CLX Stock — The Clorox Co.

The Clorox Co. (CLX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CLX is a Stock. its distribution rate is 5.74%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.71%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 62/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 5503.5% over the past 53.6 years.

The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional cleaning, disinfecting, and household products worldwide under brands including Clorox, Purell, Glad, Brita, Hidden Valley, and Burt's Bees, operating through Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International segments. The company distributes a high current yield paid quarterly and has a long history of dividend payments. It may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to established consumer staples with regular cash distributions.

CLX performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 5503.5% over the past 53.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -22.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.2%.

CLX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

62 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.56%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/21/1973

Distribution rate

5.74%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

5.71%

5-year average yield

3.46

Last close

$87.09 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$10,532,506,445

Average volume

2736800.0

Dividend

$1.25

Ex-dividend date

10/28/2026

Payment date

11/13/2026

Beta

0.574

Payout ratio

89.9%

P/E ratio

18.11

Forward P/E

14.9477

EPS

$4.81

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.74%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.71%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CLX risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 35.2%.

Who may consider CLX — and who may not

CLX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CLX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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