The Clorox Company
CLX Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products
The Clorox Company’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $6.7 billion, down 5.41% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +33.3%
- EPS
- +118.9%
- Free cash flow
- +84.2%
- Total debt
- +60.3%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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The Clorox Company (CLX) Operating margin
The Clorox Company's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 14.6%, up 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (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 1.31% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.70%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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 newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 13.7% | 0.46 |
| Jun 2026 | 13.2% | (4.07) |
| Mar 2026 | 17.3% | 2.90 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.4% | 5.66 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 18.0% |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 17.9% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 15.2% |
| CLX The Clorox Company | 14.6% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 8.87% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 6.67% |
| SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. compare | 4.03% |
| NWL Newell Brands Inc. compare | 0.98% |
| COTY Coty compare | −1.66% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 1.31% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.70% |
| 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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