How to buy Oil-Dri Corporation Of America stock (ODC)

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America is a specialty chemicals business based in the US. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares (ODC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $87.73 – a decrease of 0.09% over the previous week. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America employs 949 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $437.6 million.

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Oil-Dri Corporation Of America stock price (NYSE: ODC)

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Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-25.

Latest market close	$87.73
52-week range	$58.68 - $93.00
50-day moving average more info button	$73.37
200-day moving average more info button	$70.39
Wall St. target price	N/A
PE ratio more info button	14.123
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (1.82%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$6.18

Is it a good time to buy Oil-Dri Corporation Of America stock?

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Oil-Dri Corporation Of America price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $88.61 from 2024-12-26

1 week (2024-12-20)	0.91%
1 month (2024-11-27)	28.20%
3 months (2024-09-27)	29.53%
6 months (2024-06-28)	38.26%

1 year (2023-12-28)	28.10%
2 years (2022-12-28)	174.55%
3 years (2021-12-28)	184.85%
5 years (2019-12-27)	156.79%

Is Oil-Dri Corporation Of America stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Oil-Dri Corporation Of America stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's P/E ratio

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 14x. In other words, Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares trade at around 14x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's EBITDA

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $71.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America financials

Revenue TTM	$437.6 million
Operating margin TTM	11.37%
Gross profit TTM	$104.1 million
Return on assets TTM	10.09%
Return on equity TTM	20.34%
Profit margin	9.01%
Book value	$28.86
Market Capitalization more info button	$636.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 10.43% of net profits

Recently Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.

While Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Oil-Dri Corporation Of America is investing more in its future growth.

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's most recent dividend payout was on 6 March 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's shares ever split?

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's shares were split on a 5:4 basis on 10 September 2006 . So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 20% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares which in turn could have impacted Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's share price.

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's shares have ranged in value from as little as $58.68 up to $93. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's is 0.588. This would suggest that Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America overview

Oil-Dri Corporation of America, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets sorbent products in the United States and internationally. 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 under the Amlan, Calibrin, Varium, Neoprime, Sorbiam, Ambio P, Ambio S, MD-09, and Pel-Unite and Pel-Unite Plus brand names; and adsorbent products for bleaching, purification, and filtration applications under the Pure-Flo, Perform, Select, Metal-X, Metal-Z, and Ultra-Clear brand names. In addition, the company provides cat litter products, such as scoopable and non-clumping litters under the Cat's Pride and Jonny Cat brand names; 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, wholesale clubs, 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. Oil-Dri Corporation of America was founded in 1941 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 4.367% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares are held by insiders and 69.062% by institutions. How many people work for Oil-Dri Corporation Of America?
Latest data suggests 949 work at Oil-Dri Corporation Of America. When does the fiscal year end for Oil-Dri Corporation Of America?
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's fiscal year ends in July. Where is Oil-Dri Corporation Of America based?
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's address is: 410 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, 60611-4213 What is Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's ISIN number?
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's international securities identification number is: US6778641000 What is Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's CUSIP number?
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 677864100