Clorox (CLX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) reported Research & Development of $32 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), unchanged from $32 million a year earlier and up 18.5% from the prior quarter.
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Clorox (CLX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Clorox posted Research & Development of $116 million, down 4.1% from FY2025.
- Research & Development has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Research & Development came in at $121 million in FY2025 (-4.0%), $126 million in FY2024 (-8.7%), $138 million in FY2023 (+4.5%) and $132 million in FY2022 (-11.4%).
- Five-year quarterly Research & Development spans a low of $27 million in fiscal Q3 2025 and a high of $38 million in fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Research & Development gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Research & Development in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 12.9%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 24.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $27 million (Q3 2026), $29 million (Q2 2026) and $28 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 346.43 Bn | 302.42 Bn | 10.28 Bn | - |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 69.04 Bn | 64.10 Bn | 3.30 Bn | - |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.63 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kenvue | 34.35 Bn | 29.97 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.85 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.69 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 693.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.84 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 32.00 Mn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.00 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | - |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.78 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 223.53 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 34.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.00 Mn |
API Access
Clorox Research & Development API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "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=research-and-development&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();