---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021076-23-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLX"
cik: "0000021076"
company_name: "CLOROX CO /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T02:46:56.649251+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clorox Q2 EPS $0.80 ($0.98 adj.) beats; net sales +1% to $1.72B; gross margin up 320 bps

## Summary
- Net sales $1.72B, +1% vs prior year; organic sales +4% driven by price mix (+14%) offsetting volume decline (-10%).
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.80, +43%; adjusted EPS $0.98, +48%, reflecting pricing and cost savings despite higher costs.
- Gross margin improved 320 bps to 36.2% from 33.0% due to price increases and cost savings, partly offset by commodities and manufacturing headwinds.
- YTD net cash from operations $387M, up 74% from $222M; free cash flow $299M (8.7% of net sales).
- CEO Linda Rendle said results were better than expected; company updated outlook amid ongoing margin recovery and strategic investments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021076-23-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLX
- cik: 0000021076
- company_name: CLOROX CO /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107623000005/0000021076-23-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107623000005/clx-20230202.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021076-23-000005.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CLOROX CO /DE/ reported the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, which ended Dec. 31, 2022 results: revenue $1.72 billion, EPS 80 cents.
  - Period: the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, which ended Dec. 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $1.72 billion
  - EPS: 80 cents
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Following is a summary of key second-quarter results. All comparisons are with the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 unless otherwise stated. • Net sales increased 1% to $1.72 billion compared to an 8% net sales decrease in the year-ago quarter. The net sales increase was driven largely by favorable price mix, partially offset by lower volume . Organic sales 1
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107623000005/0000021076-23-000005-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.