Clorox
Sells branded cleaning, hygiene, household and personal-care products through retail and professional channels.
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Sells branded cleaning, disinfection, skin-hygiene, bags and wraps, cat litter, grilling, food, water-filtration and personal-care products through retail and professional channels. Health and hygiene now accounts for most sales, while the business remains U.S.-centered and depends heavily on large retailers.
Builds branded consumer and professional categories around Clorox cleaning and disinfecting products, Purell skin hygiene and Clorox Healthcare. Health and Wellness also houses Clorox Professional, while Household spans Glad bags and wraps, Fresh Step and Scoop Away litter, and Kingsford grilling products.
Lifestyle combines Hidden Valley foods, Brita water filtration and Burt’s Bees personal care. International markets laundry, home-care, bags, litter and filtration products outside the United States. Recent portfolio work added GOJO’s Purell business and brought full ownership of Glad in-house.
Competes through product performance, brand investment, innovation, manufacturing and broad retail, distributor and professional-channel reach. Most sales come from U.S. markets, and revenue depends on large retailers, commodity and packaging inputs, product-quality controls and reliable supply chains.
Company facts
Categories
Key statistics
Year to date +1.7% · Average volume (30d) 2.4M
Analysts
Ratings
Target range
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior rating | Rating | Prior target | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Target | $94 | $98 | ||
| Aug 4, 2026 | UBS | Reiterate | Neutral | $96 | $105 | |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Evercore ISI | Target | $98 | $99 | ||
| Aug 4, 2026 | Barclays | Reiterate | Underweight | $85 | $84 | |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Jefferies | Downgrade | Positive | Hold | $139 | $98 |
Earnings
EPS
Revenue
History
| Report date | EPS est | EPS | Surprise | Revenue est | Revenue | Surprise | Next session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026Q4 FY26 | $1.64 | $1.66 | +1.2% | $1.91B | $1.95B | +1.7% | +6.52% |
| Apr 30, 2026Q3 FY26 | $1.54 | $1.64 | +6.5% | $1.67B | $1.67B | 0.0% | −9.67% |
| Feb 3, 2026Q2 FY26 | $1.43 | $1.39 | −2.8% | $1.64B | $1.67B | +2.0% | +2.43% |
| Nov 3, 2025Q1 FY26 | $0.82 | $0.85 | +3.9% | $1.40B | $1.43B | +2.1% | +1.17% |
Financial highlights
| 12 quarters | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.67B | $1.99B | $1.43B | $1.67B | $1.67B | $1.95B | |
| Gross profit | $744.0M | $924.0M | $596.0M | $722.0M | $722.0M | $804.0M | |
| Operating income | $238.0M | $420.0M | $120.0M | $236.0M | $284.0M | $1.02B | |
| Net income | $186.0M | $332.0M | $80.0M | $157.0M | $187.0M | $163.0M | |
| Diluted EPS | $1.50 | $2.68 | $0.65 | $1.29 | $1.54 | $1.33 | |
| Gross margin | 44.6% | 46.5% | 41.7% | 43.2% | 43.2% | 41.3% | |
| Operating margin | 14.3% | 21.1% | 8.4% | 14.1% | 17.0% | 52.5% |
Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY22 $7.11B · FY23 $7.39B · FY24 $7.09B · FY25 $7.10B · FY26 $6.72B
Revenue by product · Q4 FY26
Revenue by geography · FY26
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $143.0M · Total debt $5.52B · Total assets $7.79B · Shareholders' equity $90.0M
Dividends
Raised for 42 straight years — most recently to $1.25 from $1.24 in Aug 2026. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.
History
| Ex-date | Record | Paid | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Aug 12 | Aug 28 | $1.25 | raised from $1.24 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Apr 22 | May 8 | $1.24 | |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Jan 28 | Feb 13 | $1.24 | |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Oct 22 | Nov 6 | $1.24 | |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 13 | Aug 29 | $1.24 | raised from $1.22 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Apr 23 | May 9 | $1.22 | |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Jan 29 | Feb 14 | $1.22 | |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Oct 23 | Nov 7 | $1.22 |
Ownership
Shares outstanding 120.92M · Float 120.01M · 99.3% free float
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Shares | % outstanding | Form | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 10.04M | 8.31% | 13F | Aug 7, 2026 |
| State Street Corp | 8.43M | 6.97% | 13F | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 7.90M | 6.53% | 13F | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 6.01M | 4.97% | 13F | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.80M | 4.80% | 13F | Aug 13, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | Pierre R. Breber | director | +5,000 | $85.82 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Pierre R. Breber | director | +4,000 | $104.13 |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Eric H. Reynolds | officer: EVP - Chief Operating Officer | −15,041 | $123.78 |
Peers
- Procter & Gamble
Broad home-care peer across cleaning, air care, and Glad technology
- Church & Dwight
Value household peer in cleaning, litter, laundry, and sanitizers
- Reynolds Consumer Products
Hefty and store-brand bags put direct pressure on Glad
- McCormick & Company
Flavor leader across seasonings, condiments, sauces, and foodservice
- Ecolab
Institutional hygiene peer for CloroxPro and healthcare disinfection
- Helen of Troy
PUR water filtration is the direct public peer to Brita
CompareAfter-hours close
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clorox | $102.46 | −0.11% | $12.40B | 21.3 | 17.7 | 1.8 | −2.0% |
| Procter & Gamble | $143.75 | +0.01% | $341.75B | 21.7 | 20.5 | 3.9 | +1.5% |
| Church & Dwight | $101.26 | +0.03% | $23.99B | 32.7 | 25.9 | 3.9 | +1.6% |
| Reynolds Consumer Products | $24.05 | +0.04% | $5.07B | 14.7 | 15.0 | 1.3 | +0.6% |
| McCormick & Company | $55.34 | +0.07% | $14.88B | 9.2 | 17.9 | 2.0 | +16.7% |
| Ecolab | $275.05 | −4.11% | $80.70B | 38.5 | 33.2 | 4.8 | +9.7% |
| Helen of Troy | $28.62 | 0.00% | $666.6M | — | 7.8 | 0.4 | +8.2% |
| Median | 21.7 | 19.2 | 2.9 | +4.9% |