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Kimberly-ClarkKMB

Household Products · Irving, Texas · In the S&P 500
Solid businessCheaper than peers
$107.94−1.89%After hours: $108.50 (+0.52%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 7.5% over 1 year
Kimberly-Clark over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$100$110$120Nov2026MarMayJulSep$107.94$100$120NovMarJul$107.94
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$35.90B
Price to earnings24.5x
Forward P/E15.3x
Dividend yield4.74%
Year to date+7.0%
One year−7.5%
Next earningsThu 5 Nov, before the open
SectorConsumer Staples
52-week range (closes)
$93.05$120.21

Quality and valuation

How Kimberly-Clark compares with other consumer staples stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Kimberly-Clark and 7 household products peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: cheaper than most

An average business among consumer staples companies, priced below most of them.

Kimberly-Clark trades at 15.3 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.6x for the 35 consumer staples stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +0.7% vs +4.9%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 36.8% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 15.2% vs 13.6%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 11.0% vs 10.3%
KMB trades at 15.3x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Household Products peers
MO13.5xKMB15.3xPEP16.4xPG23.6xPM24.5xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6xMO13.5xKMB15.3xPEP16.4xPG23.6xPM24.5xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 18.4x earnings, KMB is pricier than its average since Jul 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
16x20x22xAverage 17.8x2025202618.4x15x20xAverage 17.8x2025202618.4x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Kimberly-Clark's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 0.6% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$4.2bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bn$4bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$4.2bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +0.6% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−20%−10%0%Q4 ’24Q1 ’25Q2 ’25Q3 ’25Q4 ’25Q1 ’260.6%Q2 ’26−20%−10%0%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’250.6%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 15.1% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2515.1%Q2 ’260%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2515.1%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.8 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400m$600mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$556mQ2 ’26$0m$500mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$556mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsKMBSector median
Revenue growth+0.7%+4.9%
Gross margin36.8%40.5%
Operating margin15.2%13.6%
Free cash flow margin11.0%10.3%
Price to earnings24.5x24.5x

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