Clorox (CLX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 27.9% in Q1 2026, up 8.31% quarter-over-quarter from 25.76% in Q4 2025, and up 93.0% on a YoY basis from 14.46% in Q1 2025.
Clorox (CLX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clorox's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 27.9% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 93.0% year-over-year to 27.9%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.39% (down 146.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 27.7%, up 296.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 27.9% for Q1 2026 at Clorox, up from 25.76% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 30.64% in Q2 2024 to a low of 16.38% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 24.06% across 5 years, with a median of 24.52% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBIT Margin soared 1172 bps in 2024, then tumbled 773 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 17.78% in 2022, then soared by 45 bps to 25.73% in 2023, then fell by 2 bps to 25.33% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 25.76% in 2025, then increased by 8 bps to 27.9% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 27.9% (Q1 2026), 25.76% (Q4 2025), and 20.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 21.55% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | 8.80% |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 18.11% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 19.62% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 18.09% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 6.71% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 19.81% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 27.90% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 326.45 Mn | -11.20% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.20% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.14% |