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Company Profile: The Clorox Company (CLX)

CLX insider trades (13 months) →

$93.80 +4.34% vs. previous close · Market cap $11.34B

Quant500 Scores
Momentum
3.0/10
Value
5.5/10
Growth
4.0/10
Quality
-
Multifactor
-

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$89.90
Open:$92.00
Day's Low:$91.59
Day's High:$95.24
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:11.34B
Enterprise Value:16.49B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$79.12
52-Week High:$128.90
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$88.26
200-Day Avg:$99.66

Volume

Volume Today:4,135,918
Avg Volume (3m):2,896,885
Avg Volume (10d):2,728,150
52-Week Change:-18.58%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.58

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):16.87

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Nov 2, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):15.15
PEG Ratio:1.13
Price / Book:126.08
Price / Sales (TTM):1.69
EV / Revenue:2.45
EV / EBITDA:14.46

Dividends

Current yield:5.56%
Annual Dividend Rate:$5.00
Dividend Trailing:$0.00
Yield Trailing:0.00%
5-Year Avg Yield:3.48%
Payout Ratio:103.12%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):6.72B
Gross Profit:2.84B
EBITDA:1.14B
Net Income (TTM):587.00M
Rev Growth (YoY):-2.00%
Earnings Growth (YoY):-50.10%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):-50.90%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$5.56

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Nov 2, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$6.19
Revenue Per Share:$55.18
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$0.74
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:143.00M
Total Debt:5.60B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):5.46B
Debt / Equity:2,221.43%
Current Ratio:0.66
Quick Ratio:0.34

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:612.00M
Free Cash Flow (FCF):110.38M
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:16.49B
EV / Revenue:2.45
EV / EBITDA:14.46

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):163.76%
ROA (Return on Assets):8.32%
P/E (trailing):16.87
P/E (forward):15.15
Price / Book:126.08
PEG Ratio:1.13
52-Week Change:-18.58%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$5.56

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Nov 2, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$6.19
P/E (forward):15.15
PEG Ratio:1.13

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$55.18
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$0.74

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:110.38M
Operating Cash Flow:612.00M
EBITDA:1.14B
Total Revenue (TTM):6.72B
Net Income (TTM):587.00M
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:120,938,184
Float (free shares):120,493,235
Short interest (shares):10,268,451
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):3.56
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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The Clorox Company (CLX) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-11-02View filing ↗
DEFA14A2026-10-29View filing ↗
DEF 14A2026-10-07View filing ↗
10-K2026-08-07View filing ↗
8-K2026-08-03View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-25View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-17View filing ↗
SD2026-06-01View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-28View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-11View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Oakland
Employees:9,200
Sector:Consumer Defensive
Industry:Household & Personal Products
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Ms. Linda J. RendleCEO & Chairman473.30M
Mr. Luc BelletExecutive VP & CFO461.37M
Mr. Chris T. HyderExecutive VP & COO501.32M
Ms. Kirsten M. MarrinerExecutive VP & Chief Administrative Officer521.34M
Ms. Angela C. HiltExecutive VP, Chief Legal & External Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary531.32M
Ms. Laura E. PeckVP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller48-
Ms. Chau BanksSenior VP and Chief Information & Data Officer56-
Ms. Lisah BurhanVice President of Investor Relations--

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The Clorox Company (CLX): Quantitative Analysis

The Clorox Company (CLX) — Consumer Defensive — Household & Personal Products. CLX is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, CLX has returned −2.0% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

Its strongest factor is value (Z 0.27, ranked 125 of 489); its weakest is momentum (Z -1.19, ranked 461 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Momentum-1.191461 of 494 =
Value0.274125 of 489
Growth-0.617445 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$93.80
Market Cap11.34B
P/E16.87
Revenue (last 12 months)6.72B
Price / book126.08
Book value per share$0.74
52-week range$79.12 – $128.90
Dividend yield5.56%
Beta0.58
Average volume2,896,885
Shares outstanding120.94M
Short interest (% of float)9.78% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does CLX report earnings? 12 of its last 12, after the close →

What are CLX insiders doing? 66 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 2 buys and 1 sell, the last one on Oct 5, 2026 →

CLX latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All CLX filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about Clorox (CLX)

When does Clorox report earnings?

Clorox has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 after the close (SEC filings through Nov 2, 2026). CLX earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Clorox's P/E ratio?

Clorox's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 16.9 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies with a P/E is 21.2, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Clorox is below its sector median. Consumer Defensive stocks, company by company →

Have Clorox insiders bought or sold shares?

The latest open-market purchase of Clorox shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on May 5, 2026, by a director, for $429k. The latest sale was on Sep 4, 2025, by an officer, for $1.9M. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 2 purchases and 1 sale by directors, officers and large shareholders. All CLX insider trades →

Does Clorox pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 5.56% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $5.00 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Oct 28, 2026.

What sector is Clorox in, and which index?

Clorox is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector (industry: Household & Personal Products), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 33 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Consumer Defensive stocks →

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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