The best cleaning stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals — while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.
The top household products stocks included on this page all trade on the S&P 500, have an analyst recommendation of "Buy" or better and are sorted by year-to-date performance.
The Procter & Gamble Company engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. The Beauty segment offers conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments under the Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene, and Rejoice brands; and antiperspirants and deodorants, personal cleansing, and skin care products under the Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, Secret, SK-II, and Native brands.
Procter-and-Gamble Company stock opened the day at $161.79 after a previous close of $160.83. The latest price was $160.83 (25-minute delay). Procter-and-Gamble Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD83.9 billion and employs 108,000 staff.
The Clorox Company engages in the manufacture and marketing of consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers home care cleaning and disinfecting products, bleach, clog removers, and laundry additives, primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Pine-Sol, Scentiva, Tilex, Liquid-Plumr, Poett, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand in the United States.
The Clorox Company stock opened the day at $124.84 after a previous close of $124.84. The latest price was $124.84 (25-minute delay). The Clorox Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$7 billion and employs 7,400 staff.
Church & Dwight Co. , Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products.
Church-and-Dwight Company stock opened the day at $98.26 after a previous close of $98.41. The latest price was $98.41 (25-minute delay). Church-and-Dwight Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$6.1 billion and employs 5,750 staff.
Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, and other related items.
Colgate-Palmolive Company stock opened the day at $92.80 after a previous close of $92.78. The latest price was $92.78 (25-minute delay). Colgate-Palmolive Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$19.9 billion and employs 34,000 staff.
Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through five segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Foods, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment engages in the sale of hair care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; skin care products, including face, hand, and body moisturizers; and Prestige beauty and wellbeing products.
Unilever PLC ADR stock opened the day at $61.21 after a previous close of $61.37. The latest price was $61.37 (25-minute delay). Unilever PLC ADR is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$60.8 billion and employs 115,964 staff.
Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, lubricating ingredients; emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems, plastics, and composites.
Stepan Company stock opened the day at $58.78 after a previous close of $59.25. The latest price was $59.25 (25-minute delay). Stepan Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2.2 billion and employs 2,396 staff.
Johnson & Johnson, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of various products in the healthcare field worldwide. It operates in two segments, Innovative Medicine and MedTech. The Innovative Medicine segment offers products for various therapeutic areas, such as immunology, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriasis; infectious diseases comprising HIV/AIDS; neuroscience, consisting of mood disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, and schizophrenia; oncology, such as prostate cancer, hematologic malignancies, lung cancer, and bladder cancer; cardiovascular and metabolism, including thrombosis, diabetes, and macular degeneration; and pulmonary hypertension comprising pulmonary arterial hypertension through retailers, wholesalers, distributors, hospitals, and healthcare professionals for prescription use.
Johnson-and-Johnson stock opened the day at $155.43 after a previous close of $156.01. The latest price was $156.01 (25-minute delay). Johnson-and-Johnson is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$89.3 billion and employs 138,100 staff.
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the adhesive technologies and consumer brands businesses worldwide. The company offers adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings for various business areas, including packaging and consumer goods; mobility and electronics; and craftsmen, construction, and professional industries.
Henkel AG-and-CoKGaA stock opened the day at €62.30 after a previous close of €62.35. The latest price was €62.35 (25-minute delay). Henkel AG-and-CoKGaA is listed on the XETRA, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around EUR$21.6 billion and employs 47,150 staff. All prices are listed in Euros.
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