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

Clorox's (CLX) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$165.0 million in Q1 2026, down 170.82% year-on-year from $233.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 161.34% quarter-over-quarter from $269.0 million in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 170.82% year-over-year to -$165.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $380.0 million, a 52.56% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $761.0 million, up 57.56% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to -$165.0 million in Q1 2026 per CLX's latest filing, from $269.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $346.0 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$165.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $167.0 million (2022), against an average of $162.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 4650.0% in 2024 and slumped 170.82% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $167.0 million in 2022, then tumbled 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 sank by 161.34% to -$165.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CLX Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$165.0 million (Q1 2026), $269.0 million (Q4 2025), and $57.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 346.53 Bn 334.22 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
2 Unilever 134.70 Bn 124.22 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.77 Bn 72.43 Bn 3.23 Bn 766.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 37.26 Bn 37.15 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.93 Bn 36.39 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.54 Bn 26.42 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 160.40 Mn
8 Clorox 11.74 Bn 10.55 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.28 Bn 6.13 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.66 Bn 4.37 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