Balance Sheet Dive: Clorox Co (CLX)’s Debt-to-Equity and Long-Term Debt/Eq Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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After finishing at $105.89 in the prior trading day, Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) closed at $105.17, down -0.68%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.67 million shares were traded. CLX stock price reached its highest trading level at $107.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $105.042.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CLX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 77.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.17. 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:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 12828676096 and an Enterprise Value of 15900676096. As of this moment, Clorox’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.348 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.98.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CLX is 0.57, which has changed by -0.37616354 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CLX has reached a high of $171.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $98.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.76%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 2.02M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2603390 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 121.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.38M. Insiders hold about 0.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.98% stake in the company. Shares short for CLX as of 1763078400 were 6743777 with a Short Ratio of 3.34, compared to 1760486400 on 6448324. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6743777 and a Short% of Float of 6.36.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, CLX’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.92, compared to 4.92 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04646331. 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.

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