The Clorox Company CLX
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as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $10.0B
- P/E
- 17.4×
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The Clorox Company (CLX) Operating margin
The Clorox Company's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 13.6%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.52% (fiscal 2023) to 19.0% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 0.79% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.81%.
Operating margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 13.6% | (1.61) |
| FY2025 | 15.2% | 7.98 |
| FY2024 | 7.22% | 1.70 |
| FY2023 | 5.52% | (5.03) |
| FY2022 | 10.6% | (2.08) |
| FY2021 | 12.6% | (6.33) |
| FY2020 | 19.0% | 0.87 |
| FY2019 | 18.1% | (0.46) |
| FY2018 | 18.6% | (0.32) |
| FY2017 | 18.9% | 0.40 |
Quarterly
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 13.2% | (4.07) |
| Mar 2026 | 17.3% | 2.90 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.4% | 5.66 |
| Sep 2025 | 8.75% | (12.63) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 5.52%
High 19.0%
Ten-year median
16.5%
Current reading's percentile
42
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 17.5% |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 17.3% |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 17.1% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 15.2% |
| CLX The Clorox Company | 13.6% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 7.23% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 5.18% |
| NWL Newell Brands Inc. compare | 2.26% |
| COTY Coty compare | −1.40% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 0.79% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.81% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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