Clorox (CLX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 26.70% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 21.66 percentage points from 48.37% a year earlier but up 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clorox (CLX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Clorox posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 30.47%, down 20.12 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -15.81 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 50.59% in FY2025 (+6.88 pp), 43.71% in FY2024 (+9.92 pp), 33.79% in FY2023 (+0.57 pp) and 33.22% in FY2022 (-13.06 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 26.61% in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of 53.26% in fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 17.05 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 26.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 26.61% (Q4 2026), 39.74% (Q3 2026) and 48.71% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 390.78 Bn | 342.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 17.18% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.96 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 27.58% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.21 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 4.45% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 10.61% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.84 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 19.64% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.38 Bn | 24.77 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 13.26% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.88 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 26.70% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.00 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 5.63% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.26 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 10.14% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 68.81% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.70% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 48.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 52.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 53.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 50.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 48.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 37.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.64% |
API Access
Clorox Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();