CLX Earnings Predictions — 2026-08-03

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
CLX Report Q4 FY26 Net Sales MISS pred ~$1.87B vs. cons $1.91B MEDIUM
CLX Report Q4 FY26 Adjusted EPS MISS pred ~$1.58 vs. cons $1.64 MEDIUM
CLX Report Q4 FY26 Gross Margin % MISS pred ~40.5% vs. cons ~41.0% MEDIUM
CLX Guide FY27 Organic Sales Growth Guidance LOWER guide ~+1% vs. cons +2% (FY27) LOW
CLX Guide FY27 Adjusted EPS Guidance LOWER guide ~$5.75 vs. cons $5.95 (FY27) MEDIUM
CLX Guide FY27 Gross Margin Expansion (bps YoY) LOWER guide ~+100bps vs. cons +150bps (FY27) LOW
CLX Guide GOJO Run-Rate Cost Synergy Target UNCHANGED guide ~$50M vs. cons $50M (FY27/FY28 run-rate) MEDIUM
CLX Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) -4.0% MEDIUM
CLX Return 5-day cumulative residual -6.5% (FOLLOW-THROUGH) Q4 results already reflect management's own explicitly-quantified one-time headwinds (GOJO inventory step-up, Middle East oil cost, ERP-lap reversal), so the print itself may look roughly in-line to slightly worse, but the key swing factor is initial FY27 guidance. Given ongoing oil/commodity uncertainty, an unresolved CEO search, elevated leverage/interest expense post-GOJO, and litter/food share recovery still unproven, management is likely to frame FY27 conservatively rather than declare a clean inflection. That should trigger further sell-side FY27 EPS/margin estimate cuts in the days after the call (mirroring the post-Q3 slide from ~$96 to ~$86), producing follow-through weakness over the week rather than a snap-back, unless the CEO search is resolved or FY27 guidance materially beats the depressed bar. MEDIUM