Latest revenue
$1.67B
as of 2026-03-31
Latest net income
$187.0M
as of 2026-03-31
Net margin
11.2%
as of 2026-03-31
Price · 5Y
Live market
delayed ≤15 min- Market cap
- $11.50B
- Enterprise value
- $14.99B
- P/E (trailing)
- 14.2×
- Forward P/E
- —
- P/B
- —
- Dividend yield
- 5.2%
- 52-wk high
- $132.03
- 52-wk low
- $84.70
- Beta
- —
- Shares out
- 120.9M
5-year trend
What this company does
Clorox makes household consumer products—bleach, Glad bags, Burt's Bees, Brita filters, Kingsford charcoal, and Pine-Sol cleaners—sold through retailers worldwide. The company generates revenue primarily by selling these branded cleaning, household, lifestyle, and personal care goods, booking $4.77 billion in net sales over the past nine months. Clorox just bought out Procter & Gamble's 20% stake in the Glad bags venture for $476 million in cash, taking full ownership after the partnership expired in January 2026.
Generated from CLX's filing dated 2025-08-08
Key risks
- Negative stockholders' equity: Clorox equity swung to $(67)M deficit from $321M, after $452M dividends and $256M buybacks despite declining earnings.
- Sales/margin pressure: 9-month net sales fell 6.7% to $4,772M; gross margin compressed ~170bps as cost of goods rose against flat pricing.
- Liquidity/leverage shift: Notes payable jumped to $1,591M from $4M to fund $476M P&G Glad venture buyout; operating cash flow dropped 59% to $282M.
Generated from CLX's filing dated 2025-08-08
Profitability
Gross margin
45.2%
5.3%Net margin
11.4%
188.8%Return on equity
252.3%
195.6%Return on assets
14.6%
199.2%Leverage
Debt / equity
16.32×
1.3%Long-term debt / equity
7.74×
2.3%Debt / assets
94.2%
0.1%Earnings tracker
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Net income | YoY | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 2026 2026-03-31 | $1.67B | +0.1% | $187.0M | +0.5% | 11.2% |
Q4 2025 2025-12-31 | $1.67B | -0.8% | $157.0M | -18.7% | 9.4% |
Q3 2025 2025-09-30 | $1.43B | -18.9% | $80.0M | -19.2% | 5.6% |
Q2 2025 2025-06-30 | $1.99B | +4.5% | $332.0M | +53.7% | 16.7% |
Q1 2025 2025-03-31 | $1.67B | -8.0% | $186.0M | +464.7% | 11.2% |
Q4 2024 2024-12-31 | $1.69B | -15.3% | $193.0M | +107.5% | 11.4% |
Q3 2024 2024-09-30 | $1.76B | +27.1% | $99.0M | +350.0% | 5.6% |
Q2 2024 2024-06-30 | $1.90B | — | $216.0M | — | 11.4% |
Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.
Industry trend
Specialty Cleaning, Polishing and Sanitation Preparations · SIC 2842
Your notes
Keep private notes on CLX — thesis, target price, catalysts to watch.
Visible only to you. Never shared. Never used to train AI.
Insider activity
Insider buying
$845.6K
Insider selling
$1.9M
Net activity
−$1.0M
Distinct insiders
2
Open-market trades over the last 365 days.
Recent transactions
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Pierre R Breber Director | Purchase | 5,000 | $85.82 | $429.1K | |
| 2025-11-21 | Pierre R Breber Director | Purchase | 4,000 | $104.13 | $416.5K |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.
Who owns CLX
Institutional value
$5.45B
Total shares held
54.7M
Distinct holders
771
As of
2026-03-31
Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.
Top institutional holders
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | QoQ change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 10.2M | $1.05B | — | New |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.9M | $813.5M | — | New |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.8M | $599.5M | — | New |
| 4 | Invesco Ltd. | 4.9M | $503.6M | — | New |
| 5 | ProShare Advisors LLC | 1.5M | $157.1M | — | New |
| 6 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.3M | $132.7M | — | New |
| 7 | CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 932.6K | $96.6M | — | New |
| 8 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 928.6K | $96.2M | — | New |
| 9 | UBS Group AG | 914.4K | $94.8M | — | New |
| 10 | STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | 729.8K | $75.6M | — | New |
| 11 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 686.9K | $71.2M | — | New |
| 12 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 681.0K | $70.6M | — | New |
| 13 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 633.5K | $65.7M | — | New |
| 14 | Legal & General Group Plc | 526.7K | $54.6M | — | New |
| 15 | NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC | 508.1K | $52.7M | — | New |
| 16 | Vest Financial, LLC | 468.5K | $48.5M | — | New |
| 17 | LPL Financial LLC | 431.5K | $44.7M | — | New |
| 18 | NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD | 414.9K | $43.0M | — | New |
| 19 | Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group, LLC | 374.4K | $38.8M | — | New |
| 20 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 375.0K | $38.7M | — | New |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.
Top questions investors are asking
- 1
Nine-month sales fell 7% to $4.77B—how much reflects ERP-related retailer destocking versus genuine share loss, and when does volume inflect?
- 2
You paid $476M to terminate the Venture Agreement; quantify the ongoing margin and cash-flow impact, and justify the strategic logic now.
- 3
Stockholders' equity flipped to a $67M deficit with notes payable jumping to $1.59B—what's the refinancing plan and target leverage?
Refreshed when CLX files a new report · last from 2025-08-08