Clorox (CLX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) posted Gross Margin of 41.27% for Q2 2026, down 4.53% on a QoQ basis from 43.23% in Q1 2026, and down 521.0% year-over-year from 9.8% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Clorox (CLX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clorox has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 41.27% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 521.0% year-over-year to 41.27% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 42.32%, a 291.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 42.32%, down 291.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 41.27% for Q2 2026 at Clorox, down from 43.23% 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.
- Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 41.68%, with a median of 42.46% recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin slumped 758 bps in 2022, then surged 742 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 36.15% in 2022, then grew by 20 bps to 43.52% in 2023, then increased by 1 bps to 43.77% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 43.16% in 2025, then fell by 4 bps to 41.27% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 41.27% (Q2 2026), 43.23% (Q1 2026), and 43.16% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 333.93 Bn | 323.99 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 48.50% |
| 2 | Church & Dwight | 22.45 Bn | 22.19 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 45.35% |
| 3 | Clorox | 10.93 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 41.27% |
| 4 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.61 Bn | 4.54 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 25.95% |
| 5 | Wd 40 | 2.70 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 110.42 Mn | 56.59% |
| 6 | Energizer Holdings | 1.41 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 280.60 Mn | 38.22% |
| 7 | Grove Collaborative Holdings | 43.80 Mn | 33.39 Mn | 19.59 Mn | 53.56% |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 33.59 Mn | 16.54 Mn | -419,259.00 | -77.11% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |