Clorox Dividend yield

Clorox is part of Household Goods and Home Constr. business, which is part of Consumer Goods industry. Clorox is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Clorox stock dividend

Clorox paid a total dividend of 581 million USD last year, for a market value of 19,464 millions (Market Cap 19,461 millions). Clorox dividend per share is 4.72 USD, and his stock market price 158.24 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Clorox has a dividend yield of 2.98%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Consumer Goods industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Clorox stocks dividend with other Household Goods and Home Constr. companies or other of the best USA dividend stocks list.

Clorox Dividend Payout

About the ability of Clorox to maintain his current dividend of USD 4.72 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.98%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Clorox payout on ernings is currently 117.71%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Consumer Goods industry, which are 38.61% and 39.77% respectively. Both figures show that Clorox can have problems to keep with his present dividend yield.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Clorox is USD 6.38 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 4.72, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Clorox, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Consumer Goods industry and Household Goods and Home Constr. sector companies.

Clorox Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Clorox's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	2.98%	4.72	117.71%	123
2022	3.36%	4.72	117.71%	123
2021	2.66%	4.64	76.95%	123
2020	2.20%	4.44	58.73%	126
2019	2.76%	4.24	63.76%	126
2018	2.49%	3.84	65.31%	128
2017	2.26%	3.36	60.76%	129
2016	2.77%	3.20	62.87%	129
2015	2.48%	3.08	68.14%	131

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Clorox dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Household Goods and Home Constr. stocks.

Clorox Stock performance

Finally, last moth Clorox showed a return of 1.80% compared to a worldwide -0.50% average, and a 1.16% of Consumer Goods firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 13.80% versus a worldwide performance of a -2.10%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Household Goods and Home Constr. firms.