Growth Metrics

Clorox (CLX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Clorox has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 62.17% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 449.0% year-over-year to 62.17%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 62.17%, up 449.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 52.66%, 1160.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 62.17% at Clorox, up from 54.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 62.17% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 32.74% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 45.08% and a median of 41.75% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: plummeted -1548bps in 2022 and later soared 1611bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.48% in 2022, then rose by 28bps to 42.98% in 2023, then increased by 18bps to 50.91% in 2024, then grew by 8bps to 54.85% in 2025, then grew by 13bps to 62.17% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for CLX at 62.17% in Q1 2026, 54.85% in Q4 2025, and 53.29% in Q3 2025.