Clorox (CLX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $124.80 +1.98 (+1.62%) As of 12:27 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Clorox Short Interest DataClorox (CLX) has a short interest of 6.95 million shares, representing 5.70% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.36% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 1.66 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,950,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,790,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.36%Dollar Volume Sold Short$821.58 millionShort Interest Ratio3.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Outstanding Shares122,310,000 sharesFloat Size121,910,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.70%Today's Trading Volume420,391 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,659,240 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average25% Short Selling Clorox? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Clorox and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCLX Short Interest Over TimeCLX Days to Cover Over TimeCLX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Clorox Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/20256,950,000 shares $821.58 million +2.4%5.7%3.7 $118.21 8/15/20256,790,000 shares $829.53 million +13.2%5.6%3.8 $122.17 7/31/20256,000,000 shares $753.27 million +4.2%4.9%3.3 $125.55 7/15/20255,760,000 shares $715.13 million -13.8%4.7%3.3 $124.15 6/30/20256,680,000 shares $801.87 million +38.0%5.4%3.8 $120.04 6/15/20254,840,000 shares $595.47 million -3.2%3.9%3 $123.03 5/31/20255,000,000 shares $658.80 million -0.8%4.1%3.2 $131.76 5/15/20255,040,000 shares $680.35 million +20.9%4.1%3.1 $134.99 4/30/20254,170,000 shares $592.77 million +21.2%3.4%2.7 $142.15 4/15/20253,440,000 shares $479.82 million -2.6%2.8%2.2 $139.48 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CLX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Clorox and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/31/20253,530,000 shares $519.89 million -0.3%2.9%2.4 $147.28 3/15/20253,540,000 shares $521.51 million -18.1%2.9%2.5 $147.32 2/28/20254,320,000 shares $676.16 million -3.8%3.5%3.1 $156.52 2/15/20254,490,000 shares $664.13 million +16.6%3.7%3.6 $147.91 1/31/20253,850,000 shares $610.61 million -3.3%3.1%3.1 $158.60 1/15/20253,980,000 shares $630.55 million +21.7%3.2%3.4 $158.43 12/31/20243,270,000 shares $531.08 million -15.1%2.7%2.8 $162.41 12/15/20243,850,000 shares $634.87 million +14.6%3.1%3.3 $164.90 11/30/20243,360,000 shares $561.69 million -10.6%2.7%2.9 $167.17 11/15/20243,760,000 shares $630.51 million +18.6%3.1%3.1 $167.69 10/31/20243,170,000 shares $502.29 million -2.2%2.6%2.7 $158.45 10/15/20243,240,000 shares $529.22 million -13.4%2.6%2.7 $163.34 9/30/20243,740,000 shares $609.25 million +4.2%3.0%3 $162.90 9/15/20243,590,000 shares $596.91 million -3.5%2.9%2.9 $166.27 8/31/20243,720,000 shares $588.91 million +3.6%3.0%2.9 $158.31 8/15/20243,590,000 shares $523.89 million -18.2%2.9%2.8 $145.93 7/31/20244,390,000 shares $579.22 million -17.0%3.5%3.5 $131.94 7/15/20245,290,000 shares $709.65 million +1.3%4.3%4.2 $134.15 6/30/20245,220,000 shares $712.37 million +19.7%4.2%4.1 $136.47 6/15/20244,360,000 shares $582.93 million -5.0%3.5%3.4 $133.70 5/31/20244,590,000 shares $603.77 million -0.2%3.7%3.7 $131.54 5/15/20244,600,000 shares $636.64 million +33.0%3.7%3.7 $138.40 4/30/20243,460,000 shares $511.42 million -1.1%2.8%2.8 $147.81 4/15/20243,500,000 shares $491.86 million -1.4%2.8%2.9 $140.53 3/31/20243,550,000 shares $543.54 million +13.4%2.9%2.9 $153.11 3/15/20243,130,000 shares $470.00 million -23.3%2.5%2.6 $150.16 2/29/20244,080,000 shares $625.50 million +6.0%3.3%3.5 $153.31 2/15/20243,850,000 shares $588.26 million -10.1%3.1%3.3 $152.80 1/31/20244,280,000 shares $621.73 million -5.9%3.5%3.2 $145.27 1/15/20244,550,000 shares $652.02 million -0.7%3.7%3.2 $143.30 12/31/20234,580,000 shares $653.06 million +2.7%3.7%3.2 $142.59 12/15/20234,460,000 shares $632.92 million -8.4%3.6%2.7 $141.91 11/30/20234,870,000 shares $698.11 million +1.7%3.9%2.7 $143.35 11/15/20234,790,000 shares $661.07 million +28.4%3.9%2.8 $138.01 10/31/20233,730,000 shares $439.02 million +8.4%3.0%2.2 $117.70 10/15/20233,440,000 shares $421.23 million -9.7%2.8%2.2 $122.45 9/30/20233,810,000 shares $499.34 million -5.5%3.1%2.6 $131.06 9/15/20234,030,000 shares $589.19 million +4.4%3.3%3.3 $146.20 8/31/20233,860,000 shares $603.90 million -12.9%3.1%3.3 $156.45 8/15/20234,430,000 shares $698.21 million +5.5%3.6%3.8 $157.61 7/31/20234,200,000 shares $636.22 million -2.8%3.4%3.5 $151.48 7/15/20234,320,000 shares $667.70 million -0.2%3.5%3.6 $154.56 6/30/20234,330,000 shares $688.73 million +10.2%3.5%3.7 $159.06 6/15/20233,930,000 shares $608.99 million -7.3%3.2%3.2 $154.96 5/31/20234,240,000 shares $670.60 million -1.6%3.4%3.6 $158.16 5/15/20234,310,000 shares $719.99 million -16.8%3.5%3.6 $167.05 4/30/20235,180,000 shares $857.91 million -0.2%4.2%4.2 $165.62 4/15/20235,190,000 shares $821.21 million -4.6%4.2%4.4 $158.23 3/31/20235,440,000 shares $860.83 million -3.7%4.4%4.5 $158.24 3/15/20235,650,000 shares $883.32 million -6.3%4.6%4.9 $156.34 2/28/20236,030,000 shares $937.30 million -4.9%4.9%5.4 $155.44 2/15/20236,340,000 shares $974.65 million +0.8%5.2%5.4 $153.73 1/31/20236,290,000 shares $910.10 million -0.3%5.1%5.3 $144.69 1/15/20236,310,000 shares $921.95 million +0.6%5.1%5.6 $146.11 12/30/20226,270,000 shares $879.87 million -1.0%5.1%5.7 $140.33 12/15/20226,330,000 shares $926.52 million -3.5%5.2%5.6 $146.37 11/30/20226,560,000 shares $975.14 million -0.8%5.3%5.8 $148.65 11/15/20226,610,000 shares $957.99 million +0.6%5.4%6.2 $144.93 10/31/20226,570,000 shares $959.48 million -0.8%5.3%6.6 $146.04 10/15/20226,620,000 shares $869.14 million -1.5%5.4%6.5 $131.29 9/30/20226,720,000 shares $862.78 million -3.3%5.5%6.5 $128.39 9/15/20226,950,000 shares $976.41 million +3.1%5.7%6.6 $140.49 8/31/20226,740,000 shares $972.85 million +1.7%5.5%5.6 $144.34 8/15/20226,630,000 shares $986.74 million -9.3%5.4%5.3 $148.83 7/31/20227,310,000 shares $1.04 billion -1.9%6.0%5.2 $141.84 7/15/20227,450,000 shares $1.11 billion -10.6%6.1%5.3 $148.67 6/30/20228,330,000 shares $1.17 billion +12.1%6.8%5.9 $140.98 6/15/20227,430,000 shares $914.86 million +7.7%6.1%5.2 $123.13 5/31/20226,900,000 shares $1.00 billion +8.7%5.6%5 $145.36 5/15/20226,350,000 shares $1.01 billion +4.4%5.2%4.6 $158.28 4/30/20226,080,000 shares $872.30 million +5.9%5.0%3.8 $143.47 4/15/20225,740,000 shares $835.57 million +19.3%4.7%3.7 $145.57 3/31/20224,810,000 shares $668.73 million -2.2%3.9%3 $139.03 3/15/20224,920,000 shares $642.70 million -6.6%4.0%3.2 $130.63 2/28/20225,270,000 shares $768.31 million +1.4%4.3%3.5 $145.79 2/15/20225,200,000 shares $741.73 million +7.7%4.2%3.3 $142.64 1/31/20224,830,000 shares $810.76 million -21.8%3.9%3.3 $167.86 1/15/20226,180,000 shares $1.15 billion -3.4%5.1%4.9 $186.60 12/31/20216,400,000 shares $1.12 billion +4.6%5.2%5.2 $174.36 12/15/20216,120,000 shares $1.08 billion -3.3%5.0%4.9 $176.13 11/30/20216,330,000 shares $1.03 billion -13.3%5.2%5.1 $162.85 11/15/20217,300,000 shares $1.24 billion +1.7%6.0%6 $169.88 10/29/20217,180,000 shares $1.17 billion +0.6%5.9%5.8 $163.01 10/15/20217,140,000 shares $1.17 billion +5.6%5.8%5.1 $163.24 9/30/20216,760,000 shares $1.12 billion -3.0%5.5%4.8 $165.61 9/15/20216,970,000 shares $1.18 billion -1.7%5.7%4.7 $168.92 8/31/20217,090,000 shares $1.19 billion +3.2%5.8%4.9 $168.05 8/13/20216,870,000 shares $1.16 billion +4.6%5.6%4.8 $168.45 7/30/20216,570,000 shares $1.19 billion -11.0%5.3%4.5 $180.89 7/15/20217,380,000 shares $1.34 billion -1.7%6.0%5.3 $181.57 6/30/20217,510,000 shares $1.35 billion -4.7%6.1%5.5 $179.91 6/15/20217,880,000 shares $1.37 billion +0.5%6.4%5.8 $173.52 5/28/20217,840,000 shares $1.39 billion -1.4%6.3%5.6 $176.73 5/14/20217,950,000 shares $1.45 billion -8.5%6.4%5.4 $182.63 4/30/20218,690,000 shares $1.62 billion -2.9%7.0%5.6 $185.94 4/15/20218,950,000 shares $1.69 billion +3.4%7.1%5.1 $188.58 3/31/20218,660,000 shares $1.68 billion +4.0%6.9%4.9 $193.84 3/15/20218,330,000 shares $1.57 billion -15.4%6.6%4.9 $188.99 2/26/20219,850,000 shares $1.79 billion -1.9%7.9%5.8 $181.24 2/12/202110,040,000 shares $1.85 billion -6.2%8.0%6 $184.14 1/29/202110,700,000 shares $2.24 billion -16.0%8.5%6.3 $209.57 1/15/202112,730,000 shares $2.49 billion +3.7%10.1%8 $195.55 12/31/202012,280,000 shares $2.47 billion -3.3%9.8%8.6 $201.04 12/15/202012,700,000 shares $2.57 billion -2.5%10.1%9 $202.38 11/30/202013,030,000 shares $2.65 billion -5.7%10.4%8.7 $203.09 11/15/202013,820,000 shares $2.87 billion +0.4%11.0%9 $207.38 10/30/202013,760,000 shares $2.87 billion +0.5%11.0%9.3 $208.73 10/15/202013,690,000 shares $3.00 billion -1.4%10.9%9.8 $218.93 9/30/202013,890,000 shares $2.92 billion +0.9%11.1%10.1 $210.17 CLX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Clorox's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Clorox shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 6,950,000 shares of CLX short. 5.70% of Clorox's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Clorox's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Clorox? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CLX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Clorox's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Clorox? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Clorox: Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Simplex Trading LLC, and Twin Tree Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Clorox? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 5.70% of Clorox's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Clorox's short interest increasing or decreasing? Clorox saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,950,000 shares, an increase of 2.4% from the previous total of 6,790,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Clorox's float size? Clorox currently has issued a total of 122,310,000 shares. Some of Clorox's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Clorox currently has a public float of 121,910,000 shares. How does Clorox's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.70% of Clorox's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Clorox: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (3.73%), Procter & Gamble Company (The) (0.74%), Kimberly-Clark Co. (1.68%), WD-40 Company (4.96%), Central Garden & Pet Company (1.73%), Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. (13.78%), Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (1.51%), Colgate-Palmolive Company (1.44%), Kenvue Inc. (2.29%), BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (6.57%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Clorox stock? Short selling CLX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Clorox as its price is falling. CLX shares are trading up $1.77 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Clorox? A short squeeze for Clorox occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CLX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Clorox's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CLX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. 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