Clorox Co. (CLX) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
Clorox Co. (CLX) closed at $83.80 on 25 September 2026, up 2.4%. That leaves it up 0.8% over a week, down 19.6% over a month and down 31.9% over a year. That is 5% of the way up its 52 week range of $81.60 to $128.90. The median analyst price target of $97 sits 15.8% above the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
CLX trades below both its 50 day average of $97.08 and its 200 day average of $101.92, the shape of a downtrend. The 50 day average sits below the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 0.31, a stock that barely follows the market. It is 35.0% below its 52 week high and 2.7% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 8 firms recorded 13 actions on CLX: 12 kept a view and 1 downgrade. Price targets: 7 raised and 6 lowered. The most recent targets from 9 firms run from $86 to $110, with a median of $97, 15.8% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Neutral | $100.00 to $97.00 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains Equal-Weight | $102.00 to $90.00 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $100.00 to $105.00 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains Underweight | $92.00 to $95.00 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Neutral | $97.00 to $100.00 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains Equal-Weight | $95.00 to $102.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 2 November 2026 for Q1 2027, with earnings per share expected at $1.09. The last report, on 3 August 2026 for Q4 2026, showed EPS of $1.66, in line with the $1.66 expected, on revenue of $1.9 billion. Clorox Co. beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 7 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months Clorox Co. shows revenue growth of -3.69%, a gross margin of 43.85%, an operating margin of 15.84% and a return on equity of N.A..
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | -3.7% | 26th |
| Net income growth, TTM | 8.9% | 49th |
| Gross margin | 43.8% | 55th |
| Operating margin | 15.8% | 75th |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.6% | 56th |
| Return on assets | 12.7% | 93rd |
| Current ratio | 0.84 | 39th |
| Effective tax rate | 22.1% | 74th |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About Clorox Co.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Industry
- Consumer Goods
- Headquarters
- Oakland, California
- Chief executive
- Linda Rendle
- Employees
- 9,000
- Website
- thecloroxcompany.com
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The company sells its products primarily through mass retailers, grocery outlets, warehouse clubs, dollar stores, and home hardware centers.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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