Clorox (CLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) posted Operating Margin of 23.67% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 3.31 percentage points from 20.36% a year earlier but down 0.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clorox (CLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Clorox was 25.32%, down 0.73 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it was 24.73%, down 2.97 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -3.14 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Clorox's Operating Margin was 27.70% in FY2025 (+2.96 pp), 24.74% in FY2024 (+3.26 pp), 21.48% in FY2023 (+0.95 pp) and 20.53% in FY2022 (-7.34 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of 16.38% in fiscal Q1 2024 to a high of 30.64% in fiscal Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.83 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2025, with a gain of 11.72 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2022, with a drop of 11.93 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 24.33% (Q4 2026), 27.90% (Q3 2026) and 25.76% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 389.52 Bn | 341.08 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 25.51% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.87 Bn | 72.35 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 20.26% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.86 Bn | 27.95 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 10.98% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 18.17% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.57 Bn | 32.51 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 12.48% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.26 Bn | 24.65 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 18.19% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.68 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 23.67% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.96 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 10.07% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.15 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 13.77% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.60 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 14.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 23.67% |
| 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% |
Clorox Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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-margin&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();