# Clorox - Clorox Company (The) Common Stock (CLX)

Stock code CLX · Yahoo ticker CLX · Sector: Consumer Defensive

Overall fundamentals score: 45/100 (Okay). Bottom 27% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 50/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 33/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 50/100 | Okay |
| Risk | 42/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Clorox (CLX): Overall score: 45/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 50/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 652% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth -3%/yr - Weak
4-Year Profit Growth +58%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 9% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum -5% - Weak

Financial Safety: 33/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 61.3× - Weak
Current Ratio 0.7× - Weak
Interest Coverage 7.1× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 6% - Okay
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Shrinking & thin - Weak

Price Fairness: 50/100 (Okay)
P/E Ratio 18.1× - Okay
P/B Ratio 118.2× - Weak
PEG Ratio 0.3 - Strong

Risk: 42/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -1%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +6.9 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -30.6% - Weak
Quarterly Consistency 3 of 4 quarters down - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Clorox's fundamentals score?

Clorox (CLX) scores 45/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 27% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Clorox strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (50/100); its weakest is Financial Safety (33/100).

### How does Clorox rank against its sector?

Clorox ranks #22 of 33 scored Consumer Defensive stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Clorox pay dividends?

Yes. Clorox (CLX) has a dividend yield of 5.7%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 103% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 50/100.

### How do I buy Clorox shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy CLX. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Clorox (CLX), in plain English?

Clorox (CLX) is a Consumer Defensive company (Household & Personal Products). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 45/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (50/100); its main watch-out is Financial Safety (33/100). Shares currently cost about 18 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 18.1×). It also pays back about 5.7% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/clx-clorox

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
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Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.