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We aren't even halfway through 2025, and already, it has been a roller-coaster year in the stock market. The major indexes incurred steep sell-offs, only to snap back like nothing happened.

Key Points in This Article: Dividend Aristocrats — S&P 500 companies with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases — provide reliable income.

It's been a good year for the consumer staples sector, which is outperforming the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.01%) year to date with a near 5% gain at the time of this writing. But Clorox has been noticeably left out of the broader sector rally, with the stock down 19% year to date and hovering around a 52-week low.

Investors interested in stocks from the Consumer Products - Staples sector have probably already heard of Ahold NV (ADRNY) and Clorox (CLX). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?

The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX ) dbAccess Global Consumer Conference June 4, 2025 6:00 AM ET Company Participants Linda J. Rendle - CEO & Chairman Luc Bellet - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Stephen Robert R.

Clorox's recent sell-off has brought its valuation back to reasonable levels, now trading at 19x forward earnings with a 3.7% dividend yield. Earnings have stabilized after recent disruptions. But growth remains lackluster, with flat revenues and modest EPS declines expected through FY'26. While not a bargain, Clorox offers acceptable returns and defensive qualities, making it a potential safe harbor going forward.

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Dividend Aristocrats have slightly outperformed the S&P 500 year-to-date, despite underperforming in April and May. Dividend growth remains robust, with 41 of 69 Aristocrats announcing increases in 2025 and the average growth rate at 4.75%. 22 Aristocrats appear both undervalued and offer a projected long-term annualized return of at least 10%, based on dividend yield theory and earnings growth.

Investing in dividend stocks is a great way to build passive income for the long run.

CLX's Kingsford unit and Miller Lite, the original lite beer, are back with the Kingsford x Miller Lite Beercoal. The company's IGNITE strategy also bodes well.