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Clorox Company (The) (CLX) Stock Analysis

Falling Knife setup

Buy WaitVALUE-TRAP 2/5High Confidence

Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products

Earnings in 0 days (2026-04-30). Expect elevated volatility around the report — consider waiting for post-earnings price action before new entries.

Wait for pullback to $93.46. At $96.39 the A.R:R is 1.4:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $93.46 (Support Atr Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (27.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: U.S. markets (86.0%).

Clorox is a multinational consumer products company with fiscal year 2025 net sales of 7.1 billion and approximately 7,600 employees, marketing brands including Clorox, Pine-Sol, Glad, Kingsford, Hidden Valley, Brita, and Burt Bees across approximately 100 markets. Over 80% of... Read more

$96.39+9.7% A.UpsideScore 4.7/10#13 of 13 Household & Personal Products
Entry $93.46(Support Atr Sticky)Stop $88.12Target $103.92(analyst − 10%)A.R:R 1.4:1Setup A.R:R 2.2:1
Analyst target$115.47+19.8%17 analysts
$103.92our TP
$96.39price
$115.47mean
$163

Wait for pullback to $93.46. At $96.39 the A.R:R is 1.4:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $93.46 (Support Atr Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (27.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: U.S. markets (86.0%). Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 32, MACD bearish. Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings. Score 4.7/10, high confidence.

Passes 3/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 0d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (27.0%)
Concentration risk — Geographic: U.S. markets (86.0%)
Thin upside margin: 7.8%

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)15.5
P/E (Fwd)14.1
Mkt Cap$11.5B
EV/EBITDA11.9
Profit Mgn11.2%
ROE987.2%
Rev Growth-0.8%
Beta0.65
Dividend5.23%
Rating analysts27

Quality Signals

Piotroski F4/9

Options Flow

P/C0.83neutral
IV54%elevated
Max Pain$60-37.8% vs spot

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHCustomerWalmart27%
    10-K Item 1A: 'Net sales to the Company's largest customer, Walmart Stores, Inc. and its affiliates, were 27%, 25%, and 26% of consolidated net sales for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively'
  • HIGHGeographicU.S. markets86%
    10-K Item 1A: 'During fiscal year 2025, 86% of the Company's net sales were attributable to U.S. markets, including U.S. territories.'

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers

Revenue shrinking — -0.8% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static

Earnings Growth
0.0
Revenue Growth
2.3
Declining revenue: -1%

Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static

Macd
0.3
Volume
0.7
Obv
1.0
Ma Position
1.0
Rsi
3.5
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Below 200-MA, MA slope -2.4%/30d — confirmed downtrend
GatesMomentum 1.3<4.5A.R:R 1.4 < 1.5@spotDeath cross (50MA < 200MA)EARNINGS PROXIMITY 0d<=7dInsider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARFalling KnifeSuitability: Moderate
RSI
32 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $93.39Resistance $107.54

Price Targets

$88
$93
$104
A.Upside+7.8%
A.R:R1.4:1
Setup A.R:R (at entry)2.2:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeCautious

Risk Alerts

! Earnings in 0 days - binary event risk
! Momentum score 1.3/10 — below 4.5 minimum
! Reward/Risk 1.4:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum

Earnings

B
B
M
M
2/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-04-30 (0d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is CLX stock a buy right now?

Wait for pullback to $93.46. At $96.39 the A.R:R is 1.4:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $93.46 (Support Atr Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (27.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: U.S. markets (86.0%). Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 32, MACD bearish. Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings. Target $103.92 (+7.8%), stop $88.12 (−9.4%), Setup A.R:R 2.2:1. Score 4.7/10, high confidence.

What is the CLX stock price target?

Take-profit target: $103.92 (+9.7% upside). Target $103.92 (+7.8%), stop $88.12 (−9.4%), Setup A.R:R 2.2:1. Stop-loss: $88.12.

What are the risks of investing in CLX?

Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (27.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: U.S. markets (86.0%); Thin upside margin: 7.8%.

Is CLX overvalued or undervalued?

Clorox Company (The) trades at a P/E of 15.5 (forward 14.1). TrendMatrix value score: 6.7/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).

What do analysts say about CLX?

27 analysts cover CLX with a consensus score of 2.8/5. Average price target: $115.

What does Clorox Company (The) do?Clorox is a multinational consumer products company with fiscal year 2025 net sales of 7.1 billion and approximately...

Clorox is a multinational consumer products company with fiscal year 2025 net sales of 7.1 billion and approximately 7,600 employees, marketing brands including Clorox, Pine-Sol, Glad, Kingsford, Hidden Valley, Brita, and Burt Bees across approximately 100 markets. Over 80% of sales are from brands holding the No. 1 or No. 2 market-share position.

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