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CLOROX CO /DE/ CLX

NYSE · stock · Specialty Cleaning, Polishing and Sanitation Preparations · website · IPO 1928-08-01

CLOROX CO /DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$11.8B
P / E14.6×
P / S1.7×
P / B24.5×
P / FCF15.5×
Dividend yield5.10%
Net margin11.4%
Return on equity168.0%
FCF margin10.7%
Net debt$2.3B
Enterprise value USD$14.1B
Graham number -77.4%$23.85

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($23.85); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
11.20% 11.70% 13.40% 13.20% 14.00% 9.70% 6.50% 2.00% 3.90% 11.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
45.10% 44.70% 43.70% 43.90% 45.60% 43.60% 35.80% 39.40% 43.00% 45.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
218.20% 129.30% 113.40% 146.70% 103.40% 119.90% 63.40% 38.40% 56.90% 168.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
131.7M 131.6M 131.6M 129.8M 127.7M 127.3M 123.9M 124.2M 124.8M 124.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.39B $1.37B $2.15B $2.18B $1.91B $2.46B $2.29B $2.11B $2.28B $2.32B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
14.40% 15.30% 16.30% 16.00% 15.10% 11.20% 7.50% 2.50% 4.90% 14.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
10.50% 10.70% 12.80% 12.60% 19.20% 12.90% 7.50% 12.60% 6.80% 10.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
6.02× 3.30× 3.15× 4.09× 3.06× 4.70× 3.39× 6.38× 5.04× 5.15× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.92 $5.33 $6.26 $6.32 $7.36 $5.58 $3.73 $1.20 $2.25 $6.52 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CLOROX CO /DE/ trades at about 16.2× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.3×–126.2×, median 32.1×).

16.2× 126.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (19.3×–126.2×); dot = today's 16.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin45.2%43.0%39.4%35.8%43.6%45.6%43.9%43.7%44.7%45.1%
Net margin11.4%3.9%2.0%6.5%9.7%14.0%13.2%13.4%11.7%11.2%
FCF margin10.7%6.8%12.6%7.5%12.9%19.2%12.6%12.8%10.7%10.5%
Return on assets14.6%4.9%2.5%7.5%11.2%15.1%16.0%16.3%15.3%14.4%
Return on equity168.0%56.9%38.4%63.4%119.9%103.4%146.7%113.4%129.3%218.2%
Debt / equity5.15×5.04×6.38×3.39×4.70×3.06×4.09×3.15×3.30×6.02×
Current ratio0.841.030.950.970.891.420.911.090.840.95

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.