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Clorox CLX Free cash flow margin

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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

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity249.6%+147pp
Debt / equity9.1×+0.1×
Current ratio0.8×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Clorox’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Clorox’s 10-Q, filed February 3, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Clorox's free cash flow margin?
Clorox (CLX) reported free cash flow margin of 11.5% in Q4 2025.
How has Clorox's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Clorox's free cash flow margin increased by 18.7% year-over-year, from 9.7% to 11.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Clorox's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Clorox's free cash flow margin has grown at a -4.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.9% to 10.7%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.