The Clorox Company CLX

83.80 2.00 2.44% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$10.0B
P/E
17.4×
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The Clorox Company (CLX) Debt to equity

The Clorox Company's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 15.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.1× (fiscal 2020) to 17.8× (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 0.5× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.3×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2026 15.8× 206.62%
FY2025 5.2× 2.20%
FY2024 5.0× (25.41%)
FY2023 6.8× 76.32%
FY2022 3.8× (18.47%)
FY2021 4.7× 50.04%
FY2020 3.1× (34.69%)
FY2019 4.8× 40.34%
FY2018 3.4× 3.50%
FY2017 3.3× (57.55%)

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Jun 2026 15.8× (41.55%)
Mar 2026 27.0× (61.94%)
Dec 2025 71.0× 294.45%
Sep 2025 18.0× 249.42%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 3.1× High 17.8×
Ten-year median 4.9×
Current reading's percentile 92

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare 0.1×
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare 0.5×
KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare 0.7×
ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare 0.7×
COTY Coty compare 1.0×
EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare 1.9×
NWL Newell Brands Inc. compare 2.0×
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare 3.5×
CLX The Clorox Company 15.8×
Household & Personal Products industry median 0.5×
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.3×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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