| Factor | Score | Distribution | Value | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valuation | 62 | 19.3x | 17.3x | Around median | |
Growth | 50 | 1.7% | 7.1% | Around median | |
Quality | 66 | 16.6% | 4.5% | Around median | |
Safety | 89 | — | 2.6x | Top tier | |
Capital Return | 68 | 1.08% | 0.06% | Top tier | |
Momentum | 66 | 55.4% | -1.6% | Top tier | |
Sentiment | 20 | — | 3 | Bottom tier |
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Oil-Dri Corporation of America converts absorbent minerals, particularly calcium bentonite, into products sold to consumers and industrial customers. The Retail and Wholesale group includes cat litter under brands such as Cat's Pride, private-label products, and contract manufacturing, while the Business to Business operations include agriculture and animal health products through Amlan International and fluid purification. Its model is based on developing higher-value applications for minerals and controlling quality from mining through manufacturing; on the 2026-06-09 call, management affirmed its commitment to reserves sufficient for 40 years for each product line and stated that its total reserves exceed 100 years.
In quarter 4 of fiscal year 2026, ended 2026-07-31, revenue reached 129.3 million dollars, up 3.3% year over year compared with 125.2 million dollars in quarter 4 of fiscal year 2025. Net income was 14.4 million dollars versus 13.1 million dollars, while the gross margin expanded to 32.2% from 27.8% and the operating margin to 14.1% from 12.5%. Operating cash flow reached 26.9 million dollars versus 25.2 million dollars, reinforcing the importance of cash generation alongside improved operating profitability.
Revenue for fiscal year 2026, ended 2026-07-31, was 493.8 million dollars and net income was 57.0 million dollars, compared with revenue of 485.6 million dollars and net income of 54.0 million dollars in fiscal year 2025. However, the annual gross margin declined to 27.8% from 29.5%, making the margin expansion in quarter 4 of fiscal year 2026 an improvement whose sustainability needs to be tested. Across the business components, the quarter 3 fiscal year 2026 call on 2026-06-09 indicated that cat litter sales rose 13% year over year and that agriculture and animal health experienced demand-driven growth, while fluid purification sales declined 1%; these trends illustrate the different sources of growth within the company.
Q4 FY2026
When: 2026-12-14
Year-over-year revenue growth at the 3.3% threshold
Gross margin at the 32.2% threshold
The industry-multiple valuation is 89 dollars, within a range of 65 dollars to 118 dollars, pricing earnings for the last 12 months through 2026-07-31 in line with peer companies using a median multiple of 26.8 across 29 companies. The discounted cash flow model provides an indicative value of 60 dollars, within a range of 49 dollars to 78 dollars and at a discount rate of 8.9%, to measure the value of the cash the company generates, with low confidence and an inherently conservative bias. The no-growth value is 52 dollars at a discount rate of 8.9%, representing what remains when after-tax operating profit is held constant forever. The industry-multiple range overlaps with the cash flow range, and the no-growth value falls within the cash flow range, but the industry-multiple value is higher than the other two values; this difference reflects valuing earnings according to peer pricing versus valuing cash generated and constant profit when growth stops.
Figures in the text are as of 2026-10-09; the live price is shown at the top of the page.
Oil-Dri sells products derived from absorbent minerals through the Retail and Wholesale group and its Business to Business operations, including cat litter, agriculture, animal health, and fluid purification. On the quarter 3 fiscal year 2026 call on 2026-06-09, it announced cat litter sales growth of 13% year over year, with expansion in crystal and lightweight products, Cat's Pride products, and private labels. Amlan International serves the animal health business and recovered part of a lost major account while adding customers, whereas fluid purification sales declined 1% in that quarter.
The gross margin reached 32.2% and the operating margin 14.1% in quarter 4 of fiscal year 2026, ended 2026-07-31, versus 27.8% and 12.5% in quarter 4 of fiscal year 2025. However, the gross margin for fiscal year 2026 was 27.8% versus 29.5% in fiscal year 2025, so improvement in a single quarter does not establish annual margin stability. On the quarter 3 fiscal year 2026 call on 2026-06-09, management linked the pressure to a 6% increase in domestic cost per ton and higher depreciation resulting from facility modernization.
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Last 12 months to 2026-07-31
Operating margin at the 14.1% threshold
Operating cash flow was 80.1 million dollars and free cash flow was 45.9 million dollars over the last 12 months through 2026-07-31, compared with net income of 57.0 million dollars, with earnings conversion into operating cash flow of 141%. In quarter 4 of fiscal year 2026, ended 2026-07-31, cash and investments totaled 73.7 million dollars versus total debt of 38.9 million dollars. These figures support its funding capacity, while the 2026-06-09 call announced a common share dividend of 0.225 dollars, up 10%, with a payment date of 2026-08-21, alongside the company's continued commitment to modernizing its facilities.
The quarter 3 fiscal year 2026 call on 2026-06-09 announced cat litter sales growth of 13% year over year and record crystal product sales, with the launch of Cat's Pride Ultra and private-label health-monitoring products. However, management confirmed that competition includes elevated promotions and pricing pressure, requiring spending to protect distribution and stimulate demand. Crystal products also rely on imports from China, and the decline in tariffs from approximately 49% to 39% offset cost increases in that quarter, while elevated freight rates remained a challenge for pricing and margins.
The industry-multiple method gives a value of 89 dollars based on earnings for the last 12 months through 2026-07-31 and a median multiple of 26.8 across 29 companies, measuring earnings pricing in line with peers. The discounted cash flow model gives an indicative value of 60 dollars at a discount rate of 8.9% and with low confidence, because it measures the cash the company generates and has a conservative bias. The no-growth value is 52 dollars and represents after-tax operating profit held constant forever, so it measures a different basis from pricing earnings using industry multiples.