Clorox (CLX) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.70% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.70%.
Clorox
CLX
TTM buyback yield
2.70%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.70%
5Y share count change
-2.7%
TTM buyback spend
$331.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
6.49x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 6.49x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $332.00M | $81.00M | $251.00M | 0.12B | -0.4% | 2.24% |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $74.00M | −$74.00M | 0.12B | 0.5% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $73.00M | −$73.00M | 0.12B | 0.2% | — |
| 2022 | $25.00M | $52.00M | −$27.00M | 0.12B | -2.7% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | $905.00M | $50.00M | $855.00M | 0.13B | -0.3% | 4.05% |
| 2020 | $248.00M | $50.00M | $198.00M | 0.13B | -1.6% | 0.89% |
| 2019 | $661.00M | $43.00M | $618.00M | 0.13B | -1.4% | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $271.00M | $53.00M | $218.00M | 0.13B | 0.0% | 1.54% |
| 2017 | $183.00M | $51.00M | $132.00M | 0.13B | -0.1% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | $254.00M | $45.00M | $209.00M | 0.13B | -0.8% | 1.42% |
| 2015 | $434.00M | $32.00M | $402.00M | 0.13B | 0.8% | 3.22% |
| 2014 | $260.00M | $36.00M | $224.00M | 0.13B | -0.9% | 2.21% |
| 2013 | $128.00M | $35.00M | $93.00M | 0.13B | 0.3% | 1.16% |
| 2012 | $225.00M | $27.00M | $198.00M | 0.13B | -4.0% | 2.39% |
| 2011 | $655.00M | $32.00M | $623.00M | 0.14B | -2.4% | 7.34% |
| 2010 | $150.00M | $60.00M | $90.00M | 0.14B | 0.3% | 1.72% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $58.00M | −$58.00M | 0.14B | -0.7% | — |
| 2008 | $868.00M | $0.00 | $868.00M | 0.14B | -7.8% | 12.05% |
| 2007 | $155.00M | $0.00 | $155.00M | 0.15B | 0.6% | 1.64% |
| 2006 | $135.00M | $0.00 | $135.00M | 0.15B | -14.6% | 1.47% |
| 2005 | $2.28B | $0.00 | $2.28B | 0.18B | -16.4% | 26.80% |
| 2004 | $220.00M | $0.00 | $220.00M | 0.21B | -2.9% | 1.93% |
| 2003 | $486.00M | $0.00 | $486.00M | 0.22B | -6.0% | 5.25% |
| 2002 | $412.00M | $0.00 | $412.00M | 0.23B | -2.0% | 4.23% |
| 2001 | $10.00M | $0.00 | $10.00M | 0.24B | -0.1% | 0.12% |
| 2000 | $135.00M | $0.00 | $135.00M | 0.24B | -0.2% | — |
| 1999 | $33.00M | $0.00 | $33.00M | 0.24B | 15.6% | — |
| 1998 | $109.00M | $0.00 | $109.00M | 0.21B | -1.5% | — |
| 1997 | $99.00M | $0.00 | $99.00M | 0.21B | 2.0% | — |
| 1996 | $98.10M | $0.00 | $98.10M | 0.21B | — | — |
| 1995 | $78.30M | $0.00 | $78.30M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $99.90M | $0.00 | $99.90M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $4.00M | $0.00 | $4.00M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $67.40M | $0.00 | $67.40M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $176.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Clorox buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Clorox (CLX) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Clorox spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $331.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Clorox's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.70% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Clorox's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.70% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Clorox diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Clorox's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -2.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).