Inter Parfums vs WD-40
Inter Parfums reported revenue of $1.5 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.2 times WD-40's $688 million in fiscal 2026. Inter Parfums' revenue grew 2.5% in its latest year, and WD-40's grew 11.0%. Inter Parfums had an operating margin of 18.2%, against 15.8% at WD-40. Free cash flow was $190 million at Inter Parfums and $98 million at WD-40. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and August 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Inter Parfums | WD-40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Aug 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $1.5B | $688M |
| Revenue growth | 2.5% | 11.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 22.5% | 7.1% |
| Gross margin | 63.6% | 55.3% |
| Operating margin | 18.2% | 15.8% |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 12.0% |
| Free cash flow | $190M | $98M |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.8% | 14.2% |
| Return on capital | — | 28.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 0.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $117M | $84M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.0% | −0.5% |
| Last close | $115.36 | $216.06 |
| P/E at the last close | 22.1× | 35.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $4.0 million | bought $627,558, sold $117,063 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Inter Parfums and WD-40 pages.