CLX · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report

Income Tax Rate Changes

CLOROX CO /DE/ · 2026-11-02 · Importance 40 · Surprise 56

The effective tax rate on earnings declined to 16.4% in the three months ended September 30, 2026, from 23.4% in the prior-year quarter, a decrease of 7.0 percentage points. Clorox attributed the lower rate primarily to an international legal-entity reorganization. The filing did not quantify the resulting tax expense or earnings impact in dollars.

Key facts

• Clorox’s effective tax rate was 16.4% compared with 23.4% in the prior period, primarily due to an international legal entity reorganization. source