Clorox earnings miss expectations, but revenue beats

Clorox cleaner products

Adam Jeffery | CNBC

Clorox on Wednesday reported earnings that fell short of analysts' expectation, but revenue topped forecasts.

The household products maker posted earnings excluding items of $1.36 a share on revenue of $1.443 billion.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected the company to report earnings of $1.42 a share on revenue of $1.428 billion.