Clorox (CLX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Clorox's (CLX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $256.0 million in Q1 2026, down 12.93% year-on-year from $294.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.03% quarter-over-quarter from $291.0 million in Q4 2025.
Clorox (CLX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clorox's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $256.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 12.93% year-over-year to $256.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 3.12% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.2 billion, down 3.71% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses fell to $256.0 million in Q1 2026 per CLX's latest filing, from $291.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $367.0 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $256.0 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $305.0 million (2023), against an average of $309.0 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 32.01% in 2023 and declined 17.98% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $315.0 million in 2022, then grew by 12.38% to $354.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 12.15% to $311.0 million in 2024, then fell by 6.43% to $291.0 million in 2025, then fell by 12.03% to $256.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CLX Operating Expenses figures stand at $256.0 million (Q1 2026), $291.0 million (Q4 2025), and $305.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 346.42 Bn | 334.12 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 5.94 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.34 Bn | 123.86 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.55 Bn | 72.22 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 2.08 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.30 Bn | 37.19 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.96 Bn | 36.42 Bn | 1.53 Bn | - |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.85 Bn | 26.73 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.59 Bn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.39 Bn | 22.88 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 251.00 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.79 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 256.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.36 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -155.01 Mn |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.81 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 319.14 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 256.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 291.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 305.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 328.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 294.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 311.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 312.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 301.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 333.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 354.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 305.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 367.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 346.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 315.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 293.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 278.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 264.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 275.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 269.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 305.00 Mn |