CLOROX CO /DE/
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $10.42B
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.9
- Dividend yield
- 5.70%
About Clorox
Specialty Cleaning, Polishing and Sanitation Preparations, SIC 2842
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional goods across four main reportable segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. Its product portfolio spans household cleaning, disinfecting, and laundry care products, hand hygiene and sanitizing solutions, trash bags, cat litter, grilling fuels, food condiments, water-filtration systems, and natural personal care items. Key brands include Clorox, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr, Purell, Glad, Fresh Step, Kingsford, Hidden Valley, Brita, and Burt's Bees. The enterprise serves both retail consumers and business-to-business clients in healthcare, institutional, janitorial, and food-service industries, distributing through mass merchandisers, supermarkets, warehouse clubs, dollar stores, hardware centers, digital storefronts, and third-party distributors.
Clorox operates in approximately 25 countries or territories and sells its merchandise across roughly 95 worldwide markets. The organization employs about 9,200 individuals globally, with roughly three-quarters of its staff working within the United States. Clorox is headquartered in Oakland, California, and maintains a major research and development campus in Pleasanton, California, as well as operational bases such as Clorox Purell in northeast Ohio.
Summary of the business section of Clorox's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- CLOROX CO /DE/
- Founded
- 1913
- Headquarters
- Oakland, CA
- Address
- The Clorox Company, 1221 Broadway 94612-1888
- Phone
- (510) 271-7000
- Website
- thecloroxcompany.com
- Employees
- 9,200, Jun 30, 2026
- Industry
- Specialty Cleaning, Polishing and Sanitation Preparations
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- June 30
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, San Francisco, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CLX
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 121M, Jul 22, 2026
- Public float
- $12.20B, Dec 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Aug 24, 1999; 2-for-1, Sep 3, 1997; 2-for-1, Jun 2, 1987
- SEC CIK
- 21076
- CUSIP
- 189054109
- ISIN
- US1890541097
- LEI
- 54930044KVSC06Z79I06
- EIN
- 31-0595760
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Linda J. Rendle | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 252,149 |
| Kirsten Marriner | EVP - Chief Admin Officer | 76,683 |
| Luc Bellet | EVP - Chief Financial Officer | 74,669 |
| Nina Barton | EVP-Chief Growth & Strategy Of | 37,164 |
| Angela C. Hilt | EVP - Chief Legal Officer | 68,216 |
| Laurene E. Peck | VP - CAO & Corp Controller | 9,260 |
| Chris T. Hyder | EVP-Chief Operating Officer | 90,202 |
| Stacey Grier | EVP - Executive Chief of Staff | 32,116 |
| Eric H. Reynolds | EVP - Chief Operating Officer | 69,058 |
| Kevin B. Jacobsen | EVP - Chief Financial Officer | 52,881 |
| Christopher J. Williams | Director | 849 |
| Matthew J. Shattock | Director | – |
| Russell J. Weiner | Director | – |
| Pierre R. Breber | Director | 22,000 |
| Stephanie Plaines | Director | – |
| A. D. David Mackay | Director | 600 |
| Esther Lee | Director | – |
| Gina Boswell | Director | – |
| Spencer C. Fleischer | Director | 1,305 |
| Stephen B. Bratspies | Director | – |
| Julia Charter | Director | – |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 PEO1 | $13.33M | $10.45M | $5.21M | $63 | $137 |
| FY2024 PEO1 | $12.69M | $6.23M | $4.02M | $70 | $140 |
| FY2024 Rendle | $12.69M | $6.23M | $4.02M | $70 | $140 |
| FY2023 Ms.Rendle | $11.65M | $19.41M | $4.05M | $79 | $126 |
| FY2023 PEO1 | $11.65M | $19.41M | $4.05M | $79 | $126 |
| FY2023 Rendle | $11.65M | $19.41M | $4.05M | $79 | $126 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of June 30, 2026, the Company employed about 9,200 people worldwide, with 77% in the United States and 23% working outside the United States.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2018 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jul 19, 2011 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Nov 5, 2010 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Feb 12, 2008 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Dec 3, 2007 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Feb 1, 2007 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Aug 4, 2006 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Mar 3, 2005 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Nov 22, 2004 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Dec 22, 1998 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |