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CLOROX CO /DE/ CLX
CLOROX CO /DE/ (CLX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 5.10% (safety: stretched). FY2025 revenue was $7.1B at a 11.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.48 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-09-11 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-08-04 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-08-04 | JP Morgan | Underweight (main) |
| 2026-08-04 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-08-04 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 2036 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLX | CLOROX CO /DE/ | 7/9 | — | 14.6 | +0.2% |
| ZONE | CleanCore Solutions, Inc. | 2/9 | -9.51 | — | — |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
About CLOROX CO /DE/
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The company home care cleaning and disinfecting products and laundry additives, skin sanitization and cleaning products, professional cleaning and disinfecting products, and professional food service products under the Clorox, Clorox2, Pine-Sol, Scentiva, Tilex, Liquid-Plumr, Formula 409, Purell, GOJO, CloroxPro, Clorox Healthcare, Hidden Valley, Poett, Clorinda, and Chux brands. It also provides bags and wraps, cat litter, and grilling products under the Glad, Fresh Step, Scoop Away, Kingsford, and Ever Clean brands; and dressings, dips, seasonings, sauces, water-filtration products, and natural personal care products under the Brita and Burt's Bees 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; distributors; and other retail outlets through direct sales force. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
FAQ
Is CLX financially healthy?
CLOROX CO /DE/'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does CLX pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. CLOROX CO /DE/ pays a dividend yielding about 5.10% with a 74.3% payout ratio, rated “stretched” for safety.
How profitable is CLX?
In FY2025, CLOROX CO /DE/ had a net margin of 11.4% and a return on equity of 168.0%.
Is CLX overvalued or undervalued?
CLOROX CO /DE/ trades at about 12.9× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.3×–126.2×, median 32.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CLX?
The average Wall-Street price target for CLOROX CO /DE/ is $100.76, about 20.2% above the recent price, from 17 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is CLX a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CLOROX CO /DE/: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, a P/E of about 14.6×, a dividend yield of 5.10%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.