The Clorox Company (CLX)

Consumer Defensive
Household & Personal Products
United States
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Price
$118.36
▼ -0.97 (-0.81%)
Market Cap
$14,413,120,512
Shares: 123,525,000
P/E
18.31
P/B: 46.20
ROE
252.34%
Current Ratio: 0.84
Fundamentals Score
55 (NEUTRAL)

Company Overview

The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers home care cleaning and disinfecting products, bleach, clog removers, and laundry additives under the Clorox, Clorox2, Pine-Sol, Scentiva, Tilex, Liquid-Plumr, Poett, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand in the United States. The Household segment provides cat litter products under the Fresh Step and Scoop Away brands; bags and wraps under the Glad brand; and grilling products under the Kingsford brand in the United States. The Lifestyle segment offers dressings, dips, seasonings, and sauces primarily under the Hidden Valley brand; water-filtration products under the Brita brand; and natural personal care products under the Burt's Bees brand in the United States. The International segment provides laundry additives, home care products, bags and wraps, cat litter products, water-filtration systems, professional cleaning and disinfecting products, natural personal care products, food, grilling products, and digestive health products internationally primarily under the Clorox, Glad, Poett, Brita, Burt's Bees, Pine-Sol, Ever Clean, Clorinda, Chux and Fresh Step Brands. It also offers vitamins, minerals, and supplement products under the Natural Vitality, RenewLife, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brands. The company sells its products through mass retailers; grocery outlets; warehouse clubs; dollar stores; home hardware centers; drug, pet, and military stores; third-party and owned e-commerce channels; and distributors, as well as a direct sales force. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Headquarters: 1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94612-1888, United States  |  Employees: 7600  |  Website: thecloroxcompany.com
Key Contacts
IR / Phone: 510 271 7000
Exchange: NYQ
Industry: Household & Personal Products
Quick Financial Snapshot
Revenue$7,104,000,000
Net Income$810,000,000
Free Cash Flow$761,000,000
Book Value / Share$3.90

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total Liabilities$5,079,000,000
Total Equity$321,000,000
Debt / Equity8.97
Current Ratio0.84
Interest Coverage22.36
Working Capital$-311,000,000

Valuation Metrics

Core multiples and valuation signals — useful to compare vs peers.

P/E (TTM)18.31
Industry P/EN/A
Forward P/E16.24
P/B46.20
Price / Sales2.09
P / FCF19.49
EV / EBITDA15.05
Graham Number$19.58
DCF (placeholder)
Notes: red items typically indicate expensive multiples relative to fundamentals. Use the "Compare with industry" tool for context.

EPS (Annual)

Financial Performance

Revenue vs Net Income

Free Cash Flow (annual)

Profitability & Efficiency

Gross Margin 45.23%
Operating Margin 27.70%
Net Margin 11.40%
ROIC 40.30%
Asset Turnover 1.28

Automated Fundamental Signals (Score: 55)

Passed
  • EPS shows upward trend
  • ROIC 40.3%
  • Gross Margin 45.2%
  • P/FCF 19.49
  • Operating Margin 27.7%
  • Positive Free Cash Flow
  • Current Ratio
  • Interest Coverage
  • Debt/EBITDA
  • Return on Tangible Assets
Failed
  • EPS CAGR 3.80%
  • Price CAGR -0.69%
  • P/B Ratio 46.20
  • Debt/Equity ratio
  • CapEx intensity
  • Low reliance on intangibles
  • Price below Graham Number
  • DCF valuation (Overvalued)

Price Chart (Candlestick)

Technical Analysis (Score: 50)

RSI (14)39.70
SMA 50122.00
SMA 200135.95
MACD-0.98
Signal NEUTRAL
RSI 39.7, SMA trend bearish, momentum -26.7%.

Governance & Management

Governance scores: Audit: 8 | Board: 3 | Compensation: 5 | Shareholder Rights: 8
Executive Team
NameTitle
Ms. Linda J. Rendle CEO & Chairman (1978)
Mr. Luc Bellet Executive VP & CFO (1979)
Mr. Eric H. Reynolds Executive VP and Chief Operating & Strategy Officer (1970)
Mr. Chris T. Hyder Executive VP and Group President of Health & Hygiene (1975)
Ms. Nina Barton Executive VP and Group President of Care & Connection (1974)
Ms. Laura E. Peck VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller (1977)
Ms. Chau Banks Senior VP and Chief Information & Data Officer (1969)
Ms. Kirsten M. Marriner Executive VP & Chief Administrative Officer (1973)
Governance data last updated: 10/1/2025

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