CLXCLOROX CO /DE/
Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations
- Revenue
- —
- Operating margin
- —
- EBITDA
- —
- Market cap
- $10.6B
- Employees
- 9,200
- Net debt / EBITDA
- —
- $2.3B net debt
- AI in 10-K
- 5.0
- mentions per 10K words
Takeover score 1 of 13
Fixable underperformance 1 of 7
- TSR below peersYes5 of 5 years3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRNo$13M medianMedian CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
- Earnings not backed by cashNo163% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCNo1% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowNo95% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyNo25% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentNo91% lowest supportAny vote under 80% support
Buyer economics 0 of 4
- Low revenue per employeeNo$772K · 66th pctBottom quartile of its SIC industry
- Quiet on AINo5.0 per 10K words · 83rd pctBottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
- Net cashNo—More cash than debt, positive EBITDA
- Buyout-sizedNo$10.6B market capMarket cap $500M–$5B
Catalysts 0 of 2
- Active 13DNo0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingNo$846K netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
Financials
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.1B | $7.4B | $7.1B | $7.1B | — | |
| Net income | $471M | $161M | $292M | $824M | $601M | 27% |
| Operating cash flow | $786M | $1.2B | $695M | $981M | — | |
| Capex | $251M | $228M | $212M | $220M | — | |
| Stock-based comp | $52M | $73M | $74M | $81M | — | |
| Buybacks | $25M | $0 | $0 | $332M | — | |
| Dividends | $571M | $583M | $595M | $602M | — |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
- Open-market buys, 12 mo
- $846K · 2
- Open-market sells, 12 mo
- $0 · 0
- Net
- $846K
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $14M | $3M | 63 | 117 |
| FY2025 | $13M | $10M | 76 | 122 |
| FY2024 | $13M | $6M | 83 | 125 |
| FY2023 | $12M | $19M | 94 | 112 |
| FY2022 | $9M | $7M | 81 | 105 |