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Oil-Dri Corporation of America

Rank #175Capital Return

ODC · NYSE · Basic Materials

Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) — Rank #175 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.35) · ROE 18.9% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000074046 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Oil-Dri Corporation of America, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets sorbent products in the United States and internationally.

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It operates in two segments: Retail and Wholesale Products Group, and Business to Business Products Group. The company provides agricultural and horticultural products, including mineral-based absorbent products that serve as carriers for biological and chemical active ingredients, drying agents, and growing media under the Agsorb, Verge, and Flo-Fre brand names. It also offers animal health and nutrition products for the livestock industry; and adsorbent products for bleaching, purification, and filtration applications. In addition, it provides cat litter products under Saular brand name, such as scoopable and non-clumping litter under the Cat's Pride and Jonny Cat brand names; crystal cat litter products under Ultra and Litter Pearls brand names; Pro Mound packing clay is used to construct pitcher's mounds, catcher's stations and batter's boxes; Rapid Dry drying agent is used to wick away excess water from the infield; industrial and automotive sorbent products from clay, polypropylene, and recycled materials that absorb oil, acid, paint, ink, water, and other liquids under the Oil-Dri brand name; and sports products for use on baseball, softball, football, cricket, and soccer fields under the Pro's Choice brand name. Its customers include mass merchandisers, farm & fleet channel, drugstore chains, pet specialty retail outlets, dollar stores, retail grocery stores, distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products, environmental service companies, and sports field product and sports turf material users; processors and refiners of edible oils, petroleum-based oils, and biodiesel fuel; manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals; distributors of animal health and nutrition products; and marketers of consumer products.

The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Sector
Basic Materials
State
DE
Filer Category
Accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
July 31
Website
oildri.com

Price History

ODC+449.3% · +40.6% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.

Market Cap

$1.22B

P/E (annual)

P/S (annual)

2.5

P/B

4.3

P/OCF (annual)

15.2

Shareholder Yield

Employees

928

Industry

Specialty Chemicals

Exchange

NYSE

Signal Flags

3 green
Revenue growth acceleratingGrowth rate increasing year over year
Operating leverage expandingOperating income growing faster than revenue
Sequential beat (rev + EPS)Both revenue and EPS exceeded prior quarter

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.35
Return on equity
18.9%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.43
Current ratio
3.28×
Net cash
$62.94M

Cash Flow

2/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
WARN
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
1.1%

Growth

1/1 pass
Revenue growth
11.0%
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 1/5 Terry Smith thresholds

1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.

FCF yield, shareholder yield, and buyback activity are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.35

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

5th of 7 SIC 39 peers

Return on equity

18.9%

Gross margin

29.5%

5th of 7 SIC 39 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

11.0%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2022202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

11.7%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

11.4%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

111.9%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.43

4th of 6 SIC 39 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

3.28×

3rd of 7 SIC 39 peers

Quick ratio

2.21×

Net cash

$62.94M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$47.62M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

-0.12

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

WARN

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

1.1%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Dividend safety

Composite score

4.2 / 5

Strong
Payout ratio
15.5%5/5 Strong
FCF coverage
5.67×5/5 Strong
Dividend growth streak
10 yr5/5 Strong
Balance-sheet health
D/E 0.43 · IC N/A2/5 Fair

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

N/A

Only 8/9 components determinable.

Lifecycle Phase History

20202025
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