CLXClorox

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The Clorox Company is a leading multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products with fiscal year 2026 net sales of $6.7 billion and about 9,200 employees worldwide as of June 30, 2026. 10-K, Item 1

Employees: 9,200
Headquarters: Oakland, CA
CEO: Linda J. Rendle
Next results: around Feb 2, 2027

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CLX and 9 peers, year by year

The 9 Consumer staples companies closest to CLX in revenue over the last twelve months. Every number is from the 10-K and links to it in SEC's Inline XBRL viewer.

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Each company's latest fiscal year
Company	Year	Revenue	Sales growth	Gross margin	Operating margin	Net margin	FCF margin	Return on equity	Debt / equity
CLX Clorox	FY2025	$7.1B	+0.2%	45.2%	-	11.4%	10.7%	n/m	7.75
MKC McCormick & Company	FY2025	$6.8B	+1.7%	37.9%	15.7%	11.5%	10.8%	13.8%	0.69
CHD Church & Dwight	FY2025	$6.2B	+1.6%	44.7%	17.4%	11.9%	17.6%	18.4%	0.55
SJM J.M. Smucker	FY2026	$9.1B	+3.7%	33.5%	4.0%	−1.5%	12.8%	−2.5%	1.26
STZ Constellation Brands	FY2026	$9.1B	−10.5%	51.6%	29.8%	18.5%	19.6%	20.9%	1.31
MNST Monster Beverage	FY2025	$8.3B	+10.7%	55.8%	29.2%	23.0%	23.7%	23.1%	-
BF-B Brown–Forman	FY2026	$3.9B	−1.2%	60.5%	25.5%	18.2%	22.7%	17.8%	0.62
HRL Hormel Foods	FY2025	$12.1B	+1.6%	15.6%	5.9%	4.0%	4.4%	6.1%	0.36
HSY Hershey	FY2025	$11.7B	+4.4%	33.5%	12.3%	7.6%	15.6%	19.0%	1.17
EL Estée Lauder Companies	FY2026	$15.0B	+5.0%	75.5%	5.2%	1.2%	8.7%	4.8%	1.92

Revenuepeer median $9.1B

Sales growthpeer median +1.7%

Gross marginpeer median 44.7%

Operating marginpeer median 15.7%

Net marginpeer median 11.5%

FCF marginpeer median 15.6%

Return on equitypeer median 17.8%

Debt / equitypeer median 0.93

CLX 7.75
EL 1.92
STZ 1.31
SJM 1.26
HSY 1.17
MKC 0.69
BF-B 0.62
CHD 0.55
HRL 0.36
MNST -

RevenueSales growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFree cash flowFCF marginReturn on equityDebt / equityEPS (diluted)

Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025

Revenue as reported in the 10-K.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CLX Jun	$5.8B	$6.0B	$6.1B	$6.2B	$6.7B	$7.3B	$7.1B	$7.4B	$7.1B	$7.1B
MKC Nov	$4.4B	$4.8B	$5.3B	$5.3B	$5.6B	$6.3B	$6.4B	$6.7B	$6.7B	$6.8B
CHD Dec	$3.5B	$3.8B	$4.1B	$4.4B	$4.9B	$5.2B	$5.4B	$5.9B	$6.1B	$6.2B
SJM Apr	-	$7.4B	$7.4B	$7.8B	$7.8B	$8.0B	$8.0B	$8.5B	$8.2B	$8.7B
STZ Feb	$7.3B	-	$8.1B	-	$8.3B	$8.6B	$8.8B	$9.5B	$10.0B	$10.2B
MNST Dec	$3.0B	$3.4B	$3.8B	$4.2B	$4.6B	$5.5B	$6.3B	$7.1B	$7.5B	$8.3B
BF-B Apr	-	$3.0B	$3.2B	$3.3B	$3.4B	$3.5B	$3.9B	$4.2B	$4.2B	$4.0B
HRL Oct	$9.5B	$9.2B	$9.5B	$9.5B	$9.6B	$11.4B	$12.5B	$12.1B	$11.9B	$12.1B
HSY Dec	$7.4B	$7.5B	$7.8B	$8.0B	$8.1B	$9.0B	$10.4B	$11.2B	$11.2B	$11.7B
EL Jun	$11.3B	$11.8B	$13.7B	$14.9B	$14.3B	$16.2B	$17.7B	$15.9B	$15.6B	$14.3B
Peer median	$7.3B	$6.1B	$7.4B	$6.6B	$7.8B	$8.0B	$8.0B	$8.5B	$8.2B	$8.7B

Sales growth, FY2016 to FY2025

Revenue against the fiscal year before.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CLX Jun	+1.9%	+3.7%	+2.5%	+1.5%	+8.2%	+9.2%	−3.2%	+4.0%	−4.0%	+0.2%
MKC Nov	+2.7%	+9.6%	+12.1%	+0.8%	+4.7%	+12.8%	+0.5%	+4.9%	+0.9%	+1.7%
CHD Dec	-	+8.1%	+9.8%	+5.1%	+12.3%	+6.0%	+3.6%	+9.2%	+4.1%	+1.6%
SJM Apr	-	-	−0.5%	+6.5%	−0.5%	+2.6%	0.0%	+6.6%	−4.1%	+6.7%
STZ Feb	-	-	+7.1%	-	+2.8%	+3.3%	+2.4%	+7.2%	+5.4%	+2.5%
MNST Dec	-	+10.5%	+13.0%	+10.3%	+9.5%	+20.5%	+13.9%	+13.1%	+4.9%	+10.7%
BF-B Apr	-	-	+8.5%	+2.3%	+1.2%	+2.9%	+13.6%	+7.5%	−1.2%	−4.9%
HRL Oct	+2.8%	−3.7%	+4.1%	−0.5%	+1.2%	+18.5%	+9.4%	−2.8%	−1.6%	+1.6%
HSY Dec	+0.7%	+1.0%	+3.7%	+2.5%	+2.0%	+10.1%	+16.1%	+7.2%	+0.3%	+4.4%
EL Jun	-	+5.0%	+15.7%	+8.6%	−3.8%	+13.4%	+9.4%	−10.3%	−1.9%	−8.2%
Peer median	+2.7%	+6.5%	+8.5%	+3.8%	+2.0%	+10.1%	+9.4%	+7.2%	+0.3%	+1.7%

Gross margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Gross profit / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CLX Jun	45.1%	44.7%	43.7%	43.9%	45.6%	43.6%	35.8%	39.4%	43.0%	45.2%
MKC Nov	41.5%	37.1%	39.5%	40.1%	41.1%	39.5%	35.8%	37.6%	38.5%	37.9%
CHD Dec	45.5%	45.8%	44.4%	45.5%	45.2%	43.6%	41.9%	44.1%	45.7%	44.7%
SJM Apr	-	38.4%	38.5%	37.2%	38.5%	39.2%	33.8%	32.8%	38.1%	38.8%
STZ Feb	48.1%	-	50.3%	-	49.8%	51.8%	53.4%	50.5%	50.4%	52.1%
MNST Dec	63.7%	63.5%	60.3%	60.0%	59.2%	56.1%	50.3%	53.1%	54.0%	55.8%
BF-B Apr	-	67.5%	67.8%	65.2%	63.2%	60.5%	60.8%	59.0%	60.5%	58.9%
HRL Oct	22.7%	21.8%	20.7%	19.8%	19.0%	16.9%	17.4%	16.5%	17.0%	15.6%
HSY Dec	42.6%	46.0%	45.9%	45.4%	45.4%	45.1%	43.2%	44.8%	47.3%	33.5%
EL Jun	80.6%	79.4%	79.2%	77.2%	75.2%	76.4%	75.7%	71.3%	71.7%	74.0%
Peer median	45.5%	45.9%	45.9%	45.4%	45.4%	45.1%	43.2%	44.8%	47.3%	44.7%

Operating margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Operating income / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CLX Jun	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MKC Nov	14.5%	14.5%	16.8%	17.9%	17.8%	16.1%	13.6%	14.5%	15.8%	15.7%
CHD Dec	20.7%	19.4%	19.1%	19.3%	21.0%	20.8%	11.1%	18.0%	13.2%	17.4%
SJM Apr	-	14.1%	14.2%	11.8%	15.7%	17.3%	12.8%	1.8%	16.0%	−7.7%
STZ Feb	32.6%	-	29.7%	-	25.8%	32.4%	26.4%	30.1%	31.8%	3.5%
MNST Dec	35.6%	35.6%	33.7%	33.4%	35.5%	32.4%	25.1%	27.4%	25.8%	29.2%
BF-B Apr	-	33.7%	32.3%	34.4%	32.4%	33.7%	30.6%	26.7%	33.8%	27.8%
HRL Oct	13.9%	13.9%	12.4%	12.6%	11.5%	9.9%	10.5%	8.9%	9.0%	5.9%
HSY Dec	16.9%	17.5%	20.8%	20.0%	21.9%	22.8%	21.7%	22.9%	25.9%	12.3%
EL Jun	14.3%	14.4%	15.0%	15.6%	4.2%	16.1%	17.9%	9.5%	6.2%	−5.5%
Peer median	16.9%	16.0%	19.1%	18.6%	21.0%	20.8%	17.9%	18.0%	16.0%	12.3%

Net margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Net income / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CLX Jun	11.2%	11.7%	13.4%	13.2%	14.0%	9.7%	6.5%	2.0%	3.9%	11.4%
MKC Nov	10.7%	9.9%	17.6%	13.1%	13.3%	12.0%	10.7%	10.2%	11.7%	11.5%
CHD Dec	13.1%	19.7%	13.7%	14.1%	16.1%	15.9%	7.7%	12.9%	9.6%	11.9%
SJM Apr	-	8.0%	18.2%	6.6%	10.0%	11.0%	7.9%	−1.1%	9.1%	−14.1%
STZ Feb	20.9%	-	42.3%	-	−0.1%	23.2%	−0.5%	−0.8%	17.3%	−0.8%
MNST Dec	23.4%	24.4%	26.1%	26.4%	30.7%	24.9%	18.9%	22.8%	20.1%	23.0%
BF-B Apr	-	22.3%	22.1%	25.1%	24.6%	26.1%	21.3%	18.5%	24.5%	21.9%
HRL Oct	9.3%	9.2%	10.6%	10.3%	9.5%	8.0%	8.0%	6.6%	6.8%	4.0%
HSY Dec	9.7%	10.4%	15.1%	14.4%	15.7%	16.5%	15.8%	16.7%	19.8%	7.6%
EL Jun	9.9%	10.6%	8.1%	12.0%	4.8%	17.7%	13.5%	6.3%	2.5%	−7.9%
Peer median	10.7%	10.5%	17.6%	13.6%	13.3%	16.5%	10.7%	10.2%	11.7%	7.6%

Free cash flow, FY2016 to FY2025

Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CLX Jun	$606.0M	$634.0M	$782.0M	$786.0M	$1.3B	$945.0M	$535.0M	$930.0M	$483.0M	$761.0M
MKC Nov	$504.3M	$632.9M	$652.1M	$773.1M	$816.0M	$550.3M	$389.5M	$973.4M	$647.0M	$740.4M
CHD Dec	$605.5M	$636.5M	$703.2M	$790.8M	$891.4M	$875.0M	$706.4M	$807.1M	$976.4M	$1.1B
SJM Apr	$1.3B	$866.6M	$896.1M	$781.4M	$985.5M	$1.3B	$718.8M	$717.0M	$642.9M	$816.6M
STZ Feb	$788.6M	-	$1.4B	-	$1.8B	$1.9B	$1.7B	$1.7B	$1.5B	$1.9B
MNST Dec	$601.5M	$904.3M	$1.1B	$1.0B	$1.3B	$1.1B	$699.0M	$1.5B	$1.7B	$2.0B
BF-B Apr	$416.0M	$544.0M	$526.0M	$681.0M	$611.0M	$755.0M	$798.0M	$457.0M	$419.0M	$431.0M
HRL Oct	$784.5M	$812.6M	$852.1M	$629.2M	$760.5M	$769.5M	$856.1M	$777.6M	$1.0B	$534.3M
HSY Dec	$744.0M	$991.8M	$1.3B	$1.4B	$1.3B	$1.6B	$1.8B	$1.6B	$1.9B	$1.8B
EL Jun	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.9B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$3.0B	$2.0B	$728.0M	$1.4B	$670.0M
Peer median	$744.0M	$839.6M	$896.1M	$786.1M	$985.5M	$1.1B	$798.0M	$807.1M	$1.0B	$816.6M

FCF margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Free cash flow / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CLX Jun	10.5%	10.6%	12.8%	12.6%	19.2%	12.9%	7.5%	12.6%	6.8%	10.7%
MKC Nov	11.4%	13.1%	12.3%	14.5%	14.6%	8.7%	6.1%	14.6%	9.6%	10.8%
CHD Dec	17.3%	16.9%	17.0%	18.1%	18.2%	16.9%	13.1%	13.8%	16.0%	17.6%
SJM Apr	-	11.7%	12.2%	10.0%	12.6%	15.7%	9.0%	8.4%	7.9%	9.4%
STZ Feb	10.8%	-	16.8%	-	21.9%	22.5%	19.0%	18.2%	15.2%	19.0%
MNST Dec	19.7%	26.8%	28.9%	24.1%	28.6%	20.1%	11.1%	21.0%	22.2%	23.7%
BF-B Apr	-	18.2%	16.2%	20.5%	18.2%	21.8%	20.3%	10.8%	10.0%	10.8%
HRL Oct	8.2%	8.9%	8.9%	6.6%	7.9%	6.8%	6.9%	6.4%	8.5%	4.4%
HSY Dec	10.0%	13.2%	16.3%	18.1%	15.4%	17.7%	17.4%	13.9%	17.2%	15.6%
EL Jun	11.2%	10.9%	14.1%	11.9%	11.6%	18.5%	11.3%	4.6%	9.2%	4.7%
Peer median	11.2%	13.1%	16.2%	16.3%	15.4%	17.7%	11.3%	13.8%	10.0%	10.8%

Return on equity, FY2016 to FY2025

Net income / shareholders' equity at the year end.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CLX Jun	n/m	129.3%	113.4%	146.7%	103.4%	172.7%	83.1%	67.7%	85.4%	n/m
MKC Nov	28.8%	18.6%	29.4%	20.4%	19.0%	17.1%	14.6%	13.4%	14.9%	13.8%
CHD Dec	23.2%	33.5%	23.2%	23.1%	26.0%	25.6%	11.9%	19.6%	13.4%	18.4%
SJM Apr	9.8%	8.6%	17.0%	6.5%	9.5%	10.8%	7.8%	−1.3%	9.7%	−20.2%
STZ Feb	22.2%	-	27.4%	-	−0.1%	14.7%	−0.3%	−0.8%	17.7%	−1.2%
MNST Dec	21.4%	21.1%	27.5%	26.6%	27.3%	21.0%	17.0%	19.8%	25.3%	23.1%
BF-B Apr	68.3%	48.8%	54.5%	50.7%	41.9%	34.0%	30.6%	24.0%	29.1%	21.8%
HRL Oct	20.0%	17.2%	18.1%	16.5%	14.1%	13.0%	13.3%	10.3%	10.1%	6.1%
HSY Dec	91.6%	85.5%	84.2%	66.1%	57.2%	53.6%	49.8%	45.4%	47.1%	19.0%
EL Jun	31.2%	28.5%	23.6%	40.7%	17.4%	47.4%	42.8%	18.0%	7.3%	−29.3%
Peer median	23.2%	24.8%	27.4%	24.8%	19.0%	21.0%	14.6%	18.0%	14.9%	13.8%

Debt / equity, FY2016 to FY2025

Total debt / shareholders' equity at the year end.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CLX Jun	7.78	4.05	3.42	4.80	3.06	6.77	4.88	11.49	7.58	7.75
MKC Nov	0.86	1.94	1.47	1.25	1.24	1.20	1.10	0.87	0.81	0.69
CHD Dec	0.56	1.07	0.86	0.77	0.72	0.79	0.77	0.62	0.51	0.55
SJM Apr	0.77	0.79	0.61	0.74	0.69	0.58	0.55	0.59	1.09	1.26
STZ Feb	1.34	-	1.08	-	1.00	0.77	0.89	1.48	1.22	1.67
MNST Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.00	0.06	-
BF-B Apr	0.96	1.57	1.94	1.48	1.32	0.96	0.83	0.89	0.88	0.68
HRL Oct	0.06	0.05	0.11	0.04	0.20	0.48	0.44	0.43	0.36	0.36
HSY Dec	3.79	3.19	3.19	2.45	2.06	1.82	1.45	1.17	1.08	1.17
EL Jun	0.63	0.81	0.76	0.78	1.56	0.92	0.97	1.45	1.46	1.89
Peer median	0.82	1.07	0.97	0.78	1.12	0.86	0.86	0.87	0.88	0.93

EPS (diluted), FY2016 to FY2025

Diluted earnings per share, on today's share count after splits.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
CLX Jun	$4.92	$5.33	$6.26	$6.32	$7.36	$5.58	$3.73	$1.20	$2.25	$6.52
MKC Nov	$1.84	$1.86	$3.50	$2.62	$2.78	$2.80	$2.52	$2.52	$2.92	$2.93
CHD Dec	$1.75	$2.90	$2.27	$2.44	$3.12	$3.32	$1.68	$3.05	$2.37	$3.02
SJM Apr	$5.76	$5.10	$11.78	$4.52	$6.84	$7.79	$5.83	−$0.86	$7.13	−$11.57
STZ Feb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MNST Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BF-B Apr	$2.09	$1.37	$1.48	$1.73	$1.72	$1.88	$1.74	$1.63	$2.14	$1.84
HRL Oct	$1.64	$1.57	$1.86	$1.80	$1.66	$1.66	$1.82	$1.45	$1.47	$0.87
HSY Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL Jun	$2.96	$3.35	$2.95	$4.82	$1.86	$7.79	$6.55	$2.79	$1.08	−$3.15
Peer median	$1.97	$2.38	$2.61	$2.53	$2.32	$3.06	$2.17	$2.08	$2.25	$1.35

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