Consumer Defensive
Clorox Co-The(CLX)
Live Price
Offline$96.82
-1.51% today
1Y Change
-24.17%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $10.41B
- Revenue Growth
- +0.2%
- EPS Growth
- +191.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 5.8%
Coverage: 248 bars · Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Clorox Co-The (CLX) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $10.41B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $96.82 and down 24.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.2%, EPS growth of +191.6%, a dividend yield of 5.8%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.2%, EPS +191.6%, free cash flow +57.6% with operating margin 15.9% and ROIC 16.9%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 5.8%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.8 and price/sales 1.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines CLX price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+0.2% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+15.9% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
13.8 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 4, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +0.2% and EPS at +191.6%, with operating margin around 15.9%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 5.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Δ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 4, 2026 | — | -0.4% | +2.8% | +3.6% |
2026 Feb 3, 2026 | -2.8% | +2.4% | +5.6% | +2.1% |
2025 Nov 3, 2025 | +3.9% | +1.2% | -4.1% | -3.0% |
Benchmark Edge
CLX vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
CLX
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
CLX Max Drawdown
-34.47%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for CLX and SPY.
Company Overview
Clorox Co-The
NYSE
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets a diverse portfolio of consumer and professional products worldwide, helping people maintain clean homes and healthy lifestyles. Operating through four key segments—Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International—it offers home care cleaning and disinfecting solutions like bleach, surface cleaners, laundry additives, and clog removers under brands such as Clorox, Clorox2, Pine-Sol, Tilex, Liquid-Plumr, and Formula 409. Professional lines include CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare for institutional use. The portfolio extends to trash bags (Glad), cat litter (Fresh Step), charcoal (Kingsford), food dressings (Hidden Valley), water filtration (Brita), and natural personal care (Burt’s Bees), alongside lifestyle products like sustainable packaging and eco-friendly tools. Serving retail and institutional customers across cleaning, household essentials, pet care, and food preparation categories, The Clorox Company emphasizes innovation in health, hygiene, and convenience. Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Oakland, California, it plays a vital role in the consumer defensive sector with enduring brands.
- Leadership
- Ms. Linda J. Rendle
- Employees
- 7.6k
- Street Address
- 1221 Broadway
- Mailing
- Oakland, CA, 94612-1888
- Region
- Oakland, CA, United States
- Last Updated
- May 8, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.3
- Price/Sales
- 1.5
- Price/Book
- —
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.2%
- EPS
- +191.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- +57.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 43.8%
- Operating Margin
- 15.9%
- Net Margin
- 11.2%
- ROE
- 2826.2%
- ROIC
- 16.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- —
- Current Ratio
- 0.84
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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