The Clorox Company
CLX Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products NYSE
$114.66
+$0.96 (+0.84%)
Open: $112.92 | High: $115.30 | Low: $110.25 | Prev Close: $113.70
Market Cap: $13.99B
Volume: 2.1M | Avg: 2.3M
Last updated: March 09, 2026 at 02:01 AMInvestment Rating
Neutral
Overall Score: 60/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 525
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 18.61 |
| P/B Ratio | -111.54 |
| P/S Ratio | 2.07 |
| EPS | $6.16 |
| Beta | 0.57 |
| Shares Outstanding | 121.98M |
| 52-Week High | $153.90 |
| 52-Week Low | $96.66 |
| SMA 50 | $113.64 |
| SMA 200 | $117.58 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.31% |
| Annual Dividend | $4.94 |
| Next Earnings | May 05, 2026 09:00 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 44.0% |
| Operating Margin | 15.2% |
| Net Margin | 11.2% |
| ROE | 1502.5% |
| ROA | 13.5% |
| Debt/Equity | -25.74 |
| Current Ratio | 0.74 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.48 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $5.56B |
| Total Liabilities | $5.08B |
| Total Equity | $321.00M |
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| Cash | $167.00M |
| Total Debt | $2.88B |
| Net Debt | $2.71B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $7.10B |
| Gross Profit | $3.19B |
| Operating Income | $1.18B |
| Net Income | $810.00M |
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| EBITDA | $1.40B |
| Revenue/Share | $55.57 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $981.00M |
| CapEx | $220.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | $761.00M |
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| Book Value/Share | $0.29 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $-10.28 |
| Equity/Share | $-1.03 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 31.55 Neutral |
| MACD |
1.09
Signal: 2.96
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| Volatility | 30.76% |
| Trading Signal | Bearish |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | -14.97% |
| Sharpe Ratio | -1.11 Poor |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 23.3% Moderate |
| CLX (1Y) | -14.97% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +13.03% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | -28.0% |
Sector Comparison (Consumer Defensive)
| Metric | CLX | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 18.61 | 17.08 | 29% |
| P/B Ratio | -111.54 | 49.66 | 0% |
| ROE (%) | 1502.49% | 19.20% | 100% |
| Net Margin (%) | 11.17% | 7.53% | 58% |
| Stock Score | 525 | 488.0 | 77% |
| 1Y Return (%) | -14.97 % | +3.98 % | 26% |
📊 Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
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Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
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| CLX | $114.66 | $118.92 | $121.66 | $122.61 | $113.47 | $117.54 | 31.55 | 1.09 | 30.76% | 487405 | Strong Short | Bearish Stack |
Candlestick Patterns
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News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
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| CLX | Can Clorox's Digital Push Accelerate Operational Efficiency? | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
| CLX | Clorox: Unattractive Fundamentals For A High Price | Neutral | seekingalpha.com | Read More |
| CLX | Your Dream Job Awaits: Hidden Valley Ranch is Hiring Four "Ranch-bassadors" for a Flavor Quest Across Europe | Neutral | prnewswire.com | Read More |
| CLX | The Clorox Company (CLX) Presents at Citi's 2026 Global Consumer & Retail Conference 2026 Transcript | Neutral | seekingalpha.com | Read More |
| CLX | Is Clorox's International Expansion Key to Its Long-Term Success? | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
Recent Insider Trading
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Company Information
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers cleaning products, such as laundry additives and home care products primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Scentiva, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr, Tilex, 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; and vitamins, minerals and supplement products under the RenewLife, Natural Vitality, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brands 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; natural personal care products under the Burt's Bees brand; and water-filtration products under the Brita brand in the United States. The International segment provides laundry additives; home care products; water-filtration systems; digestive health products; grilling products; cat litter products; food products; bags and wraps; natural personal care products; and professional cleaning and disinfecting products internationally primarily under the Clorox, Ayudin, Clorinda, Poett, Pine-Sol, Glad, Brita, RenewLife, Ever Clean and Burt's Bees brands. The Clorox Company sells its products primarily 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.
| CEO | Linda J. Rendle |
| Employees | 7400 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1983-03-21 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.thecloroxcompany.com |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Household & Personal Products |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category