Clorox Co vs Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. — how do they compare? Clorox Co trades at $107 (market cap $13.09B), while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $427.66 (market cap $1.93T). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is far larger — about 147.4× Clorox Co's market cap, and Clorox Co pays the higher dividend (4.62%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CLX | TSM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.09B | $1.93T |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $127.16 | $477.57 |
52-Week Low | $86.12 | $227.33 |
Enterprise Value | $18.47B | $1.85T |
Dividend Yield | 4.62% | 0.9% |
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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 →Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 57% market share in 2021 per Gartner. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs.
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