Clorox (CLX) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Clorox (CLX) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $9,986 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -0.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $24,343 reinvested (4.8% a year), or $23,711 taking the dividends as cash, $10,208 of it paid out along the way.
CLX became
$24,343
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
4.8%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$14,395
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Worst drop
-58.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | CLX total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −8.3% | $1,310 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −35.6% | $1,245 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +17.7% | $1,258 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +5.0% | $1,136 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −17.0% | $1,076 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −11.5% | $1,022 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +34.5% | $956 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +2.2% | $876 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +6.6% | $793 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +27.1% | $675 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −3.0% | $629 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +25.0% | $590 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +15.9% | $551 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +30.8% | $500 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +13.9% | $443 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +8.7% | $388 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +7.2% | $353 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +13.7% | $319 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −12.1% | $273 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: CLX total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Clorox (CLX) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $24,343 at the end of Oct 2026: 4.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CLX turned $10,000 into $9,986 with dividends reinvested, -0.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CLX returned -8.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking CLX's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $23,711, including $10,208 of cash received; reinvesting added $632.
- CLX's best calendar year in that time was 2020 (34.5%) and its worst 2025 (-35.6%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Clorox (CLX) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CLX/total-return
CLX total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in CLX 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $9,986 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -0.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $7,332 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is CLX's total return since Dec 2007?
143% in total, or 4.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 35%.
How much of CLX's return came from dividends?
About 67% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $632 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was CLX's worst year?
2025, at -35.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 17.7%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -58.2%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.