Clorox Co vs Palo Alto Networks Inc — how do they compare? Clorox Co trades at $107 (market cap $13.09B), while Palo Alto Networks Inc trades at $382.55 (market cap $312.80B). The key difference: Palo Alto Networks Inc is far larger — about 23.9× Clorox Co's market cap, and Clorox Co pays a 4.62% dividend while Palo Alto Networks Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CLX | PANW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.09B | $312.80B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $127.16 | $385.04 |
52-Week Low | $86.12 | $141.67 |
Enterprise Value | $18.47B | $311.76B |
Dividend Yield | 4.62% | — |
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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 →Palo Alto Networks is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor that sells security appliances, subscriptions, and support into enterprises, government entities, and service providers. The company's product portfolio includes firewall appliances, virtual firewalls, endpoint protection, cloud security, and cybersecurity analytics. The Santa Clara, California, firm was established in 2005 and sells its products worldwide.
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