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CLX · NYSE

Clorox Company (The)

Household & Personal Products · United States

USD 82.470.6% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$9.97B
Trailing P/E
17.14x
Forward P/E
13.28x
Quarterly revenue growth
-2.0%
Trailing net margin
8.7%
Indicated dividend yield
6.1%

Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-11-03 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

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.

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Q4 FY2026

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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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MetricCLXThe Clorox CompanySnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30KMBKimberly-Clark CorporationSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$9.97BUS$22.82BUS$31.90B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate13.28x23.84x12.85x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA13.63x18.35x10.76x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-2.0%1.6%0.6%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter12.9%18.1%19.0%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap1.1%4.1%3.0%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA4.79x1.60x1.60x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity22.21x0.56x3.49x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings17.14x30.84x18.92x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share110.84x5.25x18.23x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue2.31x3.99x2.26x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-50.1%9.0%-32.3%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months42.3%45.6%37.6%
Net marginTrailing twelve months8.7%12.0%11.8%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only163.8%17.0%104.9%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue1.6%15.1%5.7%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price6.1%1.3%5.3%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout103.1%38.6%100.2%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities0.66x1.15x0.91x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity0.570.480.28

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Q4 FY20262026-08-09
Q1 20262026-05-02

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