The Clorox Company (formerly Clorox Chemical Company), based in Oakland, California, is an American global manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products,[12] with approximately 8,700 employees worldwide, as of June 30, 2018.[11] Net sales in the company's 2019 fiscal year were US$6.2 billion.[8] Clorox ranked #468 on Fortune's 2018 Fortune 500 list.[13][14][15]

Clorox products are sold primarily through mass merchandisers, retail outlets, e-commerce channels, distributors and medical supply providers.[16] Clorox brands include its namesake bleach and cleaning products, as well as Burt's Bees, Formula 409, Glad, Hidden Valley, Kingsford, Kitchen Bouquet, KC Masterpiece, Liquid-Plumr, Brita (in the Americas), Mistolin, Pine-Sol, Poett, Green Works Cleaning Products, Soy Vay,[17][18] RenewLife,[19] Rainbow Light, Natural Vitality, Neocell,[20] Tilex, S.O.S., and Fresh Step, Scoop Away and Ever Clean pet products.