secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CLOROX CO /DE/ (CLX)
CIK:        0000021076
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000021076-25-000051
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Clorox Q1 FY2026: Net sales down 19% to $1.43B, adj. EPS $0.85 (-54% YoY) on ERP disruption
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- Diluted EPS $0.65 vs $0.80 prior year; adjusted EPS $0.85 vs $1.86 (-54%), largely due to ERP transition.
- Gross margin fell 410 bps to 41.7% on lower volume and higher manufacturing/logistics costs.
- Organic sales declined 17%, with volume down 15%; Health & Wellness segment sales -19%.
- Operating cash flow $93M vs $221M (-58%); free cash flow $57M vs $182M.
- Company cites expected ERP transition impact; no specific numerical guidance revision provided.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107625000051/0000021076-25-000051-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107625000051/clx-20251103.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021076-25-000051

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