8 cleaning stocks to watch

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.

8 popular cleaning stocks to watch

We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the household products industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap stocks.

1. Procter-and-Gamble Company (PG)
2. The Clorox Company (CLX)
3. Church-and-Dwight Company (CHD)
4. Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)
5. Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
6. Stepan Company (SCL)
7. Johnson-and-Johnson (JNJ)
8. Henkel AG-and-CoKGaA (HEN)

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The cleaning stocks industry is affected by a range of complex factors such as trade policies, regulations, and fluctuating supply and demand. So when considering cleaning stocks to buy, it's important that you have access to vital information about a company's financial health, leadership team, and market positioning.

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1. Choose an online stock trading platform. Choose from our Top Picks above, use our comparison table below or jump straight to the best stock trading apps in Canada.
2. Sign up for an account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
3. Set up a funding method to pay for the transaction. Deposit funds into your account by linking your banking information.
4. Choose the stocks you want to buy. Search for the stock by name or ticker symbol like PG or CLX.
5. Place your order. Buy the stock. It's that simple.

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We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the household products industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap US stocks.

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1. Procter-and-Gamble Company (PG)

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.

• Previous close price: $173.57
• Market capitalization: $402,011,881,472
• 1 year performance: 21.11%
• P/E ratio: 28.4203

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2. The Clorox Company (CLX)

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.

• Previous close price: $163.34
• Market capitalization: $19,824,140,288
• 1 year performance: 36.01%
• P/E ratio: 71.5625

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3. Church-and-Dwight Company (CHD)

Church & Dwight Co. , Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products.

• Previous close price: $104.35
• Market capitalization: $24,875,653,120
• 1 year performance: 21.21%
• P/E ratio: 31.3611

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4. Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)

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.

• Previous close price: $101.55
• Market capitalization: $81,790,402,560
• 1 year performance: 45.70%
• P/E ratio: 29.1837

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5. Unilever PLC ADR (UL)

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, Nutrition, 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 moisturizer; and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing products consist of the vitamins, minerals, and supplements.

• Previous close price: $63.32
• Market capitalization: $157,069,066,240
• 1 year performance: 32.55%
• P/E ratio: 21.9861

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6. Stepan Company (SCL)

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, and lubricating ingredients.

• Previous close price: $74.80
• Market capitalization: $1,682,528,768
• 1 year performance: 15.63%
• P/E ratio: 49.2105

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7. Johnson-and-Johnson (JNJ)

Johnson & Johnson, together with its subsidiaries, researches, develops, manufactures, and sells various products in the healthcare field worldwide. The company's 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. Its MedTech segment provides Interventional Solutions, including electrophysiology products to treat heart rhythm disorders; the heart recovery portfolio, which includes technologies to treat severe coronary artery disease requiring high-risk PCI or AMI cardiogenic shock; and neurovascular care that treats hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.

• Previous close price: $164.10
• Market capitalization: $388,672,978,944
• 1 year performance: 4.97%
• P/E ratio: 24.4636

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8. Henkel AG-and-CoKGaA (HEN)

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the adhesive technologies and beauty care, and laundry and home care businesses worldwide. It operates in two segments, Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands segments.

• Previous close price: €75.85
• Market capitalization: $33,061,799,936
• 1 year performance: 27.39%
• P/E ratio: 17.8892

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Bottom line

While it's possible to turn a profit investing in cleaning stocks, keep in mind that—like any investment—cleaning stocks are not immune to risk. These stocks are subject to fluctuating conditions both in the market and in the household products industry, so carefully vet your picks before you invest. If you're new to investing or if it's been a while since you've taken a critical look at your investment accounts, compare brokers to make sure you're getting the best trading features for your needs.

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