Clorox (CLX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clorox's Gross Margin was 40.42% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 1.29 percentage points from 41.71% a year earlier and down 0.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clorox (CLX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Clorox's Gross Margin was 41.94% through Sep 30, 2026, down 2.40 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it was 42.32%, down 2.91 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -1.26 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin was 45.23% in FY2025 (+2.26 pp), 42.97% in FY2024 (+3.62 pp), 39.36% in FY2023 (+3.55 pp) and 35.81% in FY2022 (-7.77 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (a gain of 7.42 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 12.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLX's Gross Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 41.27% (Q4 2026), 43.23% (Q3 2026) and 43.16% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 384.13 Bn | 335.69 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 49.83% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 76.99 Bn | 71.47 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 60.22% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.05 Bn | 27.14 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 75.72% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 59.55% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.07 Bn | 32.01 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 34.86% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.86 Bn | 24.25 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 46.78% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.14 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 40.42% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.86 Bn | 5.68 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 71.09% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.08 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 25.00% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.61 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 45.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 40.42% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 41.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 43.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 43.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 41.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 46.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 44.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 43.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 45.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 46.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 42.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 43.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 42.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 36.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 33.00% |
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Clorox Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "CLX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();