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CLX (Clorox Co) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.40% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Clorox Co 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Clorox Co's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.40%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Clorox Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CLX' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5   Med: 0.6   Max: 13.4
Current: -0.4

During the past 13 years, Clorox Co's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 13.40%. The lowest was -5.00%. And the median was 0.60%.

CLX's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
56.49% of 940 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: -0.85 vs CLX: -0.40

Competitive Comparison of Clorox Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Clorox Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Clorox Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clorox Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Clorox Co 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


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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