Clorox (CLX) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $1.7 billion, up 0.1% on the year

Clorox Co. (CLX) reported revenue of $1.7 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 0.1% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $187 million, up 0.5% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.54. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 30 April 2026.

Revenue

$1.7 billion

+0.1% on the year · -0.2% on the quarter

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

Operating margin

n/a

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

Net income

$187 million

+0.5% on the year · +19.1% on the quarter

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

Diluted EPS

$1.54

+2.7% on the year · +19.4% on the quarter

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

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What management said

Guidance figures: 1 raised, 4 lowered, 4 new, 6 kept.

Net sales flat, organic sales down 1%: Organic sales, which exclude foreign exchange and acquisitions or divestitures, decreased 1%.
Adjusted EPS rose 13% to $1.64: Adjusted EPS excludes acquisition costs of $0.04 and digital investment costs of $0.06 per share. Management attributed the increase to cost savings, lower advertising and lower selling and administrative expenses, partly offset by manufacturing and logistics costs.
Gross margin down 140 basis points: Gross margin fell to 43.2% from 44.6%. Management cited higher manufacturing and logistics costs and unfavorable mix, partly offset by cost savings.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	1,670	1,673	1,668	-0.2%	+0.1%
Cost of revenue	948	951	924	-0.3%	+2.6%
Gross profit	722	722	744	0.0%	-3.0%
Gross margin	43.2%	43.2%	44.6%
Research and development	27.0	29.0	27.0	-6.9%	0.0%
Selling, general and administrative	229	262	267	-12.6%	-14.2%
Interest expense	27.0	25.0	23.0	+8.0%	+17.4%
Pre-tax income	256	215	254	+19.1%	+0.8%
Income tax	65.0	54.0	63.0	+20.4%	+3.2%
Effective tax rate	25.4%	25.1%	24.8%
Net income	187	157	186	+19.1%	+0.5%
Net margin	11.2%	9.4%	11.2%
Diluted EPS	$1.54	$1.29	$1.50	+19.4%	+2.7%

$ million except per share.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	-122	311	286
Capital expenditure	43.0	42.0	53.0	+2.4%	-18.9%
Free cash flow	-165	269	233
Free cash flow margin	-9.9%	16.1%	14.0%
Cash from investing	-43.0	-43.0	-53.0
Cash from financing	1,126	-210	-299
Depreciation and amortisation	58.0	55.0	55.0	+5.5%	+5.5%
Share-based compensation	15.0	24.0	24.0	-37.5%	-37.5%
Buybacks	0.0	127	0.0
Dividends paid	150	151	150	-0.7%	0.0%
Dividend per share	$1.24	$1.24	$1.22	0.0%	+1.6%
Diluted shares, weighted	122m	122m	124m	-0.1%	-1.8%
Shares outstanding at period end	121m	121m	123m	+0.0%	-1.9%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	-67.0	-125	27.0
Non-controlling interest	159	160	163	-0.6%	-2.5%
Debt	4,078	2,793	2,537	+46.0%	+60.7%
Operating lease liabilities	323	341	322	-5.3%	+0.3%
Other liabilities	1,943	2,444	2,463	-20.5%	-21.1%
Total liabilities and equity	6,436	5,613	5,512	+14.7%	+16.8%
Fixed assets	1,235	1,247	1,245	-1.0%	-0.8%
Goodwill	1,229	1,231	1,222	-0.2%	+0.6%
Cash and equivalents	1,187	227	226	+422.9%	+425.2%
Receivables	671	671	597	0.0%	+12.4%
Inventory	588	608	635	-3.3%	-7.4%
Other assets	1,526	1,629	1,587	-6.3%	-3.8%
Total assets	6,436	5,613	5,512	+14.7%	+16.8%

Questions

What was Clorox's revenue in Q3 FY2026?

Clorox (CLX) reported revenue of $1.7 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 0.1% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Clorox earn in Q3 FY2026?

Net income for Q3 FY2026 was $187 million, up 0.5% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.54.

When did Clorox report Q3 FY2026 results?

Clorox filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 March 2026 with the SEC on 30 April 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026	Q4 FY2026 *	Q1 FY2027
Revenue	1,691	1,809	1,801	1,740	1,715	1,915	2,019	1,386	1,990	1,814	1,903	1,762	1,686	1,668	1,988	1,429	1,673	1,670	1,948	1,905
Cost of revenue	1,133	1,160	1,133	1,114	1,095	1,115	1,157	854	1,124	1,048	1,019	955	948	924	1,064	833	951	948	1,144	1,135
Gross profit	558	649	668	626	620	800	862	532	866	766	884	807	738	744	924	596	722	722	804	770
Gross margin	33%	36%	37%	36%	36%	42%	43%	38%	44%	42%	46%	46%	44%	45%	46%	42%	43%	43%	41%	40%
R&D	34.0	31.0	34.0	32.0	33.0	35.0	38.0	29.0	32.0	32.0	33.0	31.0	31.0	27.0	32.0	28.0	29.0	27.0	32.0	29.0
SG&A	241	233	244	261	282	311	329	276	322	301	268	281	280	267	296	277	262	229	298	290
Interest expense	23.0	21.0	37.0	22.0	23.0	24.0	21.0	21.0	26.0	22.0	21.0	21.0	22.0	23.0	22.0	23.0	25.0	27.0	55.0	52.0
Pre-tax income	93.0	200	129	116	130	-245	237	29.0	136	-42.0	275	177	237	254	410	107	215	256	213	207
Tax rate	23%	24%	19%	25%	22%	n/a	24%	14%	29%	n/a	20%	42%	18%	25%	18%	23%	25%	25%	22%	16%
Net income	69.0	150	101	85.0	99.0	-211	176	22.0	93.0	-51.0	216	99.0	193	186	332	80.0	157	187	163	170
Net margin	4%	8%	6%	5%	6%	-11%	9%	2%	5%	-3%	11%	6%	11%	11%	17%	6%	9%	11%	8%	9%
Diluted EPS	$0.56	$1.21	$0.82	$0.68	$0.80	-$1.71	$1.42	$0.17	$0.75	-$0.41	$1.73	$0.80	$1.54	$1.50	$2.68	$0.65	$1.29	$1.54	$1.34	$1.39
Operating cash flow	181	229	335	178	209	341	430	20.0	153	182	340	221	180	286	294	93.0	311	-122	330	143
Capital expenditure	57.0	63.0	79.0	46.0	42.0	56.0	84.0	24.0	52.0	55.0	81.0	39.0	53.0	53.0	75.0	36.0	42.0	43.0	86.0	38.0
Free cash flow	124	166	256	132	167	285	346	-4.0	101	127	259	182	127	233	219	57.0	269	-165	244	105
Buybacks	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	107	150	0.0	75.0	129	127	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dividends paid	143	143	143	145	146	146	146	149	149	148	149	151	151	150	150	151	151	150	150	151
Shares outstanding	123m	123m	123m	123m	123m	124m	124m	124m	124m	124m	124m	124m	123m	123m	123m	122m	121m	121m	121m	121m
Filing	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 31 March 2026, filed 30 April 2026: the filing.