Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. OLN scored 23.8, WDFC scored 57.0 — WDFC leads.
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OLN
Olin Corporation
Chemicals · Quality-Growth
23.8
$14.89 · $1.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
33.2
WDFC leads
WDFC
WD-40 Company
Specialty Chemicals · Quality-Growth
57
$202.29 · $2.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthWDFC+10.2%
Strongest balance sheetWDFC0.41
Highest qualityWDFC84 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
OLN
stronger →← stronger
WDFC
35
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
84
19
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
20
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
44
WDFC is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
OLN
WDFC
$81mC-
FCF
$79mC-
+0.6%C
Rev
+10.2%B
1.99D
D/E
0.41B
0.3xA
P/S
—
7.05D
PEG
3.76D
—
P/E
30.7xC
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
OLN
WDFC
74% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
106% above
~17%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~25%/yr
-41%
1-yr DCF upside
-55%
-42%
5-yr DCF upside
-52%
-44%
10-yr DCF upside
-47%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
OLN
No notable signals flagged.
WDFC
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
Cyclical growth
The companies
OLNOlin Corporation
Chemicals · $14.89 · beta 1.23
Why now
Chemicals · market cap $1.7b. Down 51% from 52-week high of $30.46 — deep drawdown territory. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $20.20 (implying +36% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Currently unprofitable (margin -2.9%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 51% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Dividend payout 174% of earnings on a 5.1% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
WDFCWD-40 Company
Specialty Chemicals · $202.29 · beta 0.26
Why now
Specialty Chemicals · market cap $2.7b. Down 32% from 52-week high of $298.90 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $271.67 (implying +34% upside).
Moat
Net margin 13% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 32% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
Down 32% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Trailing P/E 31x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where OLN and WDFC diverge
On the headline score the gap is 33.2 points in favor of WDFC. The widest single difference is Quality, where WDFC leads by 49.3 points.
QualityOLN 34.9 · WDFC 84.2WDFC +49.3
GrowthOLN 19.2 · WDFC 50.0WDFC +30.8
ValueOLN 20.1 · WDFC 44.1WDFC +24.0
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is WDFC or OLN the better stock?
WDFC scores higher: WDFC 57.0, OLN 23.8 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do WDFC and OLN differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where WDFC leads by 49 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. WDFC leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are WDFC and OLN scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.