Clorox (CLX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Clorox (CLX) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $27.0 million in Q1 2026, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter from $29.0 million in Q4 2025, and little changed on a YoY basis from $27.0 million in Q1 2025.

Clorox (CLX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clorox's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $27.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development changed 0.0% year-over-year to $27.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $116.0 million (down 4.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $121.0 million, down 3.97% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $27.0 million for Q1 2026 at Clorox, down from $29.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $38.0 million in Q2 2023 to a low of $27.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $31.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $32.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development decreased 24.44% in 2022, then rose 12.9% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $33.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 3.03% to $32.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 3.12% to $31.0 million in 2024, then declined by 6.45% to $29.0 million in 2025, then fell by 6.9% to $27.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $27.0 million (Q1 2026), $29.0 million (Q4 2025), and $28.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn -
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn -
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn -
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn -
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn -
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 45.00 Mn