Clorox Co vs McKesson Corporation — how do they compare? Clorox Co trades at $107 (market cap $13.09B), while McKesson Corporation trades at $895 (market cap $105.14B). The key difference: McKesson Corporation is far larger — about 8× Clorox Co's market cap, and Clorox Co pays the higher dividend (4.62%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CLX | MCK | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.09B | $105.14B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Health |
52-Week High | $127.16 | $995.69 |
52-Week Low | $86.12 | $659.01 |
Enterprise Value | $18.47B | $111.67B |
Dividend Yield | 4.62% | 0.42% |
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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 →McKesson is a leading wholesaler of branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospitals networks, and healthcare providers. Along with AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health, the three account for well over 90% of the U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale industry. McKesson is currently divesting from its pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution in Europe and Canada in order to redeploy capital to strategic growth areas in the U.S. (oncology network and ecosystem, and biopharma services). Additionally, the company supplies medical-surgical products and equipment to healthcare facilities and provides a variety of technology solutions for pharmacies.
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