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Clorox Co. CLX

18 fiscal years on record · USD · FY2024 reported · SEC filings only

3 YEARS OF DIVIDEND GROWTH

Revenue

$7.1B

▲ 0.2% YoY

Net income

$810.0M

▲ 189.3% YoY

Free cash flow

$761.0M

▲ 57.6% YoY

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In brief

What this company does

The Clorox Company is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products. As of June 30, 2026, the company employed about 9,200 people worldwide, with 77% in the United States and 23% working outside the United States. The company operates through strategic business units organized into operating segments, which are aggregated into four reportable segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle and International. Its Health and Wellness segment consists of cleaning, disinfecting, sanitizing and professional products marketed and sold in the United States. Its Household segment consists of bags and wraps, cat litter and grilling products marketed and sold in the United States. Its Lifestyle segment consists of food, water-filtration and natural personal care products marketed and sold in the United States. Its International segment consists of products sold outside the United States. The company was founded in Oakland, California, in 1913 and is incorporated in Delaware.

Written from the business description in CLOROX CO /DE/'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 7 August 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.

Growth

USD 7.1B

Revenue, FY2024 · full 18-year series below

Revenue $B Net income $B

FY2024 · Revenue 7.1 · Net income 0.8

3B6B

2007201020132016201920222024

Compound annual growth

Revenue

−0.0%

+1.1%

+2.3%

+2.1%

Net income

+20.6%

−2.9%

+3.4%

+2.0%

EPS, diluted

+20.5%

−2.4%

+4.1%

+2.9%

Dividend / share

+11.9%

+2.6%

+5.0%

+6.0%

Returned to shareholders

+15.2%

+7.6%

+4.4%

+6.2%

3 yrs

5 yrs

10 yrs

15 yrs

Revenue compounded at +1.1% a year over the five years to FY2024.

Compound annual rates per period — left blank where that exact year isn't on file, the series crosses a loss, or (per-share rows) a split falls inside the window.

Profitability

12 cents

of every revenue dollar became profit

Operating margin Net margin

FY2024 · Operating 15.2% · Net 11.6%

5%10%15%

200720152024

ROE

FY2024 · ROE 249.6%

200%400%

200720152024

Three returns, three denominators.

Return on equity249.6%

Return on assets14.6%

Return on capital employedNot available: we don't have a clean operating profit figure for this period.

Gross margin45.2%

Operating margin15.2%

Net margin11.6%

EBITDAUSD 1.3B

Each USD of equity produced 250 cents of profit this year.

Cash & shareholders

USD 873.0M

returned in FY2024 · dividends + net buybacks

Free cash flow $B

FY2024 · FCF 0.8

0.5B1.0B

200720152024

Net buybacks $M Dividends $M

FY2024 · Dividends 602.0 · Net buybacks 271.0

500M1000MDividendsNet buybacks

2007201020132016201920222024

Dividends paidUSD 602.0M

Net buybacksUSD 271.0M

Share of profit107.8%

Consecutive raises3 years

USD 602.0M in dividends and USD 271.0M in buybacks — 108% of the year's profit, so the payout drew on cash built up earlier.

Total assetsUSD 5.6B

EquityUSD 321.0M

CashUSD 167.0M

Gross debtUSD 2.5B

Net debtUSD 2.3B

Current ratio0.84×

Net debt stands at 722% of equity.

The 18-year record

18 fiscal years

Every figure from documents filed with the SEC · USD

row low → row highnegative—not applicable◌not available in our data

CLX, 18-year financial record
Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
Revenue $B	7.1	7.1	7.4	7.1	7.3	6.7	6.2	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3
Operating income $B	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.9	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	◌	◌	◌	◌	◌	◌
EBITDA $B	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.8	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	◌	◌	◌	◌	◌	◌	◌
Income tax $B	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2
Net income $B	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5
Free cash flow $B	0.8	0.5	0.9	0.5	0.9	1.3	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6
EPS, diluted $	6.52	2.25	1.20	3.73	5.58	7.36	6.32	6.26	5.33	4.92	4.37	4.23	4.30	4.09	4.02	4.24	3.79	3.23
Dividend / sh $	4.88	4.80	4.72	3.48	4.49	4.29	3.94	3.60	3.24	3.11	2.99	2.87	2.63	2.44	2.25	2.05	1.88	◌
Payout %	74	212	391	124	79	57	60	55	59	61	66	66	59	58	54	47	48	49
ROE %	249.6	102.2	38.4	95.6	107.7	128.0	127.6	129.8	167.1	312.3	426.5	372.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shares out B	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.14	0.14	◌

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Provenance

Company facts, as filed

How we verify · 0 failures in 88 reconciliationsAUDITED

Reconciled in 18 of the 18 fiscal years we could check. Two checks were skipped: the balance sheet is not tagged before 2008.

EPS recomputationBalance-sheet identityGross profitBalance-sheet liquidityCurrency consistency0 failures

ActivitySpecialty Cleaning, Polishing and Sanitation Preparations

Listed onNYSE

Incorporated inDelaware

Fiscal year endsJune 30

Data on record since2007

Clorox Co. CLX

What this company does

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Profitability↗ Share

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The 18-year record

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Company facts, as filed

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Cash & shareholders