Clorox Company (The)
The Clorox Company, founded in 1913 and headquartered in Oakland, California, is a global leader in consumer products with a focus on cleaning, health, and lifestyle solutions.
Snapshot
Clorox Company (The) is a household products company that has completed 6 disclosed acquisitions and reported $7.10B in latest-year revenue.
- Sector
- Household Products
- Ticker
- CLX
- Revenue (LTM)
- $7.10B
- Acquisitions
- 6
- Operating margin
- 15.2%
- Latest call
- Q3 2026
Business description
The Clorox Company, founded in 1913 and headquartered in Oakland, California, is a global leader in consumer products with a focus on cleaning, health, and lifestyle solutions. It is renowned for flagship offerings such as Clorox Disinfecting Wipes and Clorox Clean-Up Cleaner + Bleach, along with a diversified brand portfolio that includes Burt's Bees. Under CEO Benno Dorer’s leadership, Clorox emphasizes innovation, sustainability, and digital transformation. With a strong market share of approximately 15-20% in key segments, the company is well-positioned for continued growth.
Everything on Clorox Company (The)
Financials
Leadership & board
Share repurchases
The Company has two active stock-repurchase programs: a 2018 Open-Market Program authorizing up to $2,000 million of common-stock repurchases with no expiration date, and the Evergreen Program (authorized 1999, extended 2005) to offset dilution from stock-based awards, which has no dollar limit and no expiration; treasury stock purchases totaled $332 million in fiscal year 2025.
Competition & customers
Net sales to the Company's largest customer, Walmart Stores, Inc. and its affiliates, were 27%, 25% and 26% of consolidated net sales for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.