Wd 40 (WDFC) CEO pay: $1.5M actually paid in FY2025
$WDFC · WD 40 COData through FY2025 — latest proxy filed 2025-10-31, checked for new filings 2026-08-21. Every number links to its source.
0.4× the tracked-company median CEO pay ($3.9M).
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2021 | Same, peer group since FY2021 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.3M | $1.5M | $655,935 | $114.01 | $151.51 | $91.0M |
| 2024 | $3.7M | $5.0M | $1.4M | $136.49 | $141.98 | $69.6M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.7M | $865,284 | $109.96 | $121.63 | $66.0M |
| 2022 | $3.6M | $3.5M | $723,034 | $95.05 | $118.07 | $67.3M |
| 2021 | $3.7M | $4.2M | $1.5M | $118.59 | $145.58 | $70.2M |
Frequently asked
How much did the WDFC CEO make in 2025?
$1,479,081 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as WD 40 CO's CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2025-10-31.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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