Dive Brief Executives pushed back against analyst concerns over the cost of IT modernization and ERP upgrades during a Monday earnings call. Published Feb. 4, 2025 Clorox disinfecting wipes displayed at a Walmart Supercenter on Sept. 18, 2023 in Austin, Texas. The company is aiming to unlock productivity and efficiency gains while also driving growth via its digital transformation efforts. Dive Brief: The Clorox Company executives pushed back against analyst concerns over the cost of its multiyear ERP upgrade and modernization efforts during a Monday financial report. “I can’t speak to someone else’s transformation, but that’s the cost of doing that,” CEO Linda Rendle said in response to an analyst question during its Q2 2025 earnings call . “We feel very confident that this has a strong return for our shareholders. We wouldn’t have invested in it if it didn’t.” Clorox is currently in year four of a five-year modernization plan slated to cost up to $580 million, which includes its first ERP upgrade in two decades, AI investments, a new operating model and widescale modernization of processes and systems. The company’s goal is to unlock productivity and efficiency gains while also driving growth. content image Access now➔ Trendline […]