Clorox (CLX) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) posted Payout Ratio of 0.8 for Q1 2026, down 14.58% on a QoQ basis from 0.93 in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from 0.8 in Q1 2025.
Analysis
Clorox (CLX) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clorox has reported Payout Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.8 in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.8 in Q1 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.01, a 36.88% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 1.01, up 36.88% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.8 for Q1 2026 at Clorox, down from 0.93 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Payout Ratio was 12.0 in Q3 2023, with the low at 3.0 in Q1 2024.
- Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 1.8, with a median of 0.94 recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Payout Ratio jumped 256.31% in 2023, then slumped 326.53% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 1.44 in 2022, then advanced by 8.42% to 1.56 in 2023, then tumbled by 49.86% to 0.78 in 2024, then advanced by 18.91% to 0.93 in 2025, then declined by 14.58% to 0.8 in 2026.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.8 (Q1 2026), 0.93 (Q4 2025), and 3.73 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 340.14 Bn | 330.19 Bn | 10.28 Bn |
| 2 | Church & Dwight | 22.88 Bn | 22.63 Bn | 693.90 Mn |
| 3 | Clorox | 11.18 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 804.00 Mn |
| 4 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.62 Bn | 4.55 Bn | 245.00 Mn |
| 5 | Wd 40 | 2.72 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 110.42 Mn |
| 6 | Energizer Holdings | 1.45 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 280.60 Mn |
| 7 | Grove Collaborative Holdings | 43.80 Mn | 33.39 Mn | 19.59 Mn |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 33.33 Mn | 16.28 Mn | -419,259.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.80 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.93 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.73 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.80 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.78 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.96 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.56 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.44 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.37 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.36 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.94 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.43 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.36 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.54 |