Company: CLX
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000021076-25-000053
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Company: CLOROX CO /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
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 financial results or financial reporting, or any resulting unfavorable outcomes, increased costs or legal proceedings;

•the ability of the Company to innovate and to develop and introduce commercially successful products, or expand into adjacent categories and countries;

•the ability of the Company to successfully manage global political, legal, tax and regulatory risks,  including due to regulatory uncertainty and lack of regulatory convergence among different jurisdictions; 

•lower revenue, increased costs, other financial statement impacts or reputational harm resulting from government actions, compliance with regulations, or any material costs imposed by changes in regulation;

•the Company’s ability to maintain its business reputation and the reputation of its brands and products;

•dependence on key customers and risks related to customer consolidation and ordering patterns;

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT (Continued)

•the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, which may continue to be impacted by challenges in the labor market, such as increasing labor costs and sustained labor shortages;

•changes to the Company’s processes and procedures as a result of its digital capabilities and productivity enhancements that may result in changes to the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting;

•risks related to the acquisition of P&G’s interest in the Glad business;

•risks related to international operations and international trade, including changing macroeconomic conditions as a result of inflation, volatile commodity prices and increases in raw and packaging materials prices, labor, energy and logistics; global economic or political instability; foreign currency fluctuations, such as devaluations, and foreign currency exchange rate controls; changes in governmental policies, including trade policy and tariffs, travel or immigration restrictions, new or additional tariffs, and price or other controls; labor claims and civil unrest; potential operational or supply chain disruptions from wars and military conflicts, including ongoing conflicts and rising tensions in the Middle East and/or Ukraine and rising tensions between China and Taiwan; potential negative impact and liabilities from the use, storage and transportation of chlorine in certain international markets where chlorine is used in the production of bleach; widespread health emergencies; and the possibility of nationalization, expropriation of assets or other government action or inaction, including the impacts of a prolonged U.S. government shutdown;

•the impact of  climate change and other sustainability issues on sales, operating costs, reputation or stakeholder relationships;

•the impact of product liability claims, labor claims and other legal, governmental or tax proceedings, including in foreign jurisdictions and in connection with any product recalls;

•risks relating to acquisitions, new ventures and divestitures, and associated costs, including for asset