Clorox Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Clorox's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -35.5%, while the Household Products industry saw earnings declining at 2.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.1% per year. Clorox's return on equity is 165.2%, and it has net margins of 4.8%.

Key information

-35.5%

Earnings growth rate

-35.0%

EPS growth rate

Household Products Industry Growth2.6%
Revenue growth rate2.1%
Return on equity165.2%
Net Margin4.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Clorox makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0I0J Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 247,4693572,035128
30 Jun 247,0932801,985126
31 Mar 247,2092402,147132
31 Dec 237,310802,026135
30 Sep 237,035861,929136
30 Jun 237,3891491,921139
31 Mar 237,171741,837134
31 Dec 227,0654351,682130
30 Sep 227,0414051,684131
30 Jun 227,1074621,679132
31 Mar 227,1084581,711143
31 Dec 217,0802471,762144
30 Sep 217,2314371,809150
30 Jun 217,3417101,809149
31 Mar 217,5229231,813146
31 Dec 207,5241,2251,829153
30 Sep 207,1311,1511,723147
30 Jun 206,7219391,654145
31 Mar 206,3658701,557141
31 Dec 196,1338161,470136
30 Sep 196,1578131,478134
30 Jun 196,2148201,482136
31 Mar 196,2787961,458135
31 Dec 186,2447901,447133
30 Sep 186,1878411,420132
30 Jun 186,1248231,407132
31 Mar 186,0808081,427132
31 Dec 176,0407991,431135
30 Sep 176,0307161,423136
30 Jun 175,9737031,409135
31 Mar 175,9266661,432140
31 Dec 165,8756531,420140
30 Sep 165,8146541,412142
30 Jun 165,7616481,393141
31 Mar 165,7186721,348138
31 Dec 155,6936571,328137
30 Sep 155,6936341,329136
30 Jun 155,6556061,321136
31 Mar 155,5955881,273132
31 Dec 145,5605951,241126
30 Sep 145,5235851,241124
30 Jun 145,5145791,254125
31 Mar 145,5645921,272125

Quality Earnings: 0I0J has a large one-off loss of $520.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: 0I0J's current net profit margins (4.8%) are higher than last year (1.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0I0J's earnings have declined by 35.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0I0J's earnings growth over the past year (315.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (-35.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 0I0J earnings growth over the past year (315.1%) exceeded the Household Products industry 29.6%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst 0I0J's Return on Equity (165.18%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/04 07:24
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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Analyst Sources

The Clorox Company is covered by 43 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Edward LewisAtlantic Equities LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research