Clorox Co (LTS:0I0J) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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LTS:0I0J Clorox Co LTS:0I0J
68 GF Score
Price $83.71
GF Value $130.88
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Clorox Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Clorox Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,173 Mil. Clorox Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $4,409 Mil. Clorox Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,396 Mil. Clorox Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 4.00.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Clorox Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0I0J' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.71   Med: 2.38   Max: 5.18
Current: 4.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Clorox Co was 5.18. The lowest was 1.71. And the median was 2.38.

LTS:0I0J's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
76.83% of 1571 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.11 vs LTS:0I0J: 4.73

Clorox Co  (LTS:0I0J) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Clorox Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Clorox Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Clorox Co's Debt-to-EBITDA 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.

Clorox Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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LTS:0I0J vs ELF, IPAR, NWL: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Clorox Co's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Clorox Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clorox Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Clorox Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Clorox Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1189 + 4409) / 1181
=4.74

Clorox Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1173 + 4409) / 1396
=4.00

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Clorox Co (LTS:0I0J) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Clorox Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $83.71 is trading 36% below its estimated GF Value™ of $130.88. GuruFocus considers Clorox Co to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0I0J:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $130.88 vs. price of $83.71 (36% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0I0J stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Clorox Co Business Description

Address 1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA, USA, 94612-1888
Since its inception more than 100 years ago, Clorox has expanded to operate in a variety of consumer product 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.
68GF Score

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