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CLX (Clorox Co) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.08 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Clorox Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-19), Clorox Co's current share price is $128.37. Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $61.78. Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 2.08.

The historical rank and industry rank for Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CLX' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.93   Med: 3.03   Max: 5.01
Current: 2.08

During the past years, Clorox Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 5.01. The lowest was 1.93. And the median was 3.03.

CLX's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
76.81% of 1311 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.83 vs CLX: 2.08

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Clorox Co's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $13.444. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $61.78 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Clorox Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Clorox Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Clorox Co Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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Clorox Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.54 2.25 2.67 2.66 2.38

Competitive Comparison of Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Clorox Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=128.37/61.78
=2.08

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Clorox Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Clorox Co's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=13.444/134.9266*134.9266
=13.444

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Clorox Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 11.810 100.684 15.827
201509 10.593 100.392 14.237
201512 10.225 99.792 13.825
201603 10.832 100.470 14.547
201606 12.129 101.688 16.094
201609 10.916 101.861 14.459
201612 10.751 101.863 14.241
201703 11.244 102.862 14.749
201706 12.471 103.349 16.281
201709 11.406 104.136 14.779
201712 10.755 104.011 13.952
201803 11.501 105.290 14.738
201806 12.887 106.317 16.355
201809 12.028 106.507 15.238
201812 11.323 105.998 14.413
201903 11.906 107.251 14.978
201906 12.660 108.070 15.806
201909 11.815 108.329 14.716
201912 11.420 108.420 14.212
202003 14.003 108.902 17.349
202006 15.375 108.767 19.073
202009 14.884 109.815 18.288
202012 14.375 109.897 17.649
202103 14.179 111.754 17.119
202106 14.404 114.631 16.954
202109 14.560 115.734 16.974
202112 13.647 117.630 15.654
202203 14.603 121.301 16.243
202206 14.548 125.017 15.701
202209 14.042 125.227 15.130
202212 13.832 125.222 14.904
202303 15.487 127.348 16.409
202306 16.000 128.729 16.770
202309 11.119 129.860 11.553
202312 15.969 129.419 16.649
202403 14.600 131.776 14.949
202406 15.218 132.554 15.490
202409 14.133 133.029 14.335
202412 13.525 133.157 13.705
202503 13.444 134.927 13.444

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Clorox Co  (NYSE:CLX) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Clorox Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms

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Clorox Co Business Description

Address
1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA, USA, 94612-1888
Since its start more than 100 years ago, Clorox has expanded to operate in a variety of consumer products categories, including cleaning supplies, laundry care, trash bags, cat litter, charcoal, food dressings, water-filtration products, and natural personal care products. Beyond its namesake brand, the firm's portfolio includes Liquid-Plumr, Pine-Sol, S.O.S, Tilex, Kingsford, Fresh Step, Glad, Hidden Valley, KC Masterpiece, Brita, and Burt's Bees. More than 80% of Clorox's sales come from its home turf.
Executives
Kirsten Marriner officer: SVP - Chief People Officer 900 OMNICARE CENTER, 201 E. 4TH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Angela C Hilt officer: SVP - Chief Legal Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Kevin B Jacobsen officer: SVP - Chief Financial Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Shanique Bonelli-moore officer: VP - Chief Diversity & Soc Imp 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Mackay A D David director
Michael M Ott officer: SVP - Chief Research & Dev Off 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Stephanie Plaines director 200 E. RANDOLPH DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Julia Charter director 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Eric H Reynolds officer: SVP-Chief Marketing Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Rebecca Dunphey officer: SVP & GM - Specialty Division 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Eric Sean Schwartz officer: SVP - Chief Marketing Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Diego J Barral officer: SVP - GM, International 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Matthew Gregory officer: SVP - Chief Customer Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Chris T Hyder officer: SVP, Cleaning & Prof Prod Div 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Laurene E Peck officer: VP - CAO & Corp Controller 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612