CLX Clorox
Data as of close
S&P 500 CompaniesDividend Aristocrats
Basic Materials · Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations
Clorox (CLX) is a basic materials company in the Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations industry, with a market capitalization of $10.9 billion. Shares last traded at $90.21, 30.0% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 19.8%. CLX trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.82, below the Basic Materials median of 21.84. Net profit margin is 9.7%, above the peer median of 4.4%. Revenue grew 0.2% year over year. The shares yield 8.3% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
Performance
Chart
Full chart →Daily candles · volume · SMA(20)/SMA(50) · Databento EQUS.MINI.
Technicals
Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
CLX Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | $602M | $4.84 | 73% |
| 2024-06-30 | $595M | $4.77 | 204% |
| 2023-06-30 | $583M | $4.69 | 362% |
| 2022-06-30 | $571M | $4.61 | 121% |
| 2021-06-30 | $558M | $4.38 | 79% |
| 2020-06-30 | $533M | $4.17 | 57% |
| 2019-06-30 | $490M | $3.78 | 60% |
| 2018-06-30 | $450M | $3.42 | 55% |
| 2017-06-30 | $412M | $3.13 | 59% |
| 2016-06-30 | $398M | $3.02 | 61% |
| 2015-06-30 | $385M | $2.90 | 66% |
| 2014-06-30 | $368M | $2.79 | 66% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
CLX is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027 | $1.39 | 2026-11-02 |
| Q3 2026 | $1.54 | 2026-04-30 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.29 | 2026-02-03 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.65 | 2025-11-03 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $2.68 | 2025-08-08 |
| FY 2025 | $6.52 | 2025-08-08 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Basic Materials peers
CLX vs 14 sector peers (Basic Materials), by market cap. Data as of close
| PG | Procter & Gamble | $379.2B | 23.66 | 4.31 | 18.2% | +1.28% |
| LIN | Linde | $238.6B | 34.05 | 6.58 | 19.3% | +1.06% |
| SCCO | Southern Copper | $151.4B | 23.75 | 8.85 | 37.3% | +1.01% |
| PH | Parker Hannifin | $117.0B | 32.06 | 5.44 | 17.0% | +3.19% |
| NEM | Newmont | $113.4B | 12.28 | 4.26 | 34.7% | +2.41% |
| GLW | Corning | $106.3B | 49.45 | 6.00 | 12.1% | -0.41% |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | $90.5B | 41.07 | 3.58 | 8.7% | +0.94% |
| ECL | Ecolab | $86.5B | 41.54 | 4.98 | 12.0% | +1.83% |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | $85.2B | — | — | — | +3.13% |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace | $84.7B | 41.24 | 8.70 | 21.1% | +7.71% |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive | $77.4B | 37.72 | 3.64 | 9.6% | +2.22% |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals | $70.3B | — | 5.58 | -0.4% | -0.13% |
| CRH | CRH plc | $64.3B | 17.95 | 1.65 | 9.2% | +6.34% |
| B | Barrick Mining Corp | $63.6B | — | — | — | +2.65% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.