Buyback yield (TTM)
2.63%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.42%
5Y share count change
-2.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$331.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$10.02B
Key takeaways
- Clorox (CLX) repurchased about $331.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 5.02× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +6.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Clorox (CLX)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Clorox (CLX)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Clorox (CLX)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Clorox (CLX)
Latest: $332.00M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Clorox (CLX) reported buyback spend of $332.00M.
Clorox buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +6.0% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Clorox buyback spend plunged from $2.28B in 2005 to $332.00M in 2025, a 85.4% drawdown.
$2.28B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2005, against a low of $0.00 during 1989.
Clorox Buyback Spend 2025: $332.00M
Clorox buyback spend in 2025 was $332.00M.
Clorox Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Clorox buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Clorox Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Clorox buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
Clorox Buyback Spend 2022: $25.00M
2022's buyback spend for Clorox came in at $25.00M, plunged 97.2% below 2021.
Clorox Buyback Spend 2021: $905.00M
Clorox buyback spend in 2021 was $905.00M.
See more financial history for Clorox (CLX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $332.00M | $81.00M | $251.00M | 2.24% | 0.12B | -0.4% | |
| 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 | 0.14% | 0.12B | -2.7% | |
| 2021 | $905.00M | $50.00M | $855.00M | 4.05% | 0.13B | -0.3% | |
| 2020 | $248.00M | $50.00M | $198.00M | 0.89% | 0.13B | -1.6% | |
| 2019 | $661.00M | $43.00M | $618.00M | 3.42% | 0.13B | -1.4% | |
| 2018 | $271.00M | $53.00M | $218.00M | 1.54% | 0.13B | +0.0% | |
| 2017 | $183.00M | $51.00M | $132.00M | 1.06% | 0.13B | -0.1% | |
| 2016 | $254.00M | $45.00M | $209.00M | 1.42% | 0.13B | -0.8% | |
| 2015 | $434.00M | $32.00M | $402.00M | 3.22% | 0.13B | +0.8% | |
| 2014 | $260.00M | $36.00M | $224.00M | 2.21% | 0.13B | -0.9% | |
| 2013 | $128.00M | $35.00M | $93.00M | 1.16% | 0.13B | +0.3% | |
| 2012 | $225.00M | $27.00M | $198.00M | 2.39% | 0.13B | -4.0% | |
| 2011 | $655.00M | $32.00M | $623.00M | 7.34% | 0.14B | -2.4% | |
| 2010 | $150.00M | $60.00M | $90.00M | 1.72% | 0.14B | +0.3% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $58.00M | −$58.00M | — | 0.14B | -0.7% | |
| 2008 | $868.00M | $0.00 | $868.00M | 12.05% | 0.14B | -7.8% | |
| 2007 | $155.00M | $0.00 | $155.00M | 1.64% | 0.15B | +0.6% | |
| 2006 | $135.00M | $0.00 | $135.00M | 1.47% | 0.15B | -14.6% | |
| 2005 | $2.28B | $0.00 | $2.28B | 26.80% | 0.18B | -16.4% | |
| 2004 | $220.00M | $0.00 | $220.00M | 1.93% | 0.21B | -2.9% | |
| 2003 | $486.00M | $0.00 | $486.00M | 5.25% | 0.22B | -6.0% | |
| 2002 | $412.00M | $0.00 | $412.00M | 4.23% | 0.23B | -2.0% | |
| 2001 | $10.00M | $0.00 | $10.00M | 0.12% | 0.24B | -0.1% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$332.00M
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$25.00M
- 2021$905.00M
- 2020$248.00M
- 2019$661.00M
- 2018$271.00M
- 2017$183.00M
- 2016$254.00M
- 2015$434.00M
- 2014$260.00M
- 2013$128.00M
- 2012$225.00M
- 2011$655.00M
- 2010$150.00M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$868.00M
- 2007$155.00M
- 2006$135.00M
- 2005$2.28B
- 2004$220.00M
- 2003$486.00M
- 2002$412.00M
- 2001$10.00M
- 2000$135.00M
- 1999$33.00M
- 1998$109.00M
- 1997$99.00M
- 1996$98.10M
- 1995$78.30M
- 1994$99.90M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$4.00M
- 1990$67.40M
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Clorox (CLX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 5.02×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Clorox (CLX)
How Clorox splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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