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CLX (Clorox Co) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.30% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Clorox Co 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

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

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five 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 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.30%.

CLX's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
79.15% of 1036 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: -1.3 vs CLX: 0.30

Competitive Comparison of Clorox Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Clorox Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-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 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Clorox Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clorox Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Clorox Co 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX) 5-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

Industry
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Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA, USA, 94612-1888
Website
https://www.thecloroxcompany.com
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