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The Clorox Company (CLX) Stock

$96.92 +1.43% NYSE: CLX Consumer Defensive

The Clorox Company is a global manufacturer and marketer of both consumer and professional products, operating through four distinct segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness division offers a range of cleaning solutions, including laundry additives and home care items under brand names such as Clorox, Clorox2, Scentiva, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr, Tilex, and Formula 409.

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$96.92
Market Cap$11.72B
P/E Ratio15.46
P/B Ratio-173.08
P/S Ratio1.71
EPS (TTM)$0.00
52-Week High$130.41
52-Week Low$84.70
Dividend Yield5.19%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE5.46%
ROA11.75%
ROCE32.31%
Gross Margin16.60%
Operating Margin16.60%
Net Margin11.18%
Debt/Equity-66.96
Current Ratio0.84

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$7.3B$7.1B$7.4B$7.1B$7.1B
Operating Profit$1.2B$719.0M$823.0M$723.0M$1.2B
Net Profit$710.0M$462.0M$149.0M$280.0M$810.0M
EPS$5.58$3.73$1.20$2.25$6.52
Op Margin16.7%10.1%11.1%10.2%16.6%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$6.3B$6.2B$5.9B$5.8B$5.6B
Total Liabilities$5.7B$5.4B$5.6B$5.3B$5.1B
Cash$319.0M$183.0M$367.0M$202.0M$167.0M
Borrowings$3.2B$3.1B$2.9B$2.9B$2.9B

Latest News

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$1.3B$786.0M$1.2B$695.0M$981.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-783.0M$-480.0M$-451.0M$-387.0M$-314.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-936.0M$-40.0M$-15.0M$-16.0M$-348.0M
Net Cash Flow$-555.0M$-138.0M$184.0M$-161.0M$-35.0M
Free Cash Flow$945.0M$535.0M$930.0M$483.0M$761.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio0.75
EV / EBITDA10.34
FCF Yield6.49%
Quick Ratio0.57
Interest Coverage13.38
Return 1Y-20.99%
Return 3Y-31.39%
Return 5Y-37.21%

Ownership

Insiders Held0.72%
Institutions Held86.13%
Institutions Float Held86.75%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.10,171,8712026-03-31
State Street Corporation8,254,5752026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC7,850,4372026-03-31
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5,784,5922026-03-31
Invesco Ltd.4,859,2402026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
BF-BBrown-Forman Corporation $26.17 +3.77% 17.22 $12.20B 3.52%
BJ $97.10 -0.70% 20.43 $12.40B 0.00%
CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc. $100.43 +1.75% 32.39 $23.80B 1.22%
COKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. $187.17 +1.34% 23.62 $14.70B 0.54%
HRLHormel Foods Corporation $25.23 -0.43% 23.40 $13.88B 5.71%

About The Clorox Company

The Clorox Company is a global manufacturer and marketer of both consumer and professional products, operating through four distinct segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness division offers a range of cleaning solutions, including laundry additives and home care items under brand names such as Clorox, Clorox2, Scentiva, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr, Tilex, and Formula 409. It also supplies professional cleaning and disinfecting products via the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands, alongside professional food service goods from Hidden Valley. Additionally, this segment provides vitamins, minerals, and supplements (VMS) within the United States, marketed under the RenewLife, Natural Vitality, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light labels. Dedicated to the U.S. market, the Household segment features cat litter products from Fresh Step and Scoop Away, food storage bags and wraps under the Glad brand, and grilling essentials like Kingsford charcoal. The Lifestyle segment, also primarily serving the U.S., encompasses dressings, dips, seasonings, and sauces, predominantly from Hidden Valley; natural personal care items offered by Burt's Bees; and water-filtration systems from Brita. Internationally, the International segment distributes a broad portfolio of products including laundry additives, home care items, water-filtration systems, digestive health products, grilling supplies, cat litter, various food items, bags and wraps, natural personal care products, and professional cleaning and disinfecting solutions. Key international brands include Clorox, Ayudin, Clorinda, Poett, Pine-Sol, Glad, Brita, RenewLife, Ever Clean, and Burt's Bees. Clorox's extensive product line reaches customers through a diverse array of channels. These include major retailers, grocery stores, warehouse clubs, discount outlets, home hardware centers, pharmacies, pet stores, military exchanges, both company-owned and third-party e-commerce platforms, distributors, and a direct sales force. Established in 1913, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Oakland, California.

The Clorox Company is led by CEO Linda J. Rendle, employs 7,600 people, headquartered in Oakland, US, publicly traded since 1983.

The Clorox Company (CLX) stock trades at $96.92 with a market capitalization of $11.72B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.46, price-to-book of -173.08, price-to-sales of 1.71. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $84.70 and $130.41, and currently trades 25.7% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 5.19%.

On profitability, The Clorox Company generates a return on equity (ROE) of 5.46%, return on capital employed of 32.31%, an operating margin of 16.60%, a net profit margin of 11.18%.

Official website: www.thecloroxcompany.com

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