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How The Clorox Company stacks up
CLX · against 95 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
39/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #63 of 96 · scores higher than 34% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score14 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including CLX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 39?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly because of its free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are weaker than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 69% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 3.4% vs peer median 6.2%
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 64% of peers. EBITDA yield: 6.7% vs peer median 8.7%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 5.3% vs peer median 4.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CLX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CLX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 92 reported | 5.1% | 4.3% | 56% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 96 reported | 6.7% | 8.7% | 24% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 42 reported | 3.6% | 6.7% | 12% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 90 reported | 0.8% | 41.9% | 1% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CLX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56.3B HKD (≈$7.2B) | 95 | 71 | |
| 2 | 7.2B USD | 92 | 72 | |
| 3 | 9.3B EUR (≈$10.2B) | 87 | 36 | |
| 3 | 7.8B USD | 87 | 83 | |
| 5 | 379.9B MXN (≈$20.5B) | 84 | 68 | |
| 59 | 8.97T KRW (≈$6.5B) | 40 | 38 | |
| 59 | 13.8B USD | 40 | 59 | |
| 59 | 20.5B CAD (≈$15.0B) | 40 | 48 | |
| 59 | 13.7B USD | 40 | 46 | |
| 63 | 11.3B USD | 39 | 35 | |
| 63 | 13.7B USD | 39 | 51 | |
| 65 | 9.8B EUR (≈$10.7B) | 38 | 36 | |
| 65 | 7.5B USD | 38 | 43 | |
| 67 | 1.68T JPY (≈$11.4B) | 37 | 64 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score