Clorox dividend and valuation

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$82.01Change from previous close: +1.99%Absolute change: +$1.60

Close · October 5, 2026

Valuation

Clorox paid $4.97 per share in dividends over the last 12 months (yield 6.1%). Last ex-dividend date: August 12, 2026. The P/E ratio is 16.7. The average price target of 17 analysts is $99.88.

Data as of October 5, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$9.72B
Enterprise value
$15.34B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
16.7
Forward P/E
12.9
PEG
1.01
Price/book
108.1
Price/sales
1.45
EV/EBITDA
13.5
EV/revenue
2.28

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
42.3%
Operating margin
12.9%
Net margin
8.7%
ROE
163.8%
ROA
8.3%
Revenue growth (year over year)
-2.0%
Earnings growth (year over year)
-50.1%

Financial health

Total cash
$143M
Total debt
$5.6B
Debt/equity
22.2
Current ratio
0.66
Quick ratio
0.34

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$4.97
Dividend yield
6.1%
Payout ratio
103.3%
Ex-dividend date
August 12, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$99.88
Median price target
$98.00
High price target
$154.00
Low price target
$74.00
Analysts with a price target
17
Consensus
Hold
Forward EPS
$6.24
EPS estimate, current year
$5.77

Shares and trading

Beta
0.57
Average volume
2.87M
Shares outstanding
120.93M
Float
120.53M
Institutional ownership
88.2%
Insider ownership
0.8%
Short interest (% of float)
8.1%
Short ratio (days)
2.83