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
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% |