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OPERATING SEGMENTS Level 1 (Notes)
 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2025
OPERATING SEGMENTS [Abstract]  
Operating Segments OPERATING SEGMENTS
We have two reportable operating segments: (1) Retail and Wholesale Products Group and (2) Business to Business Products Group. These operating segments are managed separately, and each segment's major customers have different characteristics. The Retail and Wholesale Products Group customers include mass merchandisers, the farm and fleet channel, drugstore chains, pet specialty retail outlets, dollar stores, retail grocery stores, distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products, environmental service companies, sports field product users and marketers of consumer products. Given the similar nature of products and customers, sales of our silica gel based crystal litter are included with our cat litter products and reported as part of the Retail and Wholesale products group segment. The Business to Business Products Group customers include processors and refiners of edible oils, renewable diesel, petroleum-based oils and biodiesel fuel; manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals; and distributors of animal health and nutrition products. Our operating segments are also our reportable segments. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net sales for our principal products by segment are as follows (in thousands):
Business to Business Products GroupRetail and Wholesale Products Group
Year Ended July 31,
Product202520242023202520242023
Cat Litter$— $— $— $255,926 $241,884 $226,335 
Industrial and Sports— — — 47,050 45,232 44,291 
Agricultural and Horticultural44,338 33,558 40,275 — — — 
Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification110,105 92,464 77,643 — — — 
Animal Health and Nutrition28,153 24,449 24,477 — — — 
Net Sales$182,596 $150,471 $142,395 $302,976 $287,116 $270,626 

Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is our President and CEO. The CODM regularly reviews net sales, gross profit, and operating income by segment to assess profitability and assist in the allocation of resources. Net sales and operating income for each segment are provided below, along with the Significant Segment Expense categories that are regularly provided and used by the CODM when assessing segment profitability and the allocation of resources. The significant amounts within the segment operating expenses include cost of goods sold, compensation and benefits, and advertising. The other operating expenses in the table below is comprised of all other SG&A expenses which include but are not limited to travel, research & development, technical service support, and amortization of intangibles. Our CODM reviews the performance of each segment regularly by analyzing financial results in conjunction with our internal financial forecasts.

    The corporate expenses line in the table below represents certain unallocated expenses, including primarily salaries, wages and benefits, purchased services, rent, utilities and depreciation and amortization associated with corporate functions such as information systems, finance, legal, human resources and customer service. Corporate expenses also include the annual incentive plan bonus accrual.
Year Ended July 31, 2025
(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group
Retail and Wholesale Products Group
Total
Net Sales$182,596 $302,976 $485,572 
Cost of Goods Sold(106,691)(235,798)(342,489)
Gross Profit75,905 67,178 143,083 
Compensation and Benefits(8,748)(8,366)(17,114)
Advertising(1,115)(6,439)(7,554)
Other Operating Expenses(6,246)(8,236)(14,482)
Operating Income59,796 44,137 103,933 
Corporate Expenses(35,713)
Income from Operations68,220 
Total Other Expense, Net (2,009)
Income Before Income Taxes $66,211 
Income Tax Expense $(12,215)
Net Income $53,996 
Year Ended July 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group
Retail and Wholesale Products Group
Total
Net Sales$150,471 $287,116 $437,587 
Cost of Goods Sold(89,789)(222,704)(312,493)
Gross Profit60,682 64,412 125,094 
Compensation and Benefits(9,109)(6,645)(15,754)
Advertising(891)(8,148)(9,039)
Other Operating Expenses(5,093)(5,815)(10,908)
Operating Income45,589 43,804 89,393 
Corporate Expenses(37,748)
Income from Operations51,645 
Total Other Expense, Net(1,994)
Income Before Income Taxes$49,651 
Income Tax Expense$(10,225)
Net Income$39,426 
Year Ended July 31, 2023
(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group
Retail and Wholesale Products Group
Total
Net Sales$142,395 $270,626 $413,021 
Cost of Goods Sold(89,857)(219,937)(309,794)
Gross Profit52,538 50,689 103,227 
Compensation and Benefits(8,340)(5,577)(13,917)
Advertising(984)(6,363)(7,347)
Other Operating Expenses(5,537)(4,957)(10,494)
Operating Income37,677 33,792 71,469 
Corporate Expenses(30,429)
Income from Operations41,040 
Total Other Expense, Net(6,362)
Income Before Income Taxes34,678 
Income Tax Expense(5,195)
Net Income$29,483 
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest$(68)
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri$29,551 

We do not rely on any operating segment asset allocations and do not consider them meaningful because of the shared nature of our production facilities; however, we have estimated the segment asset allocations below for those assets for which we can reasonably determine. The unallocated asset category is the remainder of our total assets. The asset allocation is estimated and is not a measure used by our chief operating decision maker about allocating resources to the operating segments or in assessing their performance.
As of July 31,
Assets
20252024
(in thousands)
Business to Business Products$104,857 $92,300 
Retail and Wholesale Products200,644 200,187 
Unallocated assets 86,176 62,118 
Total Assets$391,677 $354,605 

The following is a summary by fiscal year of financial information by geographic region (in thousands):
 202520242023
   Sales to unaffiliated customers by:  
      Domestic operations$465,451 $416,603 $390,963 
      Foreign subsidiaries$20,121 $20,984 $22,058 
   Sales or transfers between geographic areas: 
     Domestic operations$6,534 $6,102 $6,436 
Foreign subsidiaries$— $— $69 
   Income (Loss) before income taxes: 
      Domestic operations$66,285 $48,995 $33,686 
      Foreign subsidiaries$(74)$656 $992 
   Net Income (Loss) attributable to Oil-Dri: 
     Domestic operations$55,192 $39,729 $28,494 
      Foreign subsidiaries$(1,196)$(303)$1,057 
   Identifiable assets: 
      Domestic operations$382,634 $345,934 $271,627 
      Foreign subsidiaries$9,043 $8,671 $14,608 

Included within identifiable assets for our foreign subsidiaries is cash held at foreign banks of $4.7 million and $4.5 million as of July 31, 2025, and July 31, 2024, respectively.
    
Sales to Walmart, our largest customer, are included in our Retail and Wholesale Products Group. The percentage of consolidated net sales and net accounts receivable attributed to Walmart are shown in the table below:
 202520242023
Net sales for the years ended July 3119%20%19%
Net accounts receivable as of July 3123%23%26%
    
There are no other customers with sales equal to or greater than 10% of our total sales.