Clorox (CLX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Clorox Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products designed to help people care for their homes and live healthy, sustainable lives. Its portfolio spans cleaning and household products, food and beverages, water filtration systems and cat litter, serving both retail and institutional customers. The company’s flagship bleach and disinfecting products are well known in the United States and many international markets, where they help prevent the spread of germs in homes, hospitals, schools and businesses.

Clorox’s diverse brand lineup includes liquid bleach and surface cleaners, eco-friendly cleaning tools, food preservation and preparation items, charcoal grills and briquettes, specialty foods and beverages, pet care products and personal care lines. Through continuous investment in research and development, the company seeks to innovate across its core categories—formulating concentrated cleaning solutions, sustainable packaging, and smart filtration technologies that meet evolving consumer preferences for health, sustainability and convenience.

Founded in 1913 as the Electro-Alkaline Company, Clorox introduced its signature bleach product in 1914 and later adopted the Clorox name in 1928. Headquartered in Oakland, California, the company has expanded its footprint to include manufacturing plants, regional offices and distribution centers in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. Today, Clorox products are sold in more than 100 countries, with a network of partnerships spanning retail chains, wholesale distributors and e-commerce platforms.

Since January 2019, Clorox has been led by President and Chief Executive Officer Linda Rendle, who oversees the company’s global operations, innovation pipeline and sustainability initiatives. Under her leadership, Clorox continues to focus on advancing its environmental goals—reducing waste, curbing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting safer ingredients—while driving long-term growth through brand building and digital engagement with consumers worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $94.20 to $96.27
• 50-Day Range: $88.55 to $100.50
• 52-Week Range: $84.70 to $128.90
• Volume: 3.16 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.53
• Dividend Yield: 5.19%
• Price Target: $101.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Clorox Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Clorox scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th out of 171 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Clorox has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Clorox is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Clorox has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Clorox are expected to grow by 9.24% in the coming year, from $5.52 to $6.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Clorox is 15.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 46.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Clorox is 15.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.55.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Clorox has a P/B Ratio of 24.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.71% of the float of Clorox has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Clorox has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.79.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Clorox has recently increased by 2.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Clorox is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.13%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Clorox has been increasing its dividend for 47 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Clorox is 80.52%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Clorox will have a dividend payout ratio of 82.26% in the coming year. This indicates that Clorox may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

Clorox has a news sentiment score of 0.84. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Clorox this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 108 people have searched for CLX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Clorox to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $429,100.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0037% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Clorox insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $429,100.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.63% of the stock of Clorox is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.53% of the stock of Clorox is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/8 Dividend: 4/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/8 Dividend: 4/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/08/2026
• Today: 8/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Household Products
• Sub-Industry: Household Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CLX
• CIK: 21076
• Web: www.thecloroxcompany.com
• Phone: (510) 271-7000
• Fax: 510-832-1463
• Employees: 7,600
• Year Founded: 1913

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Clorox: $101.00
• High Price Target: $127.00
• Low Price Target: $83.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.71
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.33
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $810 million
• Net Margins: 11.18%
• Pretax Margin: 14.61%
• Return on Equity: 443.64%
• Return on Assets: 14.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 27.03
• Current Ratio: 0.84
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.71
• Cash Flow: $9.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.92
• Book Value: $3.94 per share
• Price / Book: 24.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 120,921,000
• Free Float: 120,159,000
• Market Cap: $11.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.54