Clorox (CLX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 43.23% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 43.16% in Q4 2025, and down 137.0% on a YoY basis from 116.85% in Q1 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 was 43.23% for Q1 2026 at Clorox, roughly flat from 43.16% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 46.48% in Q2 2025 to a low of 35.88% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 41.7% across 5 years, with a median of 42.69% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin tumbled 758 bps in 2022, then jumped 742 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it 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.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 43.23% (Q1 2026), 43.16% (Q4 2025), and 41.71% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 49.51% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 60.59% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 58.89% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 36.85% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 76.40% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 46.38% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 43.23% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 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% |