Clorox (CLX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.92 for Q1 2026, down 265.2% on a QoQ basis from 0.56 in Q4 2025, and down 241.21% year-over-year from 0.65 in Q1 2025.
Analysis
Clorox (CLX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clorox has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.92 in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 241.21% year-over-year to 0.92 in Q1 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.5, a 87.59% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 1.5, up 87.59% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.92 for Q1 2026 at Clorox, down from 0.56 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 5.37 in Q3 2025, with the low at 75.0 in Q3 2023.
- Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 3.92, with a median of 0.86 recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio slumped 3478.84% in 2023, then jumped 220.35% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.88 in 2022, then jumped by 68.72% to 1.49 in 2023, then retreated by 19.41% to 1.2 in 2024, then sank by 53.41% to 0.56 in 2025, then plunged by 265.2% to 0.92 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.92 (Q1 2026), 0.56 (Q4 2025), and 5.37 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 340.14 Bn | 330.19 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 0.64 |
| 2 | Church & Dwight | 22.88 Bn | 22.63 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 0.28 |
| 3 | Clorox | 11.18 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 804.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.62 Bn | 4.55 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 0.80 |
| 5 | Wd 40 | 2.72 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 110.42 Mn | 0.47 |
| 6 | Energizer Holdings | 1.45 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 280.60 Mn | - |
| 7 | Grove Collaborative Holdings | 43.80 Mn | 33.39 Mn | 19.59 Mn | - |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 33.33 Mn | 16.28 Mn | -419,259.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.37 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.65 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.20 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.68 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.18 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -75.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.88 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.22 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.86 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.16 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -13.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.86 |