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Clorox’s 5.5% Yield Is a Safe-Haven Sending Retirees Sprinting Back to This 51-Year Dividend Aristocrat
Key takeaways
- CLX is down 19% this past year, but Goldman Sachs projects 50 basis points in Fed cuts for 2026, potentially reigniting income investor demand.
- CEO Linda Rendle s cautious tone signals dividend continuity, but a near-90% earnings payout ratio in FY2026 makes the 51-year streak worth watching.
- Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and Clorox didn t make the cut.
Clorox’s 5.5% Yield Is a Safe-Haven Sending Retirees Sprinting Back to This 51-Year Dividend Aristocrat Alex Sirois Tue, June 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM GMT+7 3 min read CLX GS NVDA Quick Read Clorox s $761M free cash flow covers its $600M dividend payout, and a 425% cash surge leaves $1.2B on hand as a real safety buffer.
CLX is down 19% this past year, but Goldman Sachs projects 50 basis points in Fed cuts for 2026, potentially reigniting income investor demand.
CEO Linda Rendle s cautious tone signals dividend continuity, but a near-90% earnings payout ratio in FY2026 makes the 51-year streak worth watching.
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