Deeper Dive: Understanding Clorox Co (CLX) Through its Various Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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The price of Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) closed at $98.06 in the last session, down -0.25% from day before closing price of $98.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.27 million shares were traded. CLX stock price reached its highest trading level at $98.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $97.39.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at CLX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 72.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.81. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.50 and its Current Ratio is at 0.76.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on October 01, 2025, Reiterated its Underweight rating but revised its target price to $112 from $118 previously.

On January 07, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Underweight but kept the price unchanged to $157.

TD Cowen Upgraded its Sell to Hold on November 06, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $155 to $170.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 21 ’25 when Breber Pierre R bought 4,000 shares for $104.13 per share. The transaction valued at 416,516 led to the insider holds 13,000 shares of the business.

Reynolds Eric H sold 15,041 shares of CLX for $1,861,847 on Sep 04 ’25. The EVP – Chief Operating Officer now owns 54,221 shares after completing the transaction at $123.78 per share. On Sep 04 ’25, another insider, Eric Reynolds, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 15,041 shares for $123.78 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CLX now has a Market Capitalization of 11961395200 and an Enterprise Value of 15033396224. As of this moment, Clorox’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.22 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.272.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CLX is 0.58, which has changed by -0.39845806 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13153219 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CLX has reached a high of $165.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $98.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.25%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, CLX traded on average about 2.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2830680 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 121.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.38M. Insiders hold about 0.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.95% stake in the company. Shares short for CLX as of 1764288000 were 6853224 with a Short Ratio of 3.27, compared to 1761868800 on 6584312. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6853224 and a Short% of Float of 6.47.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for CLX is 4.92, which was 4.92 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.050045777. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.16. The current Payout Ratio is 75.19% for CLX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-22 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-28. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-08-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 14.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.57, with high estimates of $1.77 and low estimates of $1.41.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.82 and $5.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.98. EPS for the following year is $6.76, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $7.22 and $6.2.

Revenue Estimates

According to 12 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.64B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.65B to a low estimate of $1.63B. As of. The current estimate, Clorox Co’s year-ago sales were $1.69BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.67B. There is a high estimate of $1.7B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.64B.

A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CLX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.6B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.43B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.5B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.1BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.92B and the low estimate is $6.65B.

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