Clorox (CLX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Clorox (CLX) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 62.17% in Q1 2026, up 13.35% quarter-over-quarter from 54.85% in Q4 2025, and up 449.0% on a YoY basis from 11.32% in Q1 2025.

Clorox (CLX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clorox's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 62.17% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 449.0% year-over-year to 62.17%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 62.17% (up 449.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 52.66%, up 1160.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 62.17% for Q1 2026 at Clorox, up from 54.85% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 62.17% in Q1 2026 to a low of 32.74% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 45.08% across 5 years, with a median of 41.75% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 1548 bps in 2022, then soared 1611 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 33.48% in 2022, then gained by 28 bps to 42.98% in 2023, then climbed by 18 bps to 50.91% in 2024, then increased by 8 bps to 54.85% in 2025, then increased by 13 bps to 62.17% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 62.17% (Q1 2026), 54.85% (Q4 2025), and 53.29% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 22.49%
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 9.90%
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 30.32%
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.45%
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 24.16%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 3.12%
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 2.61%
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 62.17%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 3.64%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 62.17%
Dec 31, 2025 54.85%
Sep 30, 2025 53.29%
Jun 30, 2025 54.40%
Mar 31, 2025 57.68%
Dec 31, 2024 50.91%
Sep 30, 2024 50.01%
Jun 30, 2024 41.75%
Mar 31, 2024 41.57%
Dec 31, 2023 42.98%
Sep 30, 2023 39.60%
Jun 30, 2023 40.03%
Mar 31, 2023 37.66%
Dec 31, 2022 33.48%
Sep 30, 2022 33.55%
Jun 30, 2022 32.74%
Mar 31, 2022 39.63%
Dec 31, 2021 42.68%
Sep 30, 2021 49.03%
Jun 30, 2021 47.24%