WD-40 Company: brands it owns and its ownership tree
WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Diego, California, United States that owns 4 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
WD-40 Company was founded in San Diego in 1953 as the Rocket Chemical Company, and its single product succeeded on the fortieth attempt at a water displacing formula, which is where the name comes from. It was developed to prevent corrosion on Atlas missile skins before employees started taking cans home.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- WD-40 Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States
- Founded
- 1953
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: WDFC
- SEC CIK
- 0000105132
- Wikidata
- Q1052314
- Website
- www.wd40company.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
WD-40 Company in numbers
- WD-40 Company owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is home care with 3 brands.[1]
Everything WD-40 Company owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does WD-40 Company own?
WD-40 Company owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including 3-IN-ONE, Lava, Spot Shot and WD-40.
Is WD-40 Company an American company?
Yes. WD-40 Company is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States and was founded in 1953.
Who owns WD-40 Company?
WD-40 Company is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as WDFC on the NASDAQ.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] WD-40 Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-10-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 October 2025; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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