Clorox Co (CLX)
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The company home care cleaning and disinfecting products and laundry additives, skin sanitization and cleaning products, professional cleaning and disinfecting products, and professional food service products under the Clorox, Clorox2, Pine-Sol, Scentiva, Tilex, Liquid-Plumr, Formula 409, Purell, GOJO, CloroxPro, Clorox Healthcare, Hidden Valley, Poett, Clorinda, and Chux brands. It also provides bags and wraps, cat litter, and grilling products under the Glad, Fresh Step, Scoop Away, Kingsford, and Ever Clean brands; and dressings, dips, seasonings, sauces, water-filtration products, and natural personal care products under the Brita and Burt's Bees brands. The company sells its products through mass retailers; grocery outlets; warehouse clubs; dollar stores; home hardware centers; drug, pet, and military stores; third-party and owned e-commerce channels; distributors; and other retail outlets through direct sales force. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
- Symbol
- CLX
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- Market cap
- $9.72B
- 52 week range
- 79.12 - 128.9
Valuation
- Share price
- $80.41 (close of 2026-10-02)
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.01x
- Price to book
- 105.69x
- Price to free cash flow
- 25.59x
- Enterprise value
- $13.02B
- Book value per share
- $0.76
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | -0.30% |
| 5 days | -4.05% |
| 1 month | -14.70% |
| 3 months | -17.32% |
| 6 months | -20.50% |
| Year to date | -20.25% |
| 1 year | -34.22% |
| 3 years | -38.31% |
| 5 years | -51.12% |
| 10 years | -35.76% |
| All time | +1354.07% |
Members of Congress who disclosed CLX trades
Lisa McClain · Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Jefferson Shreve
Super investors holding CLX
Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Terry Smith (Fundsmith LLP) · Yacktman Asset Mgmt (Yacktman Asset Management LP) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Lee Ainslie (Maverick Capital LTD) · Hillman Capital (Hillman Capital Management, Inc)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 168.05%
- Return on assets
- 14.57%
- Gross margin
- 45.23%
- Net margin
- 11.40%
- EBITDA margin
- 19.30%
- Revenue growth
- 0.16%
- Net income growth
- 189.29%
- Free cash flow growth
- 57.56%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 3.91%
- Current ratio
- 0.84x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 2.52x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-06-30
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $7.10B
- Cost of revenue
- $3.89B
- Gross profit
- $3.21B
- EBITDA
- $1.37B
- Net income
- $810.00M
- Earnings per share
- $6.56
- Research and development
- $121.00M
- Interest expense
- $88.00M
- Shares outstanding
- 123.53M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | $7.10B | $3.21B | $810.00M | $6.56 |
| 2024-06-30 | $7.09B | $3.05B | $280.00M | $2.26 |
| 2023-06-30 | $7.39B | $2.91B | $149.00M | $1.21 |
| 2022-06-30 | $7.11B | $2.54B | $462.00M | $3.75 |
| 2021-06-30 | $7.34B | $3.20B | $710.00M | $5.66 |
| 2020-06-30 | $6.72B | $3.06B | $939.00M | $7.46 |
| 2019-06-30 | $6.21B | $2.73B | $820.00M | $6.42 |
| 2018-06-30 | $6.12B | $2.67B | $823.00M | $6.37 |
| 2017-06-30 | $5.97B | $2.67B | $701.00M | $5.43 |
| 2016-06-30 | $5.76B | $2.60B | $648.00M | $5.01 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 45.23% | 11.40% | 168.05% |
| 2024-06-30 | 42.97% | 3.95% | 56.91% |
| 2023-06-30 | 39.36% | 2.02% | 38.40% |
| 2022-06-30 | 35.81% | 6.50% | 63.37% |
| 2021-06-30 | 43.58% | 9.67% | 119.93% |
| 2020-06-30 | 45.57% | 13.97% | 103.41% |
| 2019-06-30 | 43.90% | 13.20% | 146.69% |
| 2018-06-30 | 43.68% | 13.44% | 113.36% |
| 2017-06-30 | 44.72% | 11.74% | 129.34% |
| 2016-06-30 | 45.10% | 11.25% | 218.18% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | $167.00M | $2.48B |
| 2024-06-30 | $202.00M | $2.48B |
| 2023-06-30 | $367.00M | $2.48B |
| 2022-06-30 | $183.00M | $2.47B |
| 2021-06-30 | $319.00M | $2.48B |
| 2020-06-30 | $871.00M | $2.78B |
| 2019-06-30 | $111.00M | $2.29B |
| 2018-06-30 | $131.00M | $2.28B |
| 2017-06-30 | $418.00M | $1.39B |
| 2016-06-30 | $401.00M | $1.79B |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | $761.00M | $81.00M |
| 2024-06-30 | $483.00M | $74.00M |
| 2023-06-30 | $930.00M | $73.00M |
| 2022-06-30 | $535.00M | $52.00M |
| 2021-06-30 | $945.00M | $50.00M |
| 2020-06-30 | $1.29B | $50.00M |
| 2019-06-30 | $786.00M | $43.00M |
| 2018-06-30 | $782.00M | $53.00M |
| 2017-06-30 | $634.00M | $51.00M |
| 2016-06-30 | $606.00M | $45.00M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-08-12
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $4.97
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | $1.25 |
| 2026-04-22 | $1.24 |
| 2026-01-28 | $1.24 |
| 2025-10-22 | $1.24 |
| 2025-08-13 | $1.24 |
| 2025-04-23 | $1.22 |
| 2025-01-29 | $1.22 |
| 2024-10-23 | $1.22 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-11-02
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $0.99
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Jun/2026 | $1.64 |
| 2026-04-30 | Mar/2026 | $1.48 |
| 2026-02-03 | Dec/2025 | $1.43 |
| 2025-11-03 | Sep/2025 | $0.78 |
| 2025-07-31 | Jun/2025 | $2.24 |
| 2025-07-30 | - | - |
| 2025-05-05 | Mar/2025 | $1.57 |
| 2025-04-28 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- thecloroxcompany.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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