Clorox (CLX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Clorox (CLX) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$165.0 million in Q1 2026, down 161.34% quarter-over-quarter from $269.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 170.82% on a YoY basis from $233.0 million in Q1 2025.

Clorox (CLX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clorox's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$165.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 170.82% year-over-year to -$165.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $380.0 million (down 52.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $761.0 million, up 57.56% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$165.0 million for Q1 2026 at Clorox, down from $269.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $346.0 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$165.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $162.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $167.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Free Cash Flow soared 4650.0% in 2024, then slumped 170.82% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $167.0 million in 2022, then sank by 39.52% to $101.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 25.74% to $127.0 million in 2024, then soared by 111.81% to $269.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 161.34% to -$165.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$165.0 million (Q1 2026), $269.0 million (Q4 2025), and $57.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 609.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 142.90 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 100.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -165.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -165.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 269.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 269.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 57.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 219.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 219.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 233.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 233.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 127.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 127.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 182.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 182.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 259.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 259.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 127.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 127.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 101.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 101.00 Mn