Clorox (CLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) posted Operating Margin of 24.33% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 5.65 percentage points from 29.98% a year earlier and down 3.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clorox (CLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Clorox's Operating Margin came in at 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 +0.22 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 27.90% (Q3 2026), 25.76% (Q2 2026) and 20.36% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 346.43 Bn | 302.42 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 18.63% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 69.04 Bn | 64.10 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 18.95% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.63 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -1.08% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 34.35 Bn | 29.97 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 17.67% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.85 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 15.11% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.69 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 18.07% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.84 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 24.33% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.00 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 21.37% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 14.62% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.78 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 14.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Clorox Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
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();