ODC News & Events

Oil-Dri Corporation declared a 2.5c increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend per share of common stock, representing a 14% gain over the previous quarter. The approved dividends will be 20.5c per share of the company's Common Stock and 15.3c per share of the company's Class B Stock. The cash dividends will be payable on March 6, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 20, 2026.

Equity markets started the week on the back foot, with S&P500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Industrials all turning in a negative session.  Communication Services were the worst performing sector of the S&P 500, paced by more pronounced losses of over 2% by Alphabeton profit-taking and over-3% decline by Netflixafter a competitive bid for Warner Bros emerged out of Paramount, though Tech, and particularly Semiconductors were less pressured.  In the opening hour of the evening session, U.S. stock futures are positive however, with S&P 500 e-minis and Nasdaq 100 up 0.2%.   Nvidia's2% after-hours gain on President Trump's TruthSocial post allowing the company to ship H200 chips to China is helping restore positive sentiment.Elsewhere in corporate news, Toll Brotherswas the most notable earnings report afterhours, and shares slid on a bottom-line miss along with cautious sentiment in the management's outlook regarding soft demand in the homebuilding industry.In commodities, WTI Crude Oil fell back below $59 per barrel after Friday's lurch above $60, while precious metals traded little changed.   Sentiment in fixed income is also in stand-by mode with the Fed decision and dot-plot update on Wednesday, even as Treasuries continue to sell off, with the yield on the 10-year benchmark coming within a basis point of 4.20% - the highest mark since late September.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Mama's Creationsup 19.1%ALSO HIGHER -Ares Managementup 7.0% after inclusion in S&P 500 indexSezzleup 6.6% after inclusion in S&P SmallCap 600 indexWave Life Sciencesup 6.3% after being upgraded to Outperform at RBC CapitalVital Farmsup 5.4% after inclusion in S&P SmallCap 600 indexNVIDIAup 2.2%  after Trump TruthSocial post saying U.S. to allow H200 chip export to ChinaDOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Toll Brothersdown 4.2%Oil-Dri Corporation of Americadown 3.1%Oomadown 1.9%Phreesiadown 1.0%Yextdown 0.9%ALSO LOWER -Almonty Industriesdown 14.6% after equity offeringGraphic Packagingdown 5.0% after cutting FY25 guidance, CEO resignationKymera Therapeuticsdown 2.7% after equity offering

Reports Q1 revenue $120.49M vs. $127.95M last year. Daniel Jaffee, president and CEO, stated, "As expected, our strong results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 were measured against last year's record performance, creating challenging year-over-year comparisons. Even so, we delivered the second highest quarterly gross profit and net income results in our Company's history, reflecting the underlying strength and momentum of our business. We continued to execute our growth strategies with discipline, advanced key initiatives across our product portfolio, invested in opportunities that support long-term growth, and returned value to shareholders, all while generating substantial cash. With these fundamentals in place, we remain focused on the sustained expansion of our business in the future."