How to buy The Clorox Company stock (CLX)

The Clorox Company (CLX) is a leading household & personal products business based in the US. It opened the day at $160.93 after a previous close of $161.72. During the day the price has varied from a low of $160.36 to a high of $164.97. The latest price was $164.13 (25 minute delay). The Clorox Company is listed on the NYSE and employs 7,400 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

Our top picks for where to buy The Clorox Company stock

Buy The Clorox Company stock from these online trading platforms

Compare special offers, low fees and a wide range of investment options among top trading platforms.

Paid non-client promotion. Finder does not invest money with providers on this page. If a brand is a referral partner, we're paid when you click or tap through to, open an account with or provide your contact information to the provider. Partnerships are not a recommendation for you to invest with any one company. Learn more about how we make money.

Finder is not an advisor or brokerage service. Information on this page is for educational purposes only and not a recommendation to invest with any one company, trade specific stocks or fund specific investments. All editorial opinions are our own.

The Clorox Company stock price (NYSE: CLX)

Use our graph to track the performance of CLX stocks over time.

The Clorox Company shares at a glance

• Live prices
• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-20.

Open	$0.00
High	$0.00
Low	$0.00
Close	$0.00
Previous close	$0.00
Change more info button	$0.00
Change % more info button	N/A%
Volume more info button	0

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

52-week range	$125.55 - $171.37
50-day moving average more info button	$163.77
200-day moving average more info button	$149.86
Wall St. target price	$164.41
PE ratio more info button	56.1528
Dividend yield more info button	$4.84 (3.02%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.88

Is it a good time to buy The Clorox Company stock?

The technical analysis gauge below displays real-time ratings for the timeframes you select. This is not a recommendation, however. It represents a technical analysis based on the most popular technical indicators: Moving Averages, Oscillators and Pivots. Finder might not concur and takes no responsibility.

This chart is not advice or a guarantee of success. Rather, it gauges the real-time recommendations of three popular technical indicators: moving averages, oscillators and pivots. Finder is not responsible for how your stock performs.

The Clorox Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $164.13 from 2024-12-18

1 week (2024-12-13)	-0.47%
1 month (2024-11-20)	-2.33%
3 months (2024-09-20)	0.49%
6 months (2024-06-20)	20.91%

1 year (2023-12-20)	16.74%
2 years (2022-12-20)	22.68%
3 years (2021-12-20)	2.35%
5 years (2019-12-20)	24.07%

Is The Clorox Company stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing The Clorox Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of The Clorox Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

The Clorox Company's P/E ratio

The Clorox Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 56x. In other words, The Clorox Company shares trade at around 56x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

The Clorox Company's PEG ratio

The Clorox Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.7575. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into The Clorox Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

The Clorox Company's EBITDA

The Clorox Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.4 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a The Clorox Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

The Clorox Company financials

Revenue TTM	$7.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	17.37%
Gross profit TTM	$2.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	12.55%
Return on equity TTM	208.45%
Profit margin	4.78%
Book value	$0.49
Market Capitalization more info button	$20 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

The Clorox Company share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 64.11% of net profits

Recently The Clorox Company has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), The Clorox Company shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In The Clorox Company's case, that would currently equate to about $4.84 per share.

The Clorox Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

The Clorox Company's most recent dividend payout was on 13 February 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 28 January 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have The Clorox Company's shares ever split?

The Clorox Company's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 23 August 1999 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your The Clorox Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for The Clorox Company shares which in turn could have impacted The Clorox Company's share price.

The Clorox Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, The Clorox Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $125.5464 up to $171.37. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while The Clorox Company's is 0.399. This would suggest that The Clorox Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

The Clorox Company overview

The Clorox Company engages in the manufacture and marketing of consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers home care cleaning and disinfecting products, bleach, clog removers, and laundry additives, primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Pine-Sol, Scentiva, Tilex, Liquid-Plumr, Poett, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand in the United States. The Household segment provides cat litter products under the Fresh Step and Scoop Away brands; bags and wraps under the Glad brand; and grilling products under the Kingsford brand in the United States. The Lifestyle segment offers dressings, dips, seasonings, and sauces primarily under the Hidden Valley brand; water-filtration products under the Brita brand; and natural personal care products under the Burt's Bees brand in the United States. The International segment provides laundry additives, home care products, bags and wraps, cat litter products, water-filtration systems, professional cleaning and disinfecting products, natural personal care products, food products, grilling products, and digestive health products internationally primarily under the Clorox, Glad, Poett, Brita, Burt's Bees, Pine-Sol, Ever Clean, Clorinda, Chux, and Fresh Step brands. The company also offers vitamins, minerals, and supplement products under the Natural Vitality, RenewLife, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brands.

Frequently asked questions

null
What percentage of The Clorox Company is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.19% of The Clorox Company shares are held by insiders and 81.763% by institutions. How many people work for The Clorox Company?
Latest data suggests 7,400 work at The Clorox Company. When does the fiscal year end for The Clorox Company?
The Clorox Company's fiscal year ends in June. Where is The Clorox Company based?
The Clorox Company's address is: 1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA, United States, 94612-1888 What is The Clorox Company's ISIN number?
The Clorox Company's international securities identification number is: US1890541097 What is The Clorox Company's CUSIP number?
The Clorox Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 189054109