CLX

MKT CAP:$12B

The Clorox Company

Market Cap

$12B

Consumer Defensive·Household & Personal Products·🇺🇸 United States·NYSE

Consumer Def.·Household·🇺🇸·NYSE

Stock Price

$96.85-$4.00 (-3.97%)

Apr 22, 2026

Company Details

The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers cleaning produ...

CEO

Linda J. Rendle

IPO Date

Mar 21, 1983

Website

www.thecloroxcompany.com

Key Metrics TTM

Revenue

$7.4B

+19.9% YoY

Net Income

$1.1B

EPS (Diluted)

$8.81

Free Cash Flow

$1.5B

Revenue / Share

$60.33

Gross Margin

46.3%

Operating Margin

19.7%

Net Margin

15.3%

FCF Margin

20.2%

P/S

1.6x

P/E

10.6x

Earnings Reports

Q3 2026

Apr 30, 2026

PENDING

Q2 2026

Feb 3, 2026

$1.7BEPS $1.29

Q1 2021

Nov 2, 2020

$1.9B+27.2%EPS $3.22

FY 2020

Aug 13, 2020

$6.7B+8.2%EPS $7.35

Q4 2020

Aug 13, 2020

$2.0B+21.9%EPS $2.41

Revenue & Profitability

Quarter	Revenue	Gross Profit	Operating Income
Q3 17	$1.5B	$650M	$253M
Q4 17	$1.6B	$753M	$322M
Q1 18	$1.5B	$674M	$304M
Q2 18	$1.4B	$609M	$241M
Q3 18	$1.5B	$649M	$259M
Q4 18	$1.7B	$743M	$332M
Q1 19	$1.6B	$673M	$290M
Q2 19	$1.5B	$647M	$259M
Q3 19	$1.6B	$673M	$262M
Q4 19	$1.6B	$735M	$313M
Q1 20	$1.5B	$663M	$285M
Q2 20	$1.4B	$640M	$256M
Q3 20	$1.8B	$832M	$340M
Q4 20	$2.0B	$932M	$397M
Q1 21	$1.9B	$921M	$472M
Q2 26	$1.7B	$722M	$241M

Valuation

Quarter	P/S	P/E
Q3 17	—	—
Q4 17	1.9x	16.6x
Q1 18	2.0x	16.0x
Q2 18	2.0x	14.9x
Q3 18	2.0x	14.8x
Q4 18	1.9x	14.5x
Q1 19	1.9x	14.2x
Q2 19	1.9x	15.1x
Q3 19	1.9x	15.0x
Q4 19	1.9x	14.5x
Q1 20	1.9x	14.6x
Q2 20	1.9x	14.6x
Q3 20	1.9x	13.7x
Q4 20	1.8x	12.7x
Q1 21	1.7x	10.3x
Q2 26	1.6x	10.6x

Operating Cash Flow

Quarter	Operating CF	Free CF
Q3 17	$212M	$168M
Q4 17	$386M	$316M
Q1 18	$258M	$209M
Q2 18	$64M	$24M
Q3 18	$252M	$215M
Q4 18	$400M	$332M
Q1 19	$259M	$223M
Q2 19	$190M	$140M
Q3 19	$154M	$105M
Q4 19	$389M	$318M
Q1 20	$271M	$217M
Q2 20	$227M	$170M
Q3 20	$308M	$261M
Q4 20	$740M	$644M
Q1 21	$383M	$314M
Q2 26	$311M	$269M

Capital Expenditures

Quarter	CapEx
Q3 17	$44M
Q4 17	$70M
Q1 18	$49M
Q2 18	$40M
Q3 18	$37M
Q4 18	$68M
Q1 19	$36M
Q2 19	$50M
Q3 19	$49M
Q4 19	$71M
Q1 20	$54M
Q2 20	$57M
Q3 20	$47M
Q4 20	$96M
Q1 21	$69M
Q2 26	$42M

CapEx

OpEx vs Revenue Growth (YoY)

Quarter	Revenue Growth	OpEx Growth
Q1 18	-6.3%	-10.7%
Q2 18	-1.9%	+1.3%
Q3 18	+2.7%	+2.8%
Q4 18	+2.7%	+2.6%
Q1 19	+4.2%	+6.4%
Q2 19	+4.0%	+3.3%
Q3 19	+2.2%	+2.5%
Q4 19	-3.8%	-3.3%
Q1 20	-3.6%	-4.1%
Q2 20	-1.6%	-1.7%
Q3 20	+15.0%	+11.9%
Q4 20	+21.9%	+20.7%
Q1 21	+27.2%	+18.3%
Q2 26	+15.5%	+20.0%

Stock-Based Compensation

Quarter	SBC ($)	% of Revenue
Q3 17	$13M	0.9%
Q4 17	$13M	0.8%
Q1 18	$12M	0.8%
Q2 18	$11M	0.8%
Q3 18	$14M	0.9%
Q4 18	$16M	0.9%
Q1 19	$8M	0.5%
Q2 19	$10M	0.7%
Q3 19	$16M	1.0%
Q4 19	$9M	0.6%
Q1 20	$6M	0.4%
Q2 20	$13M	0.9%
Q3 20	$18M	1.0%
Q4 20	$13M	0.7%
Q1 21	$13M	0.7%
Q2 26	$0	0.0%

OpEx Breakdown

Quarter	R&D	SG&A
Q3 17	$35M	$362M
Q4 17	$37M	$394M
Q1 18	$32M	$338M
Q2 18	$31M	$337M
Q3 18	$32M	$358M
Q4 18	$37M	$374M
Q1 19	$32M	$351M
Q2 19	$32M	$356M
Q3 19	$34M	$377M
Q4 19	$38M	$384M
Q1 20	$30M	$348M
Q2 20	$34M	$350M
Q3 20	$39M	$453M
Q4 20	$42M	$493M
Q1 21	$32M	$417M
Q2 26	$29M	$452M

Revenue Segments

Quarter	Cleaning	Household	International	Lifestyle	Health and Wellness
Q3 17	$497M	$486M	$248M	$246M	—
Q1 18	$559M	$441M	$254M	$246M	—
Q2 18	$472M	$410M	$266M	$268M	—
Q3 18	$513M	$493M	$259M	$252M	—
Q4 18	$516M	$615M	$249M	$311M	—
Q1 19	$571M	$442M	$241M	$309M	—
Q2 19	$500M	$393M	$245M	$335M	—
Q3 19	$508M	$489M	$245M	$309M	—
Q4 19	$530M	$546M	$239M	$312M	—
Q1 20	$562M	$381M	$241M	$322M	—
Q2 20	$501M	$360M	$241M	$347M	—
Q3 20	$671M	$500M	$273M	$339M	—
Q1 21	—	$500M	$285M	$318M	$813M
Q2 26	—	$419M	$294M	$321M	$643M

War Chest

Quarter	Cash	Short-term Investments	Total
Q3 22	$241M	$0	$241M
Q4 22	$183M	$0	$183M
Q1 23	$278M	$0	$278M
Q2 23	$168M	$0	$168M
Q3 23	$242M	$0	$242M
Q4 23	$367M	$0	$367M
Q1 24	$518M	$0	$518M
Q2 24	$355M	$0	$355M
Q3 24	$219M	$0	$219M
Q4 24	$202M	$0	$202M
Q1 25	$278M	$0	$278M
Q2 25	$290M	$0	$290M
Q3 25	$226M	$0	$226M
Q4 25	$167M	$0	$167M
Q1 26	$166M	$0	$166M
Q2 26	$227M	$0	$227M

Shares Outstanding

Quarter	Shares (Diluted)	QoQ Change	YoY Change
Q3 17	131M	-0.6%	—
Q4 17	132M	+0.4%	—
Q1 18	132M	-0.3%	-0.0%
Q2 18	132M	+0.1%	-0.4%
Q3 18	132M	+0.2%	+0.4%
Q4 18	132M	0.0%	-0.0%
Q1 19	130M	-1.5%	-1.2%
Q2 19	130M	+0.1%	-1.2%
Q3 19	130M	+0.1%	-1.2%
Q4 19	128M	-1.4%	-2.6%
Q1 20	127M	-0.7%	-1.9%
Q2 20	127M	-0.5%	-2.5%
Q3 20	127M	+0.4%	-2.3%
Q4 20	128M	+0.9%	+0.1%
Q1 21	129M	+0.2%	+1.0%
Q2 26	122M	-5.3%	-3.9%

Shares Outstanding

Revenue Per Employee

Period	Revenue/Employee	Employees
Q3 17	$184.6K	8K
Q4 17	$203.3K	8K
Q1 18	$185.2K	8K
Q2 18	$174.8K	8K
Q3 18	$187.3K	8K
Q4 18	$194.4K	9K
Q1 19	$179.7K	9K
Q2 19	$169.3K	9K
Q3 19	$178.3K	9K
Q4 19	$184.9K	9K
Q1 20	$171.1K	9K
Q2 20	$164.7K	9K
Q3 20	$202.6K	9K
Q4 20	$225.3K	9K
Q1 21	$217.7K	9K
Q2 26	$220.1K	8K

Revenue / Employee