The Clorox Company operates as a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products.
The company has operations in approximately 25 countries or territories and sells its products in approximately 100 markets, primarily through mass retailers; grocery outlets; warehouse clubs; dollar stores; home hardware centers; drug, pet and military stores; third-party and owned e-commerce channels; and distributors. Clorox markets some of the most trusted and recognized consumer...
The Clorox Company operates as a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products.
The company has operations in approximately 25 countries or territories and sells its products in approximately 100 markets, primarily through mass retailers; grocery outlets; warehouse clubs; dollar stores; home hardware centers; drug, pet and military stores; third-party and owned e-commerce channels; and distributors. Clorox markets some of the most trusted and recognized consumer brand names, including its namesake bleach, cleaning and disinfecting products; Pine-Sol and Tilex cleaners; Liquid-Plumr clog removers; Poett home care products; Glad bags and wraps; Fresh Step cat litter; Kingsford grilling products; Hidden Valley dressings, dips, seasonings and sauces; Brita water-filtration products; and Burt’s Bees natural personal care products. The company also markets industry-leading products and technologies for professional customers, including those sold under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brand names.
The company's IGNITE strategy accelerates innovation in key areas of the business to drive growth and deliver value for all Company stakeholders. IGNITE focuses on four strategic choices intended at fueling long-term, profitable growth; innovating consumer experiences; reimagining how the company and its people work; and continuously evolving the product portfolio. In addition, IGNITE's integrated approach to sustainability supports long-term value creation for the company and its stakeholders.
The company also launched numerous innovations and new products in fiscal year 2025(June 30, 2025), including seven new Hidden Valley Ranch flavors, new scent options for Scentiva Bleach and Poett Multi-Purpose Cleaner, Burt’s Bees Tinted Boosted Lip Balm and Rescue Lip Relief, Ever Clean Senior Cat Litter, as well as Fresh Step Heavy Duty Litter, Kingsford Beercoal charcoal briquettes, and the Brita Plus System.
Segments and Principal Products
The company operates through strategic business units (SBUs) which are organized into operating segments. Operating segments are then aggregated into four reportable segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. Operating segments not aggregated into a reportable segment are reflected in Corporate and Other. The four reportable segments consist of the following:
Health and Wellness consists of cleaning, disinfecting and professional products marketed and sold in the United States. Products within this segment include home care cleaning and disinfecting products and laundry additives, primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Pine-Sol, Scentiva, Tilex, Liquid-Plumr and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; and professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand.
Household consists of bags and wraps, cat litter and grilling products marketed and sold in the United States. Products within this segment include bags and wraps under the Glad brand; cat litter primarily under the Fresh Step and Scoop Away brands; and grilling products under the Kingsford brand.
Lifestyle consists of food, water-filtration and natural personal care products marketed and sold in the United States. Products within this segment include dressings, dips, seasonings and sauces, primarily under the Hidden Valley brand; water-filtration products under the Brita brand; and natural personal care products under the Burt’s Bees brand.
International consists of products sold outside the United States. Products within this segment include laundry additives, and home care products primarily marketed under the Clorox, Poett, Pine-Sol, and Clorinda brands; bags, and wraps under the Glad brand; cat litter primarily marketed under the Ever Clean, and Fresh Step brands; and water-filtration products marketed under the Brita brand.
The company’s products are marketed and sold globally.
Principal Markets and Methods of Distribution
In the United States, most of the company’s products are nationally advertised, and sold to mass retailers, grocery outlets, warehouse clubs, dollar stores, home hardware centers, military stores, and other retail outlets primarily through a direct sales force; to grocery stores and grocery wholesalers primarily through a combination of direct sales teams, and a network of brokers; and through e-commerce retailers. The company also sells many of its products through alternative retail channels. Some brands are sold using the direct-to-consumer model. The company sells institutional, janitorial, food-service, and healthcare products through a direct sales force, and a network of brokers to distributors, and redistributors. Outside the United States, the company sells products to the retail trade through subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, and joint-venture arrangements with local partners.
Seasonality
Most sales of the company’s grilling products occur during the months of March through September each calendar year (year ended June 30, 2025).
Customers
Net sales to the company’s largest customer, Walmart Stores, Inc., and its affiliates, were 27% of consolidated net sales for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025.
History
The Clorox Company was founded in 1913. The company was incorporated in Delaware in 1986.