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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 2.01%, EPS fell 50.4%, free cash flow grew 11.4% and total debt rose 60.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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The Clorox Company (CLX) Return on invested capital
The Clorox Company's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 14.0%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.64% (fiscal 2023) to 36.8% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 0.24% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.22%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 14.0% | (10.17) |
| FY2025 | 24.1% | 12.57 |
| FY2024 | 11.6% | 1.91 |
| FY2023 | 9.64% | (4.39) |
| FY2022 | 14.0% | (4.92) |
| FY2021 | 19.0% | (8.67) |
| FY2020 | 27.6% | 5.18 |
| FY2019 | 22.4% | (0.63) |
| FY2018 | 23.1% | (13.71) |
| FY2017 | 36.8% | 6.66 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation compare | 21.1% |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 15.8% |
| CLX The Clorox Company | 14.0% |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 10.7% |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 9.95% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 6.40% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 4.72% |
| NWL Newell Brands Inc. compare | 1.41% |
| COTY Coty compare | −0.85% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 0.24% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.22% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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