secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CLOROX CO /DE/ (CLX)
CIK:        0000021076
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-03T20:12:11+00:00
Accession:  0000021076-26-000028
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107626000028/0000021076-26-000028-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107626000028/clx-20260803.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021076-26-000028

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