Clorox dividend history

Clorox's dividend was $4.88 a share in fiscal 2025, up 1.7% on the year before. That was 74.3% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2022.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $331M
Dividends (TTM): $602M
Returned to shareholders: 246%; of free cash flow
Diluted share count: −1.7%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 8.6%; dividends 5.5% + buybacks 3.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 80%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 1.7%; of revenue
Sales & admin spending: 15.7%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Clorox: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Jun 2009	2010Jun 2010	2011Jun 2011	2012Jun 2012	2013Jun 2013	2014Jun 2014	2015Jun 2015	2016Jun 2016	2017Jun 2017	2018Jun 2018	2019Jun 2019	2020Jun 2020	2021Jun 2021	2022Jun 2022	2023Jun 2023	2024Jun 2024	2025Jun 2025	LTMMar 2026
Dividend per share	$1.88	$2.05	$2.25	$2.44	$2.63	$2.87	$2.99	$3.11	$3.24	$3.60	$3.94	$4.29	$4.49	$3.48	$4.72	$4.80	$4.88	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+9.0%	+9.8%	+8.4%	+7.8%	+9.1%	+4.2%	+4.0%	+4.2%	+11.1%	+9.4%	+8.9%	+4.7%	−22.5%	+35.6%	+1.7%	+1.7%	—
Dividends paid	258	282	303	315	335	368	385	398	412	450	490	533	558	571	583	595	602	602
Share buybacks	—	150	655	225	128	260	434	254	183	271	661	248	905	25	0	0	332	331
Dividends ÷ net income	48.0%	46.8%	54.4%	58.2%	58.6%	65.9%	66.4%	61.4%	58.8%	54.7%	59.8%	56.8%	78.6%	123.6%	391.3%	212.5%	74.3%	79.6%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	47.6%	45.6%	64.5%	75.0%	57.3%	58.4%	51.4%	65.7%	65.0%	57.5%	62.3%	41.3%	59.0%	106.7%	62.7%	123.2%	79.1%	158.4%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

September 24, 2026 Clorox Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $1.25 Per Share Source
July 31, 2026 Clorox Increases Quarterly Dividend to $1.25 Per Share Source

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Figures from Clorox's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Clorox.