Clorox (CLX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 62.17% for Q1 2026, up 449.0% year-over-year from 11.32% in Q1 2025, and up 13.35% quarter-over-quarter from 54.85% in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 62.17%, up from 54.85% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 62.17% in Q1 2026, with the low at 32.74% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 41.75% (2024), against an average of 45.08%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 1548 bps in 2022, then surged 1611 bps in 2025.
- Clorox's Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.48% in 2022, then rose by 28 bps to 42.98% in 2023, then advanced by 18 bps to 50.91% in 2024, then grew by 8 bps to 54.85% in 2025, then grew by 13 bps to 62.17% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CLX's Return on Capital Employed at 62.17% in Q1 2026, 54.85% in Q4 2025, and 53.29% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 38.28% |
| 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% |