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

100.45 0.75 +0.75%
Market cap
$12.1B
P/E
17.8×
Fwd P/E
15.6×
Dividend yield
5.01%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
2.10
Beneish M
−2.43
Dividend safety
26/100

The Clorox Company (CLX) Return on equity

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The Clorox Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 522.8%, up 362.8 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (160.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 26.7% (fiscal 2023) to 426.5% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 4.67% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 160.0% (6.37)
FY2025 166.3% 102.68
FY2024 63.6% 36.96
FY2023 26.7% (43.27)
FY2022 70.0% (24.72)
FY2021 94.7% (33.35)
FY2020 128.0% 0.39
FY2019 127.6% (2.18)
FY2018 129.8% (37.29)
FY2017 167.1% (145.19)

Against its own ten years

Low 26.7% High 426.5%
Ten-year median 128.9%
Current reading's percentile 67

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
CLX The Clorox Company 522.8%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare 119.3%
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare 17.8%
IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare 15.4%
EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare 9.28%
ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare 7.33%
SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. compare 4.24%
NWL Newell Brands Inc. compare −12.8%
COTY Coty compare −16.2%
Household & Personal Products industry median 4.67%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.42%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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