Clorox (CLX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Clorox (CLX) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $256.0 million in Q1 2026, down 12.03% quarter-over-quarter from $291.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 12.93% on a YoY basis from $294.0 million in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 12.93% year-over-year to $256.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (down 3.12% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.2 billion, down 3.71% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $256.0 million for Q1 2026 at Clorox, down from $291.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $367.0 million in Q2 2023 to a low of $256.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $309.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $305.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses surged 32.01% in 2023, then slipped 17.98% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it 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.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $256.0 million (Q1 2026), $291.0 million (Q4 2025), and $305.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 5.94 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 2.08 Bn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.52 Bn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.59 Bn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 251.00 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 256.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 319.14 Mn

Historic Data

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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