Clorox (CLX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Clorox's (CLX) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 25.39% in Q1 2026, up 59.0% year-on-year from 15.97% in Q1 2025, and up 1.09% quarter-over-quarter from 25.12% in Q4 2025.
Clorox (CLX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clorox's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 25.39% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 59.0% year-over-year to 25.39% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 22.06%, a 275.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 23.56%, down 307.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate rose to 25.39% in Q1 2026 per CLX's latest filing, from 25.12% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 41.81% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 19.05% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 23.36% (2025), against an average of 20.51%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 3374 bps in 2024 and surged 4385 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 21.54% in 2022, then jumped by 37 bps to 29.41% in 2023, then sank by 38 bps to 18.14% in 2024, then soared by 38 bps to 25.12% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 25.39% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CLX Tax Rate figures stand at 25.39% (Q1 2026), 25.12% (Q4 2025), and 23.36% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 20.83% |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | -27.77% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 23.65% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 29.46% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 23.94% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 50.28% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 20.65% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 25.39% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -31.60% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 18.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.81% |