The Clorox Company CLX
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, The Clorox Company gets an algorithmic score of 28/100. It trades at 81.60 $, with a bearish technical trend (RSI 31.4) and 31.3% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
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Strengths
- High ROE (163.8%): generates strong profit on equity.
- Low beta (0.28): defensive profile.
- Meaningful dividend (6.13%).
Weaknesses
- Shrinking revenue (-3.1% per year).
- High leverage (debt/equity 2221%): rate-sensitive.
Fundamentals
| P/E | 16.96 |
| Forward P/E | 13.03 |
| PEG | 1.09 |
| P/B | 109.68 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.58 |
| P/S | 1.47 |
| ROE % | 163.76 |
| ROA % | 8.32 |
| Gross margin % | 42.32 |
| Operating margin % | 12.88 |
| Net margin % | 8.73 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | -2.00 |
| Earnings growth % (y/y) | -50.10 |
| Revenue CAGR % | -3.11 |
| Earnings CAGR % | 57.94 |
| Debt/Equity % | 2,221.43 |
| Current ratio | 0.66 |
| FCF yield % | 4.10 |
| Dividend yield % | 6.13 |
| Payout % | 103.12 |
Returns
| 1 month | -20.4 % |
| 3 months | -13.5 % |
| 6 months | -18.4 % |
| YTD | -16.2 % |
| 1 year | -31.3 % |
| 3 years | -31.0 % |
| 5 years | -40.6 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 31.3 % |
| Beta | 0.28 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -48.5 % |
| Sharpe 1A | -1.17 |
Macroeconomic context
Defensive sector: stable demand in recessions. Sensitive to agricultural commodity costs and input inflation; competes with bonds for its dividend. As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.