Company: CLX
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000021076-25-000053
Chunk: 22

Company: CLOROX CO /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
Chunk 22
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19)%(16)%Household(19)(18)— — (1)(19)(18)Lifestyle(23)(22)— — (1)(23)(22)International (2)(2)— — — (2)(2)Total Company (4)(5)(19)%(18)%(2)%— %(1)%(17)%(15)%

(1)The divestiture impact is calculated as net sales from the Better Health VMS business after the sale date in the three month year-ago period.

(2)This represents the net impact on net sales growth / (decrease) from pricing actions, mix, trade promotion spending, mix from acquisitions and divestitures and other factors. In the three months ended September 30, 2025, the impact from divestiture mix was 1% for Total Company. 

(3)Organic sales growth / (decrease) is defined as net sales growth / (decrease) excluding the effect of any acquisitions and divestitures and foreign exchange rate changes. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for reconciliation of organic sales growth / (decrease) to net sales growth / (decrease), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

(4)Organic volume represents volume excluding the effect of any acquisitions and divestitures. In the three months ended September 30, 2025, the volume impact of divestitures was (3)% for Total Company. 

(5)Total Company includes Corporate and Other. Corporate and Other includes the results of the Better Health VMS business through the date of divestiture.

Net sales and volume in the current period decreased by 19% and 18%, respectively, driven by lower shipments in the current period following the incremental shipments related to the ERP transition in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. 

Three months ended9/30/20259/30/2024% ChangeGross profit$596 $807 (26)%Gross margin41.7 %45.8 %

Gross margin decreased by 410 basis points in the current period from 45.8% to 41.7%. The decrease was primarily driven by lower volume and higher manufacturing and logistics costs, partially offset by cost savings.

Expenses

Three months ended% of Net Sales9/30/20259/30/2024% Change9/30/20259/30/2024Selling and administrative expenses$