Clorox CLX
NYSE CLX
$91.62 -1.44 (-1.55%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Clorox (CLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Clorox (CLX) posted Operating Margin of 24.33% for Q2 2026, down 12.8% on a QoQ basis from 27.9% in Q1 2026, and down 565.0% year-over-year from 5.23% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Clorox (CLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clorox has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 24.33% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 565.0% year-over-year to 24.33% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 24.73%, a 297.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 24.73%, down 297.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 24.33% for Q2 2026 at Clorox, down from 27.9% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 30.64% in Q2 2024, with the low at 16.38% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 24.08%, with a median of 24.42% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Margin jumped 1172 bps in 2024, then slumped 773 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 17.78% in 2022, then jumped by 45 bps to 25.73% in 2023, then retreated by 2 bps to 25.33% in 2024, then gained by 2 bps to 25.76% in 2025, then decreased by 6 bps to 24.33% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 24.33% (Q2 2026), 27.9% (Q1 2026), and 25.76% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 340.14 Bn 330.19 Bn 10.28 Bn 18.63%
2 Church & Dwight 22.88 Bn 22.63 Bn 693.90 Mn 18.07%
3 Clorox 11.18 Bn 11.04 Bn 804.00 Mn 24.33%
4 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.62 Bn 4.55 Bn 245.00 Mn 14.62%
5 Wd 40 2.72 Bn 2.66 Bn 110.42 Mn 20.67%
6 Energizer Holdings 1.45 Bn 1.27 Bn 280.60 Mn 19.60%
7 Grove Collaborative Holdings 43.80 Mn 33.39 Mn 19.59 Mn -2.14%
8 CleanCore Solutions 33.33 Mn 16.28 Mn -419,259.00 -3,490.91%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 24.33%
Mar 31, 2026 27.90%
Dec 31, 2025 25.76%
Sep 30, 2025 20.36%
Jun 30, 2025 29.98%
Mar 31, 2025 26.98%
Dec 31, 2024 25.33%
Sep 30, 2024 28.09%
Jun 30, 2024 30.64%
Mar 31, 2024 23.87%
Dec 31, 2023 25.73%
Sep 30, 2023 16.38%
Jun 30, 2023 24.52%
Mar 31, 2023 23.71%
Dec 31, 2022 17.78%
Sep 30, 2022 19.14%
Jun 30, 2022 21.65%
Mar 31, 2022 21.28%
Dec 31, 2021 16.74%
Sep 30, 2021 22.20%