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The Clorox Company (CLX) vs Unilever PLC (UL)

The Clorox Company and Unilever PLC are both Household & Personal Products companies. Unilever PLC is the larger, with a market value of $145.9B against $12.1B — 12.1× the size. Unilever PLC trades at the lower P/E: 11.4× against 17.8×. The Clorox Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.28% against 5.30%. Unilever PLC has the higher net margin (12.0% vs 9.41%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 16.7%). Both pay a dividend; The Clorox Company yields more (5.01% vs 3.29%). Across the 20 metrics below, Unilever PLC leads on 11 and The Clorox Company on 9.

Valuation

Metric CLX UL Household & Personal Products median
P/E 17.79 11.41 25.45
P/S 1.68 n/m 1.17
P/B 100.01 n/m 2.43
Price to free cash flow 26.71 n/m 20.67
EV/EBITDA 12.10 0.12 13.40
EV/Sales 2.21 0.02 1.24
Earnings yield 5.62% 8.76% 1.13%
Free cash flow yield 3.74% 0.00% 3.81%

Profitability

Metric CLX UL Household & Personal Products median
Gross margin 41.94% 0.00% 46.90%
Operating margin 14.58% 0.00% 1.31%
Net margin 9.41% 12.03% 2.32%
Free cash flow margin 6.30% 0.00% 4.87%
Return on equity 522.78% 0.00% 4.67%
Return on assets 10.13% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 16.73% 0.00% 0.57%

Growth

Metric CLX UL Household & Personal Products median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.28% 5.30% 2.91%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (26.23%) 75.13% (5.01%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.75%) (0.28%) 1.39%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (3.73%) 10.94% 0.00%

Health

Metric CLX UL Household & Personal Products median
Debt to equity 32.92 0.00 0.44
Current ratio 0.65 0.74 1.75
Net debt to EBITDA 3.31 (0.49) 1.37

Dividend

Metric CLX UL Household & Personal Products median
Dividend yield 5.01% 3.29% 2.48%
Payout ratio 0.89 — 0.74

Size

Metric CLX UL Household & Personal Products median
Market cap 12.08b 145.87b 671.37m

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