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Clorox CLX Debt-to-equity

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.7B+0.1%
Gross profit$722.0M-3.0%
Net income$187.0M+0.5%
EPS (diluted)$1.54+2.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B+418%
Total debt$4.5B+52.4%
Total equity-$67.0M-348%
Total assets$6.4B+16.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$311.0M+72.8%
CapEx$43.0M-18.9%
Free cash flow$269.0M+112%

Valuation

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Market cap$11.58B-30.9%
Enterprise value$14.88B-24.1%
P/E15.3×-8.8×
P/S1.7×-0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin43.8%-1.4pp
Net margin11.2%+1.3pp
FCF margin11.5%+1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity249.6%+147pp
Current ratio0.8×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Clorox’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Clorox’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Clorox's debt-to-equity?
Clorox (CLX) reported debt-to-equity of 9.1× in Q2 2025.
How has Clorox's debt-to-equity changed year-over-year?
Clorox's debt-to-equity increased by 1.4% year-over-year, from 9× to 9.1×.
What is the long-term trend for Clorox's debt-to-equity?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Clorox's debt-to-equity has grown at a 4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.8× to 9.1×.
What does debt-to-equity mean?
How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?
Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.