Clorox (CLX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 38.28% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 16.12 percentage points from 54.40% a year earlier and down 23.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clorox (CLX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Clorox posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 42.57%, down 10.10 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -5.95 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 52.66% in FY2025 (+11.60 pp), 41.06% in FY2024 (+2.68 pp), 38.38% in FY2023 (+5.69 pp) and 32.70% in FY2022 (-15.81 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.34 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 16.11 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 16.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 62.17% (Q3 2026), 54.85% (Q2 2026) and 53.29% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.70 Bn | 290.68 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 22.25% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 67.39 Bn | 62.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 29.67% |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.10 Bn | 28.72 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.57% |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 32.68 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 5.79% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 31.38 Bn | 28.70 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 23.10% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.32 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 14.08% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.75 Bn | 8.19 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 38.28% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.14 Bn | 5.11 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.62 Bn | 4.29 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 12.75% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.58 Bn | 3.39 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 21.08% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Clorox Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CLX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();