Kimberly-Clark Corporation
KMB Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products NASDAQ
$101.60
$-0.63 (-0.62%)
Open: $102.30 | High: $102.97 | Low: $101.37 | Prev Close: $102.23
Market Cap: $33.72B
Volume: 4.1M | Avg: 6.6M
Last updated: January 26, 2026 at 06:03 PMInvestment Rating
Neutral
Overall Score: 60/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 455
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 17.19 |
| P/B Ratio | 25.30 |
| P/S Ratio | 1.87 |
| EPS | $5.91 |
| Beta | 0.28 |
| Shares Outstanding | 331.89M |
| 52-Week High | $150.45 |
| 52-Week Low | $96.26 |
| SMA 50 | $102.31 |
| SMA 200 | $122.34 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.96% |
| Annual Dividend | $5.04 |
| Next Earnings | January 27, 2026 01:30 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 35.1% |
| Operating Margin | 14.0% |
| Net Margin | 10.9% |
| ROE | 173.3% |
| ROA | 11.7% |
| Debt/Equity | 5.44 |
| Current Ratio | 0.77 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.56 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $16.55B |
| Total Liabilities | $15.57B |
| Total Equity | $840.00M |
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| Cash | $1.02B |
| Total Debt | $7.92B |
| Net Debt | $6.89B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $20.06B |
| Gross Profit | $7.18B |
| Operating Income | $3.21B |
| Net Income | $2.54B |
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| EBITDA | $3.98B |
| Revenue/Share | $54.44 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $3.23B |
| CapEx | $721.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | $2.51B |
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| Book Value/Share | $4.01 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $-1.75 |
| Equity/Share | $4.01 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 50.00 Neutral |
| MACD |
0.00
Signal: 0.00
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| Volatility | 0.00% |
| Trading Signal | Neutral |
Performance & Returns
Insufficient historical data
Insufficient historical data (need 200+ days, have 0)Sector Comparison (Consumer Defensive)
| Metric | KMB | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 17.19 | 17.31 | 32% |
| P/B Ratio | 25.3 | -15.52 | 94% |
| ROE (%) | 173.33% | 54.04% | 94% |
| Net Margin (%) | 10.90% | 6.76% | 58% |
| Stock Score | 455 | 430.0 | 52% |
Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMB | $101.60 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | Neutral | Mixed |
Candlestick Patterns
There wasn't any recognizable pattern for the KMB stock
News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
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| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Declares Dividend Increase | Positive | prnewswire.com | Read More |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Posts Higher Profit Ahead of Kenvue Vote | Positive | wsj.com | Read More |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark beats profit estimates on cost cuts, essential products demand | Positive | reuters.com | Read More |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Reports Strong Finish to Second Year of Transformation | Neutral | prnewswire.com | Read More |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NASDAQ:KMB) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
Recent Insider Trading
No recent insider trading data available for KMB
Company Information
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, swimpants, training and youth pants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, Poise, and other brand names. The Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands. The company sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through distributors and e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
| CEO | Michael D. Hsu |
| Employees | 38000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1980-03-17 |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Website | https://www.kimberly-clark.com |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Household & Personal Products |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
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ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category