Clorox (CLX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 43.23% for Q1 2026, down 137.0% year-over-year from 116.85% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 43.16% in Q4 2025.
Clorox (CLX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clorox's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 43.23% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 137.0% year-over-year to 43.23%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 43.85% (down 136.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 45.23%, up 226.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 43.23%, roughly flat from 43.16% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 46.48% in Q2 2025, with the low at 35.88% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 42.69% (2023), against an average of 41.7%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin slumped 758 bps in 2022, then soared 742 bps in 2024.
- Clorox's Gross Margin stood at 36.15% in 2022, then advanced by 20 bps to 43.52% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 43.77% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 43.16% in 2025, then rose by 0 bps to 43.23% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CLX's Gross Margin at 43.23% in Q1 2026, 43.16% in Q4 2025, and 41.71% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 48.50% |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 61.48% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 58.18% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 38.27% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 76.40% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 45.35% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 41.27% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 77.66% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 83.20% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.10% |