Clorox Co vs Dollar General Corp. — how do they compare? Clorox Co trades at $108.39 (market cap $13.02B), while Dollar General Corp. trades at $120 (market cap $27.00B). The key difference: Dollar General Corp. is far larger — about 2.1× Clorox Co's market cap, and Clorox Co pays the higher dividend (4.64%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CLX | DG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.02B | $27.00B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $127.16 | $156.26 |
52-Week Low | $86.12 | $95.94 |
Enterprise Value | $18.40B | $41.45B |
Dividend Yield | 4.64% | 1.93% |
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With a history dating back more than 100 years, Clorox now plays in a variety of categories across the consumer products space, including cleaning supplies, laundry care, trash bags, cat litter, charcoal, food dressings, water-filtration products, and natural personal-care products. Beyond its namesake brand, the firm's portfolio includes Liquid-Plumr, Pine-Sol, S.O.S, Tilex, Kingsford, Fresh Step, Glad, Hidden Valley, KC Masterpiece, Brita, and Burt's Bees. Just shy of 85% of Clorox's sales stem from its home turf.
Read more on CLX →A leading American discount retailer, Dollar General operates over 18,000 stores in 47 states, selling branded and private-label products across a wide variety of categories. In fiscal 2021, 77% of net sales came from consumables (including paper and cleaning products, packaged and perishable food, tobacco, and health and beauty items), 12% from seasonal merchandise (such as toys, greeting cards, decorations, and gardening supplies), 7% from home products (for example, kitchen supplies, small appliances, and cookware), and 4% from basic apparel. Stores average roughly 7,400 square feet, and about 75% of Dollar General locations are in towns of 20,000 or fewer people. The firm emphasizes value, with most of its items sold at everyday low prices of $5 or less.
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