Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)

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$108

-0.75 (-0.7%)· Recorded snapshot

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StockMarketAgent Research · Analyzed 2026-10-05

Our latest published analysis: KMB rated Buy

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's published Buy conclusion compares the analysis-date price with fair value and potential value. Read the full report for assumptions, evidence, and material risks.

Fair value

$122 / share

Potential value

$163 / share

Upside to FV

+29.0%

from $108

Moat

7/10

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9-phase methodology · same model in each published edition

Market cap	$31.3B
Revenue (ttm)	16.6B
Net income (ttm)	2B
EPS (ttm)	$5.86
Shares out	332.6M
P/E (trailing)	18.5x
P/E (forward)	13.1x
Dividend	$5.12 (4.73%)
Volume	2,561,172
Beta	0.27

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 16.6B
Net income (ttm): 2B
EPS (ttm): $5.86
P/E (trailing): 18.5x
P/E (forward): 13.1x
Market cap: $31.3B

Item	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	Trend
Period	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31	Trend
Revenue	$19.44B	$20.18B	$17.15B	$16.81B	$16.45B	-4.1%
Gross profit	$5.99B	$6.22B	$6.27B	$6.29B	$5.92B	-0.3%
Operating income	$2.56B	$2.68B	$1.93B	$2.70B	$2.35B	-2.1%
Net income	$1.81B	$1.93B	$1.76B	$2.55B	$2.02B	+2.7%
EPS (diluted)	$5.35	$5.72	$5.21	$7.55	$6.07	+3.2%
EBITDA	$3.25B	$3.38B	$2.34B	$3.98B	$3.11B	-1.1%
R&D	$269.0M	$292.0M	$303.0M	$328.0M	$326.0M	+4.9%
SG&A	$3.40B	$3.58B	$3.88B	$4.31B	$3.53B	+0.9%

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CAG	Conagra Brands, Inc.	6.6B	—	0.6x	9.2%	+0.2%	-18.9%	Güçlü Al

Base and Bull scenarios

Base55%

Price target

$121.76

+29.0% from spot

In the base case, Kimberly-Clark delivers steady turnaround execution, with revenue expanding 0.96% in FY2026 ($16,605M) and 2.65% in FY2027 ($17,045M). Operating margins widen through FY2030 as the 2024 Transformation Initiative offsets input inflation and normalizes supply chain operations, supporting Fair value at $121.76.

Revenue growth of 0.96% in FY2026 rising to 2.65% in FY2027 and 2.80% in FY2028
Operating margin expands from 14.80% in FY2026 to 16.60% by FY2030
Reinvestment rate moderates from 25% in FY2026 to 20% by FY2029
Operating effective tax rate normalized at 22.80%

Bull20%

Price target

$163.21

+73.0% from spot

In the bull case, premium innovation tiering accelerates volume-plus-mix expansion across Huggies, Kleenex, and Kotex, while the resolution of false China quality allegations drives a sharper recovery in International Personal Care. Gross productivity savings exceed baseline cost inflation, expanding operating margins toward peer benchmarks and generating robust free cash flow to accelerate debt reduction and shareholder returns, supporting valuation toward $163.21.

Organic revenue growth accelerates across North America and International segments
Operating margin approaches peer levels driven by gross productivity over-delivery
Capex rapidly normalizes to D&A baseline, lifting annual free cash flow conversion
Valuation multiple expands toward top-tier consumer staples peers

Sensitivity: Ke × terminal growth

The highlighted cell is Fair value when every assumption sits at its base level ($121.76). Each row and column shows what Fair value becomes when one assumption moves.

Ke ↓ / g →	1.5%	1.8%	2.0%	2.3%	2.5%
5.7%	$135	$141	$147	$154	$163
6.2%	$124	$128	$133	$138	$145
6.7%	$115	$118	$122	$126	$131
7.2%	$107	$110	$113	$116	$120
7.7%	$101	$103	$105	$108	$111

Scorecard

Published factor rows and weighted composite

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

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Forward P/E13.1

P25 10.3P50 14.8P75 20.4

Trailing P/E18.7

P25 12.9P50 18.4P75 30.4

ROE104.9

P25 -19P50 5.1P75 16.5

ROIC25.4

P25 -7P50 6.6P75 13.4

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000055785
Company name	Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	494368103
Earnings date	2026-11-05
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	36,000
Employees change	-2,000
Employees growth	-5.26%
Enterprise value	$41.6B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1910
In index	SP500
Industry	Household & Personal Products
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US4943681035
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-12
Last earnings date	2026-08-04
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	1997-04-03
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$36B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-05
Options	Yes
Price	$108.35
Price currency	USD
Sector	Consumer Staples
SIC code	2670
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	KMB
U.S. state	Texas
Website	https://www.kimberly-clark.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	13.94x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	21.56x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	19.5x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	21.42x
Earnings yield	5.41%
EV/Earnings	21.34x
EV/EBIT	14.48x
EV/EBITDA	11.99x
EV/FCF	22.93x
EV/Sales	2.52x
FCF / EV yield	4.36%
FCF yield	5.04%
Forward EV/Sales	2.48x
Forward P/E	15.35x
Forward P/S	2.15x
Graham number	26.34136
Graham upside	-75.76%
Industry forward P/E	20.3x
Industry P/E	23.19x
Lynch fair value	$29.30
Lynch upside	-73.04%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	21.4x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	11.29x
P/B ratio	20.73x
P/E ratio	18.49x
P/FCF ratio	19.86x
P/OCF ratio	10.84x
P/S ratio	2.18x
PEG ratio	8.38x
Price/EBITDA ratio	10.38x
Sector forward P/E	21.33x
Sector P/E	28.29x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	17.37%
EBITDA margin	20.99%
Effective tax rate	29.89%
FCF margin	10.98%
Gross margin	37.61%
Operating margin	17.37%
Pretax margin	14.79%
Profit margin	11.79%
Profit per employee	$54,306
Profitable quarters	44
Profitable years	35
Revenue per employee	$460,611
ROA	10.19%
ROA (5Y)	9.46%
ROCE	24.91%
ROE	104.91%
ROE (5Y)	201.76%
ROIC	25.35%
ROIC (5Y)	23.86%
SBC / revenue	0.79%
Tax / revenue	4.42%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	-19.37%
EPS growth (Q)	-32.28%
EPS growth (QoQ)	-48.2%
EPS growth 10Y	0.84%
EPS growth 3Y	6.52%
EPS growth 5Y	-0.04%
EPS growth years	0
FCF growth	-13.42%
FCF growth (Q)	-2.97%
FCF growth (QoQ)	73.21%
FCF growth 3Y	-8.73%
FCF growth 5Y	7.77%
Gross profit growth	0.47%
Gross profit growth (Q)	5.66%
Gross profit growth 3Y	-2%
Gross profit growth 5Y	-0.9%
Net income growth	-19.55%
Net income growth (Q)	-32.22%
Net income growth (QoQ)	-48.12%
Net income growth 3Y	5.99%
Net income growth 5Y	-0.44%
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	16.05%
OCF growth (Q)	17.92%
OCF growth (QoQ)	21.88%
OCF growth 10Y	1.31%
OCF growth 3Y	1.48%
OCF growth 5Y	7.4%
Operating income growth	14.74%
Operating income growth (Q)	17.93%
Operating income growth 3Y	1.56%
Operating income growth 5Y	-0.85%
Revenue growth	0.71%
Revenue growth (Q)	0.63%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	0.62%
Revenue growth 10Y	-0.99%
Revenue growth 3Y	-6.59%
Revenue growth 5Y	-2.67%
Revenue growth quarters	2
Revenue growth years	0

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-1.5B
Depreciation and amortization	$600M
EBIT	$2.9B
EBITDA	$3.5B
EPS	$5.86
FCF per share	$5.47
Financing cash flow	$-1.2B
Free cash flow	$1.8B
Free cash flow minus SBC	$1.7B
Gross profit	$6.2B
Income taxes	$733M
Investing cash flow	$-1.4B
Net borrowing	$601M
Net cash flow	$706M
Net income	$2B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$3.2B
Operating income	$2.9B
Revenue	$16.6B
Stock-based compensation	$131M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	3.42
Book value per share	$5.26
Debt / EBITDA	1.74
Debt / equity	3.49
Debt / FCF	3.59
Goodwill	$1.8B
Interest coverage	12.21
Long-term assets	$12.2B
Long-term liabilities	$9.7B
Net cash (debt)	$-5.6B
Net cash / market cap	-15.45%
Net debt / EBITDA	1.6
Net debt / equity	2.98
Net debt / FCF	3.07
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$6.9B
Shareholders' equity	$1.9B
Tangible book value	$-154M
Tangible book value per share	$-0.46
Total assets	$18.6B
Total cash	$956M
Total debt	$6.5B
Total liabilities	$16.7B
WACC	5.27%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.94
Current assets	$6.4B
Current liabilities	$7B
Current ratio	0.91
Inventory turnover	6.68
Net working capital	$-1.5B
Quick ratio	0.4
Working capital	$-634M
Working capital turnover	-14.75

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	0.4%
Dividend growth	2%
Dividend growth (10Y)	3.43%
Dividend growth (3Y)	2.76%
Dividend growth (5Y)	2.58%
Dividend growth years	54
Dividend payment date	2026-10-02
Dividend payment years	56
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$5.12
Dividend yield	4.73%
Ex-dividend date	2026-09-04
FCF payout ratio	93.56%
Last dividend	$1.28
Payout ratio	87.37%
Shareholder yield	5.11%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	-4.78%
10Y return CAGR	3.13%
10Y total return	36.08%
150-day SMA	$102.78
15Y price change	52.61%
15Y return CAGR	6.79%
15Y total return	168.04%
1D price change	-0.69%
1M price change	10.11%
1M total return	10.11%
1W price change	0.05%
1W total return	0.05%
1Y price change	-10.15%
1Y return CAGR	-5.55%
1Y total return	-5.55%
20-day SMA	$102.44
200-day SMA	$102.90
20Y price change	63.59%
20Y return CAGR	6.44%
20Y total return	248.66%
3M price change	-2.75%
3M total return	-1.58%
3Y price change	-7.26%
3Y return CAGR	1.62%
3Y total return	4.94%
50-day SMA	$102.83
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$123.09
52-week high date	2025-10-30
52-week low	$92.42
52-week low date	2026-04-07
5Y price change	-16.15%
5Y return CAGR	0.38%
5Y total return	1.92%
6M price change	10.31%
6M total return	13.17%
All-time high	$160.16
All-time high date	2020-08-12
All-time low	$1.16
All-time low date	1974-10-04
Average true range (ATR)	$2.42
Average volume	4.6M
Beta (1Y)	0.24
Beta (2Y)	0.13
Beta (5Y)	0.27
Change from 52-week high	-11.97%
Change from 52-week low	17.24%
Change from all-time high	-32.33%
Change from all-time low	9,211%
Change from open	0.08%
Day's gap	-0.77%
Dollar volume	$277.5M
High price	$109.50
Low price	$108.06
Monthly RSI	45.98
Open price	$108.26
Position in 52-week range	20.14%
Premarket change	-1.02%
Premarket close	$109.10
Premarket price	$107.99
Previous close	$109.10
Price vs 150-day SMA	5.45%
Price vs 20-day SMA	5.8%
Price vs 200-day SMA	5.33%
Price vs 50-day SMA	5.4%
Relative volume	0.55
RSI	61.65
Sharpe ratio	-0.19
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	-0.05
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	-0.08
Sortino ratio	-0.07
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.17
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.15
Volume	2.6M
Weekly RSI	55.36
YTD price change	7.42%
YTD total return	11.57%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	331.3M
Float percentage	99.62%
Shares change (QoQ)	0.03%
Shares change (YoY)	-0.4%
Shares held by insiders	0.26%
Shares held by institutions	98.45%
Shares outstanding	332.6M
Short % of float	16.05%
Short % of shares	15.99%
Short ratio	11.4 days

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Deeper analysis on KMB

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Frequently asked questions

About this KMB report

What is the latest published KMB stock rating?

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is shown with Buy in the latest published report, analyzed 2026-10-05. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the dated rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

Where can I read the full KMB analysis?

The full latest published report, analyzed 2026-10-05, lives at /stocks/KMB/analysis. The bare ticker page summarizes that read and links to each analysis tab; earlier editions remain under /analysis/archive.

What fair value is used for KMB?

The latest published report analyzed 2026-10-05 gives KMB a fair value of USD 122 and a potential value of USD 163. These are dated research outputs, not live market prices; review the valuation assumptions, sensitivity analysis, and material risks before making a decision.

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BuyKMB · Fair value $122+29.0%

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Category	Score	Reading
Valuation	7.5
Management	7.5
Balance Sheet	1.5
Profitability	7.5
Revenue Growth	4.5
Risk Assessment	3.5
Competitive Moat	7.0
Earnings Quality	6.0
Capital Efficiency	7.5

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)

Our latest published analysis: KMB rated Buy

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Scorecard

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All KMB indicators

Profile and market data

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