Clorox (CLX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Clorox (CLX) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.92 in Q1 2026, down 265.2% quarter-over-quarter from 0.56 in Q4 2025, and down 241.21% on a YoY basis from 0.65 in Q1 2025.

Clorox (CLX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clorox's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.92 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 241.21% year-over-year to 0.92; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.99 (up 251.16% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.79, down 36.32% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.92 for Q1 2026 at Clorox, down from 0.56 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 5.37 in Q3 2025 to a low of 37.25 in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.26 across 5 years, with a median of 0.85 in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 3491.03% in 2023, then soared 547.05% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.88 in 2022, then soared by 68.72% to 1.49 in 2023, then fell by 19.41% to 1.2 in 2024, then slumped by 53.41% to 0.56 in 2025, then sank 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 Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 611.49 Bn 611.46 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 338.86 Bn 326.78 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.84
3 Unilever 142.58 Bn 132.10 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 69.08 Bn 68.08 Bn 3.23 Bn 0.68
5 Kenvue 33.68 Bn 33.57 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.14
6 Kimberly Clark 32.46 Bn 32.04 Bn 1.53 Bn 1.30
7 Estee Lauder Companies 30.67 Bn 27.54 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.00
8 Church & Dwight 22.55 Bn 22.05 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.51
9 Clorox 11.54 Bn 10.51 Bn 722.00 Mn -0.92
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.05 Bn 2.76 Bn 326.45 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.92
Dec 31, 2025 0.56
Sep 30, 2025 5.37
Jun 30, 2025 0.68
Mar 31, 2025 0.65
Dec 31, 2024 1.20
Sep 30, 2024 0.83
Mar 31, 2024 1.18
Dec 31, 2023 1.49
Sep 30, 2023 -37.25
Jun 30, 2023 0.42
Mar 31, 2023 0.52
Dec 31, 2022 0.88
Sep 30, 2022 1.10
Jun 30, 2022 2.21
Mar 31, 2022 0.86
Dec 31, 2021 1.16
Sep 30, 2021 -13.00
Jun 30, 2021 0.49
Mar 31, 2021 0.76