Clorox (CLX) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.0 percent to $0.84 per share. The next dividend will be payable on Aug. 4, 2017, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 19, 2017. Total annual dividends paid to Clorox shareholders have increased each year since 1977.
The Clorox Company manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products. The Company's principal products include household cleaning and bleach products, charcoal, cat litter, automotive care products, dressings, and trash bags. Its brands include Pine-Sol cleaners; Liquid Plumr clog removers; Poett home care products; Fresh Step cat litter; Glad bags, wraps and containers; Kingsford charcoal; Hidden Valley dressings and sauces; Brita water-filtration products; Burt's Bees natural personal care products; and Renew Life digestive health products.