Clorox (CLX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Clorox's Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.86% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 5.63 percentage points from 14.48% a year earlier but up 0.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clorox (CLX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Return on Assets [ROA] at Clorox came in at 9.00%, down 5.57 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -2.46 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 14.57% in FY2025 (+9.58 pp), 4.99% in FY2024 (+2.33 pp), 2.66% in FY2023 (-4.88 pp) and 7.54% in FY2022 (-3.92 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between 1.42% (fiscal Q3 2023) and 14.88% (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 9.83 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 13.92 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLX's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 8.45% (Q4 2026), 12.78% (Q3 2026) and 13.82% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 390.78 Bn | 342.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 12.42% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.96 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 12.97% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.21 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 1.85% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 6.33% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.84 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 18.39% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.38 Bn | 24.77 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 8.40% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.88 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 8.86% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.00 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 3.45% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.26 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 10.01% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 29.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.86% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.11% |
API Access
Clorox Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();