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Clorox Company (The)

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Clorox (CLX) Q4 FY2026 Earnings: The Guide Is A Lap, Not A Recovery

Published 2026-08-09

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Episodes tracked
3
Episodes linked
3
Latest video
Q4 FY2026
2026-08-09
Podcast available
Yes
Current price
$106.69
+0.19 (+0.18%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
22.18x
Forward: 16.96x
Market cap / Volume
Volume:
Revenue / Earnings Growth
-2.0%
Earnings: -50.1%
Margins
12.9% op
Gross: 42.3% · Net: 8.7%
Balance sheet
0.66x current
Debt / Equity: 2221.4
52-week range / Beta
$84.70 - $128.90
Beta: 0.54
Analyst target
$101.65
Upside: -4.7%
Cash / shareholder return
0.86% FCF yield
Dividend yield: 4.69%

Company context

Industry: Household & Personal Products
Country: United States
Employees:
Price to book: 143.40x
Return on equity: 163.8%
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers home care cleaning and disinfecting products, bleach, clog removers, and laundry additives under the Clorox, Clorox2, Pine-Sol, Scentiva, Tilex, Liquid-Plumr, Poett, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand in the United States. The Household segment provides cat litter products under the Fresh Step and Scoop Away brands; bags and wraps under the Glad brand; and grilling products under the Kingsford brand in the United States. The Lifestyle segment offers dressings, dips, seasonings, and sauces primarily under the Hidden Valley brand; water-filtration products under the Brita brand; and natural personal care products under the Burt's Bees brand in the United States. The International segment provides laundry additives, home care products, bags and wraps, cat litter products, water-filtration systems, professional cleaning and disinfecting products, natural personal care products, food, grilling products, and digestive health products internationally primarily under the Clorox, Glad, Poett, Brita, Burt's Bees, Pine-Sol, Ever Clean, Clorinda, Chux and Fresh Step Brands. It also offers vitamins, minerals, and supplement products under the Natural Vitality, RenewLife, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light 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; and distributors, as well as a direct sales force. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

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Market context for CLX

Competitive view

CLX vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

Clorox Company (The) latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Clorox Company (The)
CLX
Latest video
Q4 FY2026
Growth profile looks mature or currently muted, which can cap multiple expansion unless execution improves.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.
Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.
Philip Morris International Inc latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Philip Morris International Inc
PM
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Monster Beverage Corporation latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Monster Beverage Corporation
MNST
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation already asks investors to pay up, so the upside case depends on continued execution staying strong.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
CLX
$12.90B
Clorox Company (The)
PM
$293.38B
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
$93.62B
Monster Beverage Corporation
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
CLX
22.2x
Clorox Company (The)
PM
25.9x
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
44.2x
Monster Beverage Corporation
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
CLX
17.0x
Clorox Company (The)
PM
20.5x
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
36.5x
Monster Beverage Corporation
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
CLX
-2.0%
Clorox Company (The)
PM
10.4%
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
20.2%
Monster Beverage Corporation
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
CLX
-50.1%
Clorox Company (The)
PM
-7.5%
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
18.0%
Monster Beverage Corporation
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
CLX
12.9%
Clorox Company (The)
PM
40.0%
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
29.2%
Monster Beverage Corporation
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
CLX
42.3%
Clorox Company (The)
PM
67.5%
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
55.5%
Monster Beverage Corporation
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
CLX
8.7%
Clorox Company (The)
PM
25.6%
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
23.1%
Monster Beverage Corporation
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
CLX
163.8%
Clorox Company (The)
PM
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
25.7%
Monster Beverage Corporation
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
CLX
0.9%
Clorox Company (The)
PM
3.3%
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
1.8%
Monster Beverage Corporation
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
CLX
2221.43x
Clorox Company (The)
PM
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
0.99x
Monster Beverage Corporation
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
CLX
0.66x
Clorox Company (The)
PM
0.98x
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
3.73x
Monster Beverage Corporation
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
CLX
0.54
Clorox Company (The)
PM
0.40
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
0.52
Monster Beverage Corporation
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
CLX
4.7%
Clorox Company (The)
PM
3.1%
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
Monster Beverage Corporation
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
CLX
-4.7%
Clorox Company (The)
PM
8.3%
Philip Morris International Inc
MNST
5.0%
Monster Beverage Corporation

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Episode archive for CLX

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Q4 FY2026
Episode live
2026-08-09
Published youtube podcast complete
Clorox (CLX) Q4 FY2026 Earnings: The Guide Is A Lap, Not A Recovery
Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Clorox Company (The). Use the links on the right to open the video or podcast episode.
Q1 2026
Episode live
2026-05-02
Published youtube podcast complete
CLX Stock: Revenue Beats, EPS Misses — Q1 2026
Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Clorox Company (The). Use the links on the right to open the video or podcast episode.
Q1 2026
Episode live
2026-05-02
Published podcast complete
CLX Stock: Revenue Beats, EPS Misses — Q1 2026
Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Clorox Company (The). Use the links on the right to open the video or podcast episode.