Clorox is −30% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 48 points behind the market. Through the fall, its own insiders bought $429K more stock than they sold. 1-year return: −30% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: −17%, a clear downtrend. RSI (14): 47, neutral. Below its 52-week high: 33%.

CLXClorox

Consumer Defensive

$83.80-30% 1Y

$83.80

$80.4152 weeks$125.58

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−17% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data

TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −17% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest7.0% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 20% since the previous count, down from 9.4% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbehind 87% of the market

vs 200-day avgbehind 83% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How CLX is trading

Clorox is −30% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 48 points behind the market. Through the fall, its own insiders bought $429K more stock than they sold.

−30%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: −17%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
RSI (14): 47
RSI (14) · neutral
Below its 52-week high: 33%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 17, 2024$80.41 – $159.79 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $83.80
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: −5.6%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: −30%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: −42%
vs 50-day average$94.11: −11%
52-week high: $125.58
52-week low: $80.41
Annualised volatility: 26%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08: $429K

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	−15%
2025	−36%
2024	+18%
2023	+5.0%
2022	−17%
2021	−11%
2020	+34%
2019	+2.2%
2018	+6.6%
2017	+27%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	6 of 10	+1.6%
Feb	10	6 of 10	+1.1%
Mar	10	5 of 10	−0.89%
Apr	10	4 of 10	−0.94%
May	10	4 of 10	−2.3%
Jun	10	7 of 10	+1.9%
Jul	11	8 of 11	+1.5%
Aug	11	5 of 11	+1.4%
Sep	11	3 of 11	−4.9%
Oct	11	2 of 11	−1.2%
Nov	10	6 of 10	+4.2%
Dec	10	4 of 10	−0.17%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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