The Clorox Company (CLX)
Consumer Defensive · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for CLX is $98.66, 13.3% above the last close of $87.09 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $80.83 to $123.97. Rating consensus: Hold.
Snapshot
- P/E18.1x
- P/E vs sector-22.7%
- P/E vs own-0.1%
- Target upside+13.3%
- ConsensusHold
- Market cap$10.53B
- FCF yield+3.8%
- InsidersNone in 90d
- Earnings in17d
- News0.00
Why it moved
The Clorox Company (CLX) rose 1.0% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Defensive stocks rose 1.0%. Most of the move came from its sector.
0 stories on the day (30-day average 0.9).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $87.09 · -22.5% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▲ +2.6%
- MAs20▲ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs1 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~32d
- RSI53
- Support—
- Resistance+1.7%
- Off 52w high-29.8%
- Off ATH-55.3%
- 52w range$87.09
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD1.12
- ATR+2.5%
- Volume1.0x
Analyst price targets
10 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $87.09 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 0 · Buy 1 · Hold 13 · Sell 2 · Strong sell 2
Revenue and free cash flow
Q4 FY2026: Revenue -2.0% year over year, free cash flow 12.5% of revenue, operating margin 52.5%.
| Q4 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $1.95B | 1.33 | $244M | 41.3% | 52.5% | 8.4% |
| Q3 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $1.67B | 1.54 | -$165M | 43.2% | 17.0% | 11.2% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | $1.67B | 1.29 | $269M | 43.2% | 14.1% | 9.4% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2025 | $1.43B | 0.65 | $57M | 41.7% | 8.4% | 5.6% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $1.99B | 2.68 | $219M | 46.5% | 21.1% | 16.7% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $1.67B | 1.50 | $233M | 44.6% | 14.3% | 11.2% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | $1.69B | 1.54 | $127M | 43.8% | 13.7% | 11.4% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2024 | $1.76B | 0.79 | $182M | 45.8% | 16.3% | 5.6% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $159.35 | +1.4% | -3.3% | +0.6% | 24.1 | $370B | |
| 2 |  | $94.11 | +1.6% | -3.9% | +0.8% | 37.3 | $75.02B | |
| 3 |  | $104.54 | -2.5% | -11.7% | +0.6% | 213.3 | $37.88B | |
| 4 |  | $18.91 | +1.3% | -2.4% | -5.4% | 21.7 | $36.32B | |
| 5 |  | $105.57 | +1.4% | -8.6% | +11.1% | 18.0 | $35.11B | |
| 6 |  | $104.53 | +1.4% | -0.1% | -1.2% | 33.7 | $24.79B | |
| 7 |  | $20.40 | +1.0% | -20.9% | +22.1% | 32.4 | $11.23B | |
| 8 | | $87.09 | +1.0% | -29.8% | +13.3% | 18.1 | $10.53B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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