---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021076-26-000028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLX"
cik: "0000021076"
company_name: "CLOROX CO /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-08-03T20:12:11+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-03T20:13:15.761848+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clorox Q4 EPS falls 50% to $1.34; organic sales drop 13% on ERP lapping

## Summary
- Net sales $1.95B, down 2% YoY; organic sales down 13% due to ERP transition lapping (~13.5 pts).
- Gross margin 41.3%, down 520 bps; impacted by lower volume, GOJO inventory step-up, higher costs.
- Diluted EPS $1.34 vs $2.68; adjusted EPS $1.66 vs $2.87, both down ~50% and 42% respectively.
- Completed GOJO acquisition in April 2026; added ~10 points to net sales in Q4.
- FY27 outlook: challenging environment expected; no quantitative guidance provided.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021076-26-000028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLX
- cik: 0000021076
- company_name: CLOROX CO /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-08-03T20:12:11+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/21076/000002107626000028/0000021076-26-000028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107626000028/clx-20260803.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021076-26-000028
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021076-26-000028.txt

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