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Oil-Dri Corporation of America

NYSE-ODC

Company 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 chemical carriers, 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, MD-09, and Pel-Unite and Pel-Unite Plus brand names; and bleaching clay and purification aid products for bleaching, purification, and filtration applications under the Pure-Flo, Perform, Select, 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, 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.

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    Oil-Dri Corporation of America

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    Daniel S. Jaffee

  • Website

    www.oildri.com

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    Household Products

  • Year Founded

    1941

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What's happening

Nov 13, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025

Oil-Dri Corporation Faces Significant Stock Decline Amidst Mixed Financial Signals

  • Oil-Dri Corporation of America reported a decline in first-quarter earnings, with EPS falling from $1.13 to $1.06 year-over-year.
  • The company achieved its second highest quarterly gross profit and net income despite a decrease in revenue due to reduced volumes.
  • A dividend increase announcement highlighted management's commitment to shareholder value but struggled against negative market sentiment following disappointing earnings.

Over the past month, Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) experienced a notable stock decline of 11.3%. This downturn starkly contrasts with the S&P 500's modest return of -0.2%, indicating that ODC significantly underperformed relative to broader market trends. The company's financial results released on December 8 revealed a drop in first-quarter earnings, as earnings per share (EPS) decreased from $1.13 to $1.06 year-over-year and revenue fell from $127.95 million to $120.49 million due primarily to reduced volumes.

Despite these challenges, ODC managed to report its second highest quarterly gross profit and net income in history during this period, which may have provided some reassurance about operational resilience amidst declining sales figures attributed mainly to the fluids purification and cat litter segments. However, gross profit saw a significant decrease of 13% year-over-year due largely to rising costs, although lower selling general and administrative expenses had a positive impact.

On December 4, Forbes recognized Oil-Dri as one of America's Most Successful Small-Cap Companies for the third consecutive year; however, this accolade did little to alleviate investor concerns regarding ongoing financial pressures reflected in their recent earnings report. Additionally, Amlan International’s appointment of Dr. Edwin Pei Yong Chow as Technical Service Director on December 2 signaled potential growth opportunities within their animal health division but failed to offset negative sentiment stemming from disappointing core business performance.

The announcement made on December 11 regarding an increase in dividends underscored management's commitment toward returning value shareholders; however, it came after substantial bearish sentiment had already taken hold following poor quarterly results just days prior—illustrating how challenging it is for positive news alone to shift market perception when faced with underlying financial struggles.

Overall, while there were bullish indicators such as dividend increases and strategic appointments aimed at fostering growth within specific divisions like Amlan International's animal health sector, they struggled against prevailing bearish sentiments driven primarily by disappointing earnings reports and declining revenues across key product categories—leading ODC’s stock price down significantly over the month compared not only against itself but also resulting in an underperformance relative to the Consumer Staples sector by -14.1%.

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