Clorox (CLX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) reported Operating Expenses of $330 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.6% from $328 million a year earlier and up 28.9% from the prior quarter.
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Clorox (CLX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Clorox posted Operating Expenses of $1.18 billion, down 5.1% from FY2025.
- Operating Expenses has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Operating Expenses came in at $1.25 billion in FY2025 (-3.7%), $1.29 billion in FY2024 (-2.1%), $1.32 billion in FY2023 (+21.6%) and $1.09 billion in FY2022 (-5.8%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Expenses gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Expenses in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 32.0%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 18.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $256 million (Q3 2026), $291 million (Q2 2026) and $305 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 370.14 Bn | 325.89 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 6.33 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 74.88 Bn | 69.61 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 38.36 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.58 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.44 Bn | 32.63 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 24.82 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 252.20 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.47 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 330.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.76 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 280.32 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.79 Bn | 4.46 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 107.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.37 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 476.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 330.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Clorox Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "CLX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();