CLX CLOROX CO /DE/

Overview and Growth

CLOROX CO /DE/ generated $6.72B of revenue in fiscal 2026, with net income of $587.00M and an operating cash inflow of $612.00M. Revenue of $6.72B sets the scale for evaluating how effectively sales translated into profit and cash during the year. Compared with $7.10B in fiscal 2025, revenue decreased 5.4%, a top-line contraction that reduced operating scale. The company reported diluted EPS of $4.81, adding a shareholder-level measure to the absolute income figures considered below. The per-share result recorded a 26.2% decrease from fiscal 2025 diluted EPS of $6.52. Asset turnover was 0.86x, relating the company’s annual revenue directly to the total assets reported at the period end.

Profitability

Gross profit was $2.84B, representing the portion of revenue remaining after the reported cost of revenue and before operating expenses. Gross margin was 42.3%, so that share of each revenue unit remained after the cost of revenue reported for the period. After all reported below-operating-line items, the company recorded net income of $587.00M for the fiscal year. Measured against reported revenue, net income produced a 8.7% margin after operating costs and the remaining recognized items. The earnings statement records $791.00M of pretax income, the profit base against which the reported tax provision can be assessed. The pretax margin was 11.8%, relating income before taxes directly to revenue. Income tax expense totaled $190.00M, providing the reported tax component that separates pretax and after-tax earnings. Relative to pretax income, the tax provision measured 24.0%, quantifying the portion of pre-tax earnings paid in income tax. Net income equaled 232.9% of period-end equity, showing the earnings generated on shareholders’ book capital. Return on period-end assets was 7.5%, connecting net income with the company’s total asset base.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

At period end, the $7.79B asset base was financed through $7.54B of liabilities and $252.00M of equity. At period end, current assets of $1.82B compared with current liabilities of $2.77B, defining the company’s short-term resource position. The current ratio was 0.66x; current liabilities exceeded current assets, leaving a short-term liquidity deficit. Reported cash and equivalents were $143.00M, separating immediately recognizable cash resources from the rest of the current-asset base. The cash balance equaled 5.2% of current liabilities, showing how much near-term coverage came from cash alone. Borrowings totaled $3.98B, adding a fixed financing obligation alongside the company’s equity capital. The debt-to-equity relationship was 15.8x, showing how much debt the company carried for each unit of book equity. Debt represented 51.1% of total assets, placing borrowing in the context of the company’s full resource base. Relative to total assets, liabilities measured 96.8%, complementing the separate equity-based view of the company’s capital structure. The cash-to-assets relationship was 1.8%, comparing reported cash and equivalents with the full positive asset balance. The asset base changed 40.2% from $5.56B in fiscal 2025, leaving current total assets higher year over year.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

The company reported $612.00M of operating cash flow, a cash inflow that shows the cash generated by operations. Operating cash flow equaled 1.04x of net income, showing how strongly accounting earnings converted into cash from operations. The cash-flow statement records $207.00M of capital expenditures, the investment amount considered after operating cash generation. Capital expenditures represented 33.8% of operating cash flow, leaving the remainder available as free cash flow. Free cash flow came to $405.00M, leaving a positive amount after capital expenditures. Free cash flow represented 6.0% of revenue, linking post-investment cash generation with the company’s operating scale. Measured against total assets, free cash flow represented 5.2%, showing the cash productivity of the company’s assets.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Jun 30, 2026. Analysis generated Oct 21, 2026.