Clorox (CLX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Clorox's (CLX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 62.17% in Q1 2026, up 449.0% year-on-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.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 449.0% year-over-year to 62.17% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 62.17%, a 449.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 52.66%, up 1160.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 62.17% in Q1 2026 per CLX's latest filing, from 54.85% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 62.17% in Q1 2026 and bottomed 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%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 1548 bps in 2022 and surged 1611 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CLX Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 62.17% (Q1 2026), 54.85% (Q4 2025), and 53.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 22.49% |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | 9.90% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 30.32% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.45% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 24.16% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 3.12% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 14.22% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 62.17% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -5.54% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 3.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |