Clorox (CLX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 37.50% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 15.79 percentage points from 53.29% a year earlier and down 0.78 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 Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.06 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 Q1 2027 came in at 38.28% (Q4 2026), 62.17% (Q3 2026) and 54.85% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 390.78 Bn | 342.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 23.37% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.96 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 31.20% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.21 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 13.21% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.84 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.00% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.38 Bn | 24.77 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 15.26% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.88 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 37.50% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.00 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 8.06% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.26 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 11.51% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 51.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 37.50% |
| 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% |
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();