Clorox (CLX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clorox's (CLX) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 43.23% in Q1 2026, down 137.0% year-on-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.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 137.0% year-over-year to 43.23% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 43.85%, a 136.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 45.23%, up 226.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was little changed at 43.23% in Q1 2026 per CLX's latest filing, from 43.16% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 46.48% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 35.88% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 42.69% (2023), against an average of 41.7%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 758 bps in 2022 and soared 742 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 36.15% in 2022, then climbed by 20 bps to 43.52% in 2023, then grew by 1 bps to 43.77% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 43.16% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 43.23% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CLX Gross Margin figures stand at 43.23% (Q1 2026), 43.16% (Q4 2025), and 41.71% (Q3 2025).
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 347.16 Bn | 334.85 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 49.51% |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.51 Bn | 124.03 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.72 Bn | 72.39 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 60.59% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.34 Bn | 37.24 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 58.89% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 37.03 Bn | 36.48 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 36.85% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.97 Bn | 26.84 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 76.40% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.39 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 46.38% |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.81 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 43.23% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.37 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 77.66% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.82 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 72.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 37.07% |