0.34 |
| 2014-04-30 | April 09, 14 | 2014-04-11 | $0.34 |
| 2014-01-31 | January 02, 14 | 2014-01-06 | $0.34 |
| 2013-10-31 | October 17, 13 | 2013-10-21 | $0.31 |
| 2013-07-31 | July 12, 13 | 2013-07-16 | $0.31 |
| 2013-04-30 | April 10, 13 | 2013-04-12 | $0.31 |
| 2013-01-31 | January 03, 13 | 2013-01-07 | $0.31 |
| 2012-10-31 | October 16, 12 | 2012-10-18 | $0.29 |
| 2012-07-31 | July 12, 12 | 2012-07-16 | $0.29 |
| 2012-04-30 | April 11, 12 | 2012-04-13 | $0.29 |
| 2012-01-31 | January 04, 12 | 2012-01-06 | $0.29 |
| 2011-10-31 | October 14, 11 | 2011-10-18 | $0.27 |
| 2011-07-29 | July 13, 11 | 2011-07-15 | $0.27 |
| 2011-04-29 | April 13, 11 | 2011-04-15 | $0.27 |
| 2011-01-31 | January 05, 11 | 2011-01-07 | $0.27 |
| 2010-10-29 | October 12, 10 | 2010-10-14 | $0.27 |
| 2010-07-30 | July 14, 10 | 2010-07-16 | $0.25 |
| 2010-04-30 | April 14, 10 | 2010-04-16 | $0.25 |
| 2010-01-29 | January 06, 10 | 2010-01-08 | $0.25 |
| 2009-10-30 | October 14, 09 | 2009-10-16 | $0.25 |
| 2009-07-31 | July 15, 09 | 2009-07-17 | $0.25 |
| 2009-04-30 | April 14, 09 | 2009-04-16 | $0.25 |
| 2009-01-30 | January 06, 09 | 2009-01-08 | $0.25 |
| 2008-10-31 | October 15, 08 | 2008-10-17 | $0.25 |
| 2008-07-31 | July 15, 08 | 2008-07-17 | $0.25 |
| 2008-04-30 | April 14, 08 | 2008-04-16 | $0.25 |
| 2008-01-31 | January 04, 08 | 2008-01-08 | $0.25 |
| 2007-10-31 | October 16, 07 | 2007-10-18 | $0.25 |
| 2007-07-31 | July 13, 07 | 2007-07-17 | $0.25 |
| 2007-04-30 | April 12, 07 | 2007-04-16 | $0.25 |
| 2007-01-31 | January 04, 07 | 2007-01-08 | $0.25 |
| 2006-10-31 | October 13, 06 | 2006-10-17 | $0.22 |
| 2006-07-31 | July 13, 06 | 2006-07-17 | $0.22 |
| 2006-04-28 | April 12, 06 | 2006-04-17 | $0.22 |
| 2006-01-31 | January 04, 06 | 2006-01-06 | $0.22 |
| 2005-10-28 | October 13, 05 | 2005-10-17 | $0.22 |
| 2005-07-29 | July 14, 05 | 2005-07-18 | $0.22 |
| 2005-04-29 | April 14, 05 | 2005-04-18 | $0.22 |
| 2005-01-30 | January 05, 05 | 2005-01-08 | $0.20 |
| 2004-12-29 | December 16, 04 | 2004-12-18 | $0.20 |
| 2004-10-29 | October 14, 04 | 2004-10-18 | $0.20 |
| 2004-07-30 | July 15, 04 | 2004-07-19 | $0.20 |
| 2004-04-30 | April 15, 04 | 2004-04-19 | $0.20 |
| 2004-01-31 | January 06, 04 | 2004-01-08 | $0.20 |
| 2003-10-31 | October 08, 03 | 2003-10-10 | $0.20 |
| 2003-07-31 | July 09, 03 | 2003-07-11 | $0.20 |
| 2003-04-30 | April 09, 03 | 2003-04-11 | $0.20 |
| 2003-01-31 | January 06, 03 | 2003-01-08 | $0.20 |
| 2002-10-31 | October 09, 02 | 2002-10-11 | $0.20 |
| 2002-07-31 | July 10, 02 | 2002-07-12 | $0.20 |
| 2002-04-30 | April 10, 02 | 2002-04-12 | $0.27 |
| 2002-01-31 | January 04, 02 | 2002-01-08 | $0.27 |
| 2001-10-31 | October 10, 01 | 2001-10-12 | $0.27 |
| 2001-07-30 | July 10, 01 | 2001-07-12 | $0.27 |
| 2001-04-30 | April 06, 01 | 2001-04-10 | $0.27 |
The dividend yield shows how much WD-40 Company returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.
By reviewing the historical dividend payouts for WD-40 Company, investors can identify trends in growth or cuts. Consistent or rising dividends over time often signal financial stability, while decreasing dividends may indicate potential risks or shifts in business strategy. Use the FY summary and payout history tables to track changes across multiple years.
Comparing WD-40 Company's dividend yield with similar companies in the same sector helps gauge relative attractiveness. A higher yield can be appealing for income-focused investors, but it's important to assess sustainability alongside profitability and balance-sheet strength. Use the related peers section to benchmark dividend yield and payout characteristics.
Analyzing WD-40 Company's liquidity, cash flow, and debt levels provides insight into whether it can sustain dividend payments during economic volatility. Stocks with strong financial health are more likely to maintain consistent dividends even when markets fluctuate. Pair dividend metrics with the FY payout ratio and the multi-year history tables for context.
Investors often include WD-40 Company dividends in a long-term portfolio to generate passive income. Assessing dividend yield, payout ratio, growth history, and financial stability helps determine whether the company fits an income-focused or total-return investment strategy. Review the dividend summary and payout history tables to validate consistency over time.
