CHICAGO, March 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE:ODC), producer and marketer of sorbent mineral products, today announced results for its second quarter and first six- months of fiscal year 2026.

	Second Quarter					Year to Date
^{(in thousands, except per share amounts)}	Ended January 31,					Ended January 31,
	2026		2025		Change	2026		2025		Change
Consolidated Results
Net Sales	$	117,737	$	116,914	1 %	$	238,223	$	244,859	(3)%
Income from Operations *	$	15,693	$	17,482	(10)%	$	32,647	$	38,672	(16)%
Net Income	$	12,569	$	12,921	(3)%	$	28,025	$	29,297	(4)%
EBITDA †	$	21,735	$	22,216	(2)%	$	45,376	$	48,383	(6)%
Diluted EPS - Common	$	0.87	$	0.89	(2)%	$	1.93	$	2.01	(4)%
Business to Business
Net Sales	$	41,977	$	43,416	(3)%	$	86,263	$	91,831	(6)%
Segment Operating Income	$	11,799	$	14,322	(18)%	$	25,433	$	31,432	(19)%
Retail and Wholesale
Net Sales	$	75,760	$	73,498	3%	$	151,960	$	153,028	(1)%
Segment Operating Income	$	10,772	$	11,328	(5)%	$	23,171	$	24,705	(6)%
^{* Comprised of Consolidated Operating Income less unallocated corporate expenses. † Please refer to Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP items to the comparable GAAP measures.}

Daniel S. Jaffee, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Second quarter results were consistent with the expectations we set at the end of fiscal year 2025, as we faced another quarter of challenging year-over-year comparisons. Additionally, a severe weather event temporarily disrupted operations at several of our plants and delayed shipments at the end of the quarter, resulting in an expected meaningful shift of revenues into the next reporting period. Even with these headwinds, we delivered the highest second quarter consolidated net sales in our history, boosted by the strength of our agricultural and cat litter businesses. I am incredibly proud of our dedicated teammates who helped us navigate the winter storm and achieve full operational recovery. Our strategic priorities remain firmly on track, as we continue advancing key initiatives across the organization to support long-term growth. Our confidence in our business remains strong and is reflected in the repurchase of over 150,000 shares year-to-date. At this point in time, we are tracking to our annual plan. To the extent we are able continue this trend, we anticipate that we will surpass last year's annual net income."

Consolidated Results

In January 2026, the Company was negatively impacted by a severe winter weather event, Winter Storm Fern, which occurred across the southern and eastern regions of the United States. This brought snow, freezing rain, and ice that caused widespread damage and outages. Emphasizing safety first, the Company temporarily shut down its facilities in affected regions and reduced production. The storm also disrupted Oil-Dri's supply chain and delayed logistics, making it challenging for customers to pick up and receive orders. The Company's financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 were adversely impacted by this storm, which reduced fixed cost absorption and resulted in an expected meaningful delay in recognized revenue. Operations have since been restored.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2026, consolidated net sales were $117.7 million, or a 1% gain over the prior year period, primarily due to favorable product mix. The increase was mainly driven by elevated sales from agricultural products within the Business to Business ("B2B") Products Group, further supported by higher revenues from co-packaged and domestic cat litter and industrial and sports products within the Retail & Wholesale ("R&W") Products Group.

Consolidated gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $32.3 million, reflecting a 6% decline from the prior year. Gross margins were 27.4% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 compared to 29.5% in the same period in fiscal year 2025. A 4% increase in domestic cost of goods sold per ton drove this decrease.

Selling, general and administrative ("SGA") expenses were $16.6 million during the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 compared to $17.0 million last year. This $400,000, or 2%, decline primarily resulted from a lower corporate bonus accrual.

Consolidated income from operations was $15.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, or 10% less than the same period in fiscal year 2025. Higher per ton cost of goods sold were partially offset by slightly elevated sales and decreased SG&A expenses.

Total other income, net was $100,000 for the three months ending January 31, 2026, compared to total other expenses, net of $1.2 million in the same period last year. This change resulted from foreign exchange gains and a reduction in estimated landfill modification costs recognized.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2026, income tax expense was $3.2 million, or 3% lower than the prior year.

Consolidated net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $12.6 million versus $12.9 million last year. While the year-over-year comparison reflects a 3% decrease, the Company's performance remained solid.

Cash and cash equivalents for the three month period ending January 31, 2026 totaled $46.9 million compared to $50.5 million at the end of fiscal year 2025. Significant uses of cash during the second quarter of fiscal 2026 include capital investments for manufacturing infrastructure improvements, share repurchases, and dividends.

Product Group Review

The B2B Products Group's second quarter of fiscal year 2026 revenues were $42.0 million, or 3% less than the prior year. While the Company's agricultural business experienced significant sales growth, these gains were offset by lower revenues from animal health and fluids purification products. Amlan International, Oil-Dri's animal health business, reported sales of $5.3 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2026, or a 32% reduction from the prior year. The decline was driven by decreased volumes following the loss of a distributor's key customer. However, the Company is pursuing the recovery of this end-user and executing initiatives to expand distribution through both new and existing customers. Revenues from fluids purification products were $25.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, down 4% year-over-year, as softer demand for renewable diesel filtration products was partially offset by higher sales of edible oil and jet fuel purification offerings. Oil-Dri's agricultural business experienced year-over-year topline growth of 23%, generating $11.2 million in sales during the second quarter of fiscal year 2026. This improvement resulted from a favorable product mix, higher prices, and increased demand.

Second quarter of fiscal year 2026 SG&A costs within the B2B Products Group increased by $700,000, or 21%, compared to the same period last year. This increase was primarily driven by planned elevated compensation and consultant costs.

Operating income for the B2B Products Group was $11.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 compared to $14.3 million in the same period of fiscal year 2025, reflecting a decrease of 18%.

The R&W Products Group's second quarter of fiscal year 2026 revenues were $75.8 million, a 3% increase over the prior year, driven by higher sales of co-packaged and domestic cat litter. These gains were in spite of a $2.8 million increase in backlog primarily caused by disruptions from Winter Storm Fern that resulted in an expected delay in recognized revenue. Sales from co-packaged cat litter rose 31% compared to last year, due to the expansion of co-packaged offerings which now include lightweight litter. Domestic cat litter revenues, excluding co-packaged products, totaled $56.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, or a 0.5% gain over the prior year period. Increased demand for crystal cat litter products drove this growth, primarily reflecting expanded purchases by an existing key clay litter customer, leveraging the Company's established relationship. However, total clay litter sales were slightly tempered by heightened promotional activity from competitors and by the aforementioned weather event during the quarter. For the 13-weeks ending January 24, 2026¹, the lightweight litter segment once again exceeded the overall cat litter category performance, underscoring its importance to the Company's branded, private label, and co-packaging growth plans. The increasing strength of the lightweight cat litter segment was reflected in the last seven consecutive quarters of year‑over‑year topline growth of Oil‑Dri's EPA‑approved Cat's Pride Antibacterial Clumping Litter. Sales of domestic industrial and sports products were $10.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, an increase of 4% compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. Pricing actions to offset higher costs supported this growth, though revenues were partially moderated by the weather event.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2026, SG&A expenses within the R&W Products Group increased by $200,000, or 4% higher than the prior year.

Operating income for the R&W Products Group was $10.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, down 5% compared to the same period last year.

The Company will host its second quarter of fiscal year 2026 earnings discussion virtually via a live webcast on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Participation details are available on the Company's website's Events page.

^{"Oil-Dri" and "Amlan" are registered trademarks of Oil-Dri Corporation of America and its subsidiaries.}_{¹Based in part on data reported by NielsenIQ through its Scantrack Service for the Cat Litter Category in the 13-week period ending January 24, 2026, for the U.S. xAOC+Pet Supers market. Copyright © 2026 NielsenIQ.}

About Oil-Dri Corporation of America

Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for the pet care, animal health and nutrition, fluids purification, agricultural ingredients, sports field, industrial and automotive markets. Oil-Dri is vertically integrated which enables the Company to efficiently oversee every step of the process from research and development to supply chain to marketing and sales. With over 80 years of experience, the Company continues to fulfill its mission to Create Value from Sorbent Minerals.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), we provide certain non-GAAP financial measures in this press release as supplemental financial metrics. In particular, EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure provided herein. We provide a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure below.

The non-GAAP financial measures we use may not be the same or calculated in the same manner as those used and calculated by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared and reported in accordance with GAAP. We believe that certain non-GAAP measures may be helpful to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, and we urge investors to review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included in this release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

Contact:

Leslie A. Garber

Director of Investor Relations

Oil-Dri Corporation of America

InvestorRelations@oildri.com

(312) 321-1515

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
		Second Quarter Ended January 31,
			2026		% of Sales			2025		% of Sales
Net Sales		$	117,737		100.0	%	$	116,914		100.0	%
Cost of Goods Sold			(85,435	)	(72.6	)%		(82,466	)	(70.5	)%
Gross Profit			32,302		27.4	%		34,448		29.5	%
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses			(16,609	)	(14.1	)%		(16,966	)	(14.5	)%
Operating Income			15,693		13.3	%		17,482		15.0	%
Other Expense, Net			121		0.1	%		(1,222	)	(1.0	)%
Income Before Income Taxes			15,814		13.4	%		16,260		13.9	%
Income Taxes Expense			(3,245	)	(2.8	)%		(3,339	)	(2.9	)%
Net Income			12,569		10.7	%		12,921		11.1	%

Net Income Per Share:	Basic Common	$	0.94				$	0.95
	Basic Class B	$	0.70				$	0.72
	Diluted Common	$	0.87				$	0.89
	Diluted Class B	$	0.70				$	0.72
Avg Shares Outstanding:	Basic Common		9,884					9,895
	Basic Class B		4,048					4,004
	Diluted Common		13,932					13,899
	Diluted Class B		4,048					4,004

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
		Six Months Ended January 31,
			2026		% of Sales			2025		% of Sales
Net Sales		$	238,223		100.0	%	$	244,859		100.0	%
Cost of Goods Sold			(170,426	)	(71.5	)%		(169,631	)	(69.3	)%
Gross Profit			67,797		28.5	%		75,228		30.7	%
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses			(35,150	)	(14.8	)%		(36,556	)	(14.9	)%
Income from Operations			32,647		13.7	%		38,672		15.8	%
Other Income (Expense), Net			841		0.4	%		(2,210	)	(0.9	)%
Income Before Income Taxes			33,488		14.1	%		36,462		14.9	%
Income Taxes Expense			(5,463	)	(2.3	)%		(7,165	)	(2.9	)%
Net Income			28,025		11.8	%		29,297		12.0	%

Net Income Per Share:	Basic Common	$	2.07				$	2.17
	Basic Class B	$	1.56				$	1.63
	Diluted Common	$	1.93				$	2.01
	Diluted Class B	$	1.56				$	1.63
Avg Shares Outstanding:	Basic Common		9,901					9,870
	Basic Class B		4,028					3,986
	Diluted Common		13,929					13,856
	Diluted Class B		4,028					3,986

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
	As of January 31,		As of July 31,
		2026		2025
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	46,933	$	50,458
Accounts Receivable, Net		70,180		69,370
Inventories, Net		53,753		51,594
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		5,897		5,961
Total Current Assets		176,763		177,383
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		148,726		149,704
Other Assets		62,638		64,590
Total Assets	$	388,127	$	391,677

Current Liabilities
Current Maturities of Notes Payable	$	1,000	$	1,000
Accounts Payable		10,218		16,808
Dividends Payable		2,749		2,444
Other Current Liabilities		37,250		48,935
Total Current Liabilities		51,217		69,187
Noncurrent Liabilities
Long-term debt		38,837		38,817
Other Noncurrent Liabilities		25,623		24,613
Total Noncurrent Liabilities		64,460		63,430
Stockholders' Equity		272,450		259,060
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	388,127	$	391,677

Book Value Per Share Outstanding	$	19.56	$	18.66

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
	For the Six Months Ended
	January 31,
		2026			2025
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$	28,025		$	29,297
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and Amortization		11,478			10,817
Increase in Accounts Receivable		(637	)		(4,424	)
Increase in Inventories		(2,058	)		(1,394	)
Decrease in Prepaid Expenses		95			1,019
(Decrease) Increase in Accounts Payable		(2,947	)		1,989
Decrease in Accrued Expenses		(10,602	)		(8,371	)
Other		5,081			3,397
Total Adjustments		410			3,033
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities		28,435			32,330

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures		(14,817	)		(17,806	)
Acquisition of Business		—			(115	)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		(14,817	)		(17,921	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payments on Revolving Credit Facility		—			(10,000	)
Dividends Paid		(4,877	)		(4,194	)
Purchases of Treasury Stock		(12,364	)		(2,164	)
Net Cash Used In Financing Activities		(17,241	)		(16,358	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents		98			57

Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents		(3,525	)		(1,892	)
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Period		50,458			24,481
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, End of Period	$	46,933		$	22,589

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(in thousands)
	Second Quarter						Year to Date
	Ended January 31,						Ended January 31,
		2026			2025			2026			2025
GAAP: Net Income	$	12,569		$	12,921		$	28,025		$	29,297
Depreciation and Amortization	$	5,673		$	5,436		$	11,478		$	10,817
Interest Expense	$	555		$	606		$	1,111		$	1,340
Interest Income	$	(307	)	$	(86	)	$	(701	)	$	(236	)
Income Tax Expense	$	3,245		$	3,339		$	5,463		$	7,165
EBITDA	$	21,735		$	22,216		$	45,376		$	48,383

Oil-Dri Announces Highest Second Quarter Revenues on Record