Clorox Co vs Kraft Heinz Co — how do they compare? Clorox Co trades at $106.99 (market cap $13.09B), while Kraft Heinz Co trades at $24.65 (market cap $29.23B). The key difference: Kraft Heinz Co is far larger — about 2.2× Clorox Co's market cap, and Kraft Heinz Co pays the higher dividend (6.49%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CLX | KHC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.09B | $29.23B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $127.16 | $28.06 |
52-Week Low | $86.12 | $21.21 |
Enterprise Value | $18.47B | $45.55B |
Dividend Yield | 4.62% | 6.49% |
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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 →In July 2015, Kraft merged with Heinz to create the third-largest food and beverage manufacturer in North America behind PepsiCo and Nestle and the fifth-largest player in the world. Beyond its namesake brands, the combined firm's portfolio includes Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, and Philadelphia. Outside North America, the firm's global reach includes a distribution network in Europe and emerging markets that drive around one fifth of its consolidated sales base, as its products are sold in more than 190 countries and territories.
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