Clorox (CLX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Clorox's (CLX) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 9.88% in Q1 2026, down 2385.0% year-on-year from 0.43% in Q1 2025, and down 161.45% quarter-over-quarter from 16.08% in Q4 2025.

Clorox (CLX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clorox's FCF Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.88% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 2385.0% year-over-year to 9.88% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 5.62%, a 579.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.71%, up 390.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin eased to 9.88% in Q1 2026 per CLX's latest filing, from 16.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 17.14% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 9.88% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 9.74% (2022), against an average of 8.89%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin surged 1062 bps in 2024 and sank 2385 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 9.74% in 2022, then tumbled by 48 bps to 5.08% in 2023, then soared by 48 bps to 7.53% in 2024, then surged by 113 bps to 16.08% in 2025, then slumped by 161 bps to 9.88% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CLX FCF Margin figures stand at 9.88% (Q1 2026), 16.08% (Q4 2025), and 3.99% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.30 Bn 333.00 Bn 10.51 Bn 14.25%
2 Unilever 134.17 Bn 123.69 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.43 Bn 72.09 Bn 3.23 Bn 14.39%
4 Kenvue 37.18 Bn 37.07 Bn 2.30 Bn 8.95%
5 Kimberly Clark 36.86 Bn 36.32 Bn 1.53 Bn 7.71%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.63 Bn 26.50 Bn 2.84 Bn 8.35%
7 Church & Dwight 23.33 Bn 22.82 Bn 681.40 Mn 10.92%
8 Clorox 11.74 Bn 10.55 Bn 722.00 Mn -9.88%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.41 Bn 6.26 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.70 Bn 4.41 Bn 326.45 Mn 22.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.61%
Jun 30, 2021 15.76%