Clorox (CLX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Clorox (CLX) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 25.39% in Q1 2026, up 1.09% quarter-over-quarter from 25.12% in Q4 2025, and up 59.0% on a YoY basis from 15.97% in Q1 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.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 59.0% year-over-year to 25.39%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.06% (down 275.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 23.56%, down 307.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 25.39% for Q1 2026 at Clorox, up from 25.12% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 41.81% in Q3 2024 to a low of 19.05% in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 20.51% across 5 years, with a median of 23.36% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate slumped 3374 bps in 2024, then soared 4385 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 21.54% in 2022, then jumped by 37 bps to 29.41% in 2023, then tumbled 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.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 25.39% (Q1 2026), 25.12% (Q4 2025), and 23.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 20.83% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 23.65% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 29.46% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 23.94% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 50.28% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 20.65% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 25.39% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 18.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.41% |