Clorox (CLX) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

Core Insights - Clorox reported quarterly earnings of $2.87 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.24 per share, and showing a significant increase from $1.82 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of +28.12% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $1.99 billion for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.04% and reflecting a year-over-year increase from $1.9 billion [2] - Clorox shares have underperformed the market, losing approximately 22.3% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 8.2% [3] Earnings Outlook - The future performance of Clorox's stock will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the revisions of earnings estimates [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.47 on revenues of $1.59 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $6.39 on revenues of $6.86 billion [7] Industry Context - The Consumer Products - Staples industry, to which Clorox belongs, is currently ranked in the top 39% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked using tools like the Zacks Rank [5]