TTM
43.8%
YoY change
+2.26pp
Trough year (2022)
35.8%
Peak year (1993)
60.8%
Latest annual
45.2%
Gross Margin history chart for Clorox (CLX) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 45.2%
Gross Margin change chart for Clorox (CLX) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +2.26pp
Gross Margin history table for Clorox (CLX) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 45.2% | +2.26pp | ||
| 2024 | 43.0% | +3.62pp | ||
| 2023 | 39.4% | +3.55pp | ||
| 2022 | 35.8% | -7.77pp | ||
| 2021 | 43.6% | -2.00pp | ||
| 2020 | 45.6% | +1.67pp | ||
| 2019 | 43.9% | +0.22pp | ||
| 2018 | 43.7% | -1.04pp | ||
| 2017 | 44.7% | -0.38pp | ||
| 2016 | 45.1% | +1.51pp | ||
| 2015 | 43.6% | +0.86pp | ||
| 2014 | 42.7% | -0.49pp | ||
| 2013 | 43.2% | +1.08pp | ||
| 2012 | 42.1% | -1.32pp | ||
| 2011 | 43.5% | -0.85pp | ||
| 2010 | 44.3% | +1.26pp | ||
| 2009 | 43.0% | +1.80pp | ||
| 2008 | 41.2% | -1.89pp | ||
| 2007 | 43.1% | +0.96pp | ||
| 2006 | 42.2% | -1.00pp | ||
| 2005 | 43.2% | -0.81pp | ||
| 2004 | 44.0% | -1.54pp | ||
| 2003 | 45.5% | +2.20pp | ||
| 2002 | 43.3% | +2.75pp | ||
| 2001 | 40.6% | -3.01pp | ||
| 2000 | 43.6% | -0.28pp | ||
| 1999 | 43.9% | -10.87pp | ||
| 1998 | 54.7% | +0.29pp | ||
| 1997 | 54.5% | -5.38pp | ||
| 1996 | 59.8% | -0.43pp | ||
| 1995 | 60.3% | -0.19pp | ||
| 1994 | 60.5% | -0.30pp | ||
| 1993 | 60.8% | +0.91pp | ||
| 1992 | 59.9% | +1.88pp | ||
| 1991 | 58.0% | +2.14pp | ||
| 1990 | 55.8% | -0.10pp | ||
| 1989 | 55.9% | -1.05pp | ||
| 1988 | 57.0% | +1.29pp | ||
| 1987 | 55.7% | +1.44pp | ||
| 1986 | 54.3% | — |
- 202545.2%+2.26pp
- 202443.0%+3.62pp
- 202339.4%+3.55pp
- 202235.8%-7.77pp
- 202143.6%-2.00pp
- 202045.6%+1.67pp
- 201943.9%+0.22pp
- 201843.7%-1.04pp
- 201744.7%-0.38pp
- 201645.1%+1.51pp
- 201543.6%+0.86pp
- 201442.7%-0.49pp
- 201343.2%+1.08pp
- 201242.1%-1.32pp
- 201143.5%-0.85pp
- 201044.3%+1.26pp
- 200943.0%+1.80pp
- 200841.2%-1.89pp
- 200743.1%+0.96pp
- 200642.2%-1.00pp
- 200543.2%-0.81pp
- 200444.0%-1.54pp
- 200345.5%+2.20pp
- 200243.3%+2.75pp
- 200140.6%-3.01pp
- 200043.6%-0.28pp
- 199943.9%-10.87pp
- 199854.7%+0.29pp
- 199754.5%-5.38pp
- 199659.8%-0.43pp
- 199560.3%-0.19pp
- 199460.5%-0.30pp
- 199360.8%+0.91pp
- 199259.9%+1.88pp
- 199158.0%+2.14pp
- 199055.8%-0.10pp
- 198955.9%-1.05pp
- 198857.0%+1.29pp
- 198755.7%+1.44pp
- 198654.3%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Clorox's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Clorox (CLX)
According to Clorox's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 43.8%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual gross margin for Clorox (CLX) came in at 45.23% – expanded 2.3 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual gross margin of 60.76% was reported in 1993. The lowest in the available history was 35.81% in 2022.
Clorox Gross Margin by Year
Clorox Gross Margin 2025: 45.2%
In 2025, Clorox reported gross margin of 45.23%, expanded 2.3 percentage points from 2024.
Clorox Gross Margin 2024: 43.0%
Clorox gross margin in 2024 was 42.97%, expanded 3.6 percentage points from 2023.
Clorox Gross Margin 2023: 39.4%
2023's gross margin for Clorox came in at 39.36%, expanded 3.5 percentage points from 2022.
Clorox Gross Margin 2022: 35.8%
Clorox posted gross margin of 35.81% in 2022, contracted 7.8 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Clorox Gross Margin 2021: 43.6%
Clorox gross margin in 2021 was 43.58%.
See more financial history for Clorox (CLX).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Consumer Defensive peers of Clorox (CLX), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 67.8% | |
| 67.3% | |
| 61.7% | |
| 55.5% | |
| 54.1% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 25.0% | |
| 12.9% |
- 67.8%
- 61.7%
- 54.1%
- 25.0%
- 12.9%
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