Oil-Dri Corp. of America (ODC)
NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-09-14
$86.26-0.32%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Specialty Chemicals is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 3% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthManagement screens strong on capital allocation, margins, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 16% growth a year, above the roughly 4% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 33% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskODC's growth relies on maintaining strong financial performance in a challenging sector backdrop. Revenue grew 9% year over year, showing resilience despite market pressures. It trades at 24× P/E versus a peer median of 17×, indicating the market prices in more growth than forecast. The risk lies in the potential for a guidance cut, with a 49% chance of missing outlook. Peer multiples imply a price about 15% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. ODC is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Specialty Chemicals — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.