Clorox (CLX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) recorded FCF Margin of 5.51% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 1.52 percentage points from 3.99% a year earlier but down 7.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clorox (CLX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Clorox's FCF Margin came in at 6.30% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 3.10 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it was 6.03%, down 4.69 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of -6.85 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin came in at 10.71% in FY2025 (+3.90 pp), 6.81% in FY2024 (-5.78 pp), 12.59% in FY2023 (+5.06 pp) and 7.53% in FY2022 (-5.35 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has ranged from -9.88% in fiscal Q3 2026 to 17.14% in fiscal Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.47 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 10.62 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2025, against a drop of 23.85 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 12.53% (Q4 2026), -9.88% (Q3 2026) and 16.08% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 18.91% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 19.31% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn | -6.33% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 15.95% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.90% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 21.83% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 5.51% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 2.32% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 0.95% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.60 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 1.52% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.51% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.33% |
API Access
Clorox FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "CLX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();