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Oil-Dri Corporation of America
1W: +7.3% 1M: -14.6% 3M: -25.6% YTD: +56.6% 1Y: +24.1% 3Y: +175.6% 5Y: +375.7%
$74.55
-1.12 (-1.48%)
After Hours: $77.67 (+3.12, +4.19%)
Weekly Expected Move ±6.6%
$66 $71 $76 $81 $86
NYSE · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty · Tech Score Sell · Power 34 · $1.0B mcap · 13M float · 1.01% daily turnover · Short 52% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 82% of companies Debt: 5.0% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.25 (down 99.7%), Oil-Dri Corporation of America would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $53.6M against a stock market value of $1.02B.
Distance to default 10.32 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-07-31, debt counted $19.9M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 38.7%; Altman Z 7.80. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
Smart Money Score
Moderate 50
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Key Statistics
Market Cap$1.0B
52W Range45.61-107
Volume107,616
Avg Volume128,486
Beta0.76
Dividend$0.81
Analyst Ratings
No analyst coverage
Company Info
CEODaniel S. Jaffee
Employees927
SectorBasic Materials
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
IPO Date1980-03-19
Websiteoildri.com
410 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-4213
US
312 321 1515
About Oil-Dri Corporation of America

Oil-Dri Corporation of America, along with its various subsidiaries, is engaged in the creation, production, and distribution of absorbent and adsorbent materials both within the United States and internationally. Its business operations are segmented into two main divisions: the Retail and Wholesale Products Group, and the Business-to-Business Products Group. The company's offerings include a range of agricultural and horticultural goods. These are mineral-derived absorbent items that function as carriers for chemicals, drying agents, and growth media, marketed under brands such as Agsorb, Verge, and Flo-Fre. Oil-Dri also provides animal health and nutrition solutions specifically designed for the livestock industry, featuring brand names like Amlan, Calibrin, Varium, Neoprime, MD-09, Pel-Unite, and Pel-Unite Plus. Furthermore, it manufactures bleaching clays and purification aids vital for various bleaching, refining, and filtration processes, sold under the Pure-Flo, Perform, Select, and Ultra-Clear labels. In the consumer sector, the firm supplies cat litter products, encompassing both scoopable and non-clumping varieties, primarily known by the Cat's Pride and Jonny Cat brands. Its portfolio also extends to industrial and automotive absorbent materials, crafted from clay, polypropylene, and recycled content. These products, sold under the Oil-Dri brand, are engineered to soak up liquids such as oil, acid, paint, ink, and water. Lastly, Oil-Dri offers specialized sports products, utilized on fields for baseball, softball, football, and soccer, under its Pro's Choice brand. The company's diverse clientele includes mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, pharmacy chains, pet specialty retailers, discount stores, and grocery outlets. It also serves distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive goods, environmental service firms, and users of sports field and turf materials. Additionally, Oil-Dri supplies processors and refiners of edible oils, petroleum-based oils, and biodiesel fuel; manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals; distributors of animal wellness and nutritional items; and marketers of consumer products. Oil-Dri Corporation of America was established in 1941 and its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois.

Recent Insider Trades

NameTypeSharesPriceDate
JAFFEE DANIEL S F-InKind 27,125 — 2026-10-19
Lamson Christopher B F-InKind 2,228 $70.49 2026-10-19
Christiansen Aaron F-InKind 8,811 $70.49 2026-10-19
Ryan Amy S-Sale 1,100 $78.80 2026-10-16
Lamson Christopher B S-Sale 7,000 $80.27 2026-10-15

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