66/100BIf you had invested in Kimberly-Clark ago, it would be worth $1,379 today, against $4,128 in SPY and $6,186 in QQQ.
Arincen ScoreBeta
Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.
Profitability10
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Cash6
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Valuation7.5
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Growth4
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Financial strength4
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Shareholders8
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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.
Kimberly-Clark key facts
- Style
- Dividend stock · 9.7/10Growth 1.0 · Value 8.8 · Dividend 9.7
- Day range
- 107.040 – 109.120
- 52-week range
- 92.420 – 116.820
- Market capitalization
- 36.07B USD
- P/E
- 10.92
- PEG ratio
- 1.06
- EPS
- 9.93
- Div Yield
- 4.72%
- EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
- -1.7%
- Volume
- 239,099
- Beta
- 0.28
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- CEO
- Michael D. Hsu
- Employees
- 36K
- Website
- kimberly-clark.com
- IPO date
- 17 Mar 1980
Kimberly-Clark earnings
Revenue
EPS
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2027 | 1.78 | — | — | +5.00% | 4.22B | — | — | +2.15% | |
| Q2 FY2027 | 1.91 | — | — | +6.18% | 4.30B | — | — | +2.73% | |
| Q1 FY2027 | 1.81 | — | — | -8.10% | 4.24B | — | — | +1.90% | |
| Q4 FY2026 | 1.66 | — | — | -10.75% | 4.13B | — | — | +1.29% | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 1.65 | 1.70 | +3.03% | -6.59% | 4.13B | 4.13B | +0.18% | +0.02% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 2.01 | 1.80 | -10.45% | -6.25% | 4.22B | 4.19B | -0.84% | +0.62% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 1.93 | 1.97 | +2.07% | +2.07% | 4.09B | 4.16B | +1.90% | -13.99% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 1.81 | 1.86 | +2.76% | +24.00% | 4.09B | 4.08B | -0.33% | -17.21% | |
| Q3 FY2025 | 1.75 | 1.82 | +4.00% | -0.55% | 4.09B | 4.13B | +0.93% | -16.54% | |
| Q2 FY2025 | 1.67 | 1.92 | +14.97% | -2.04% | 4.85B | 4.16B | -14.14% | -17.22% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | 7.39 | — | — | -0.18% | 17.03B | — | — | +2.45% |
| FY2026 | 7.41 | — | — | -1.66% | 16.62B | — | — | -3.46% |
| FY2025 | 7.48 | 7.53 | +0.67% | +3.15% | 16.46B | 17.22B | +4.62% | -14.17% |
| FY2024 | 7.34 | 7.30 | -0.53% | +11.11% | 19.98B | 20.06B | +0.39% | -1.83% |
| FY2023 | 6.59 | 6.57 | -0.38% | +16.70% | 20.45B | 20.43B | -0.11% | +1.27% |
| FY2022 | 5.62 | 5.63 | +0.16% | -9.05% | 20.19B | 20.18B | -0.09% | +3.78% |
Kimberly-Clark analyst forecast
Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 105.00 to 120.00, with an average of 114.20.
| Strong buy | 0 | |
| Buy | 3 | |
| Hold | 7 | |
| Sell | 1 | |
| Strong sell | 0 |
12-month price target
| Highest target | 120.00 |
| Average target | 114.20 |
| Lowest target | 105.00 |
| Current price | 108.45 |
Kimberly-Clark valuation
- Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
- 10.92
- Forward P/E (FY2026)
- 14.64
- Price to sales (TTM)
- 2.18
- Price to book
- 11.73
- EV / EBITDA (TTM)
- 13.10
Capital structure
Valuation over time
Kimberly-Clark against its own history
Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.
Its peers: The Estée Lauder Companies, Church & Dwight Co., Colgate-Palmolive, The Clorox, e.l.f. Beauty, and Reynolds Consumer Products, the US Household & Personal Products companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.
- P/E (today)Lowest in 5 years10.910.927.6
- Gross marginAbove its median35.6%30.8%35.8%Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 52.4%
- Operating marginAbove its median14.5%11.5%16.0%Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 14.7%
- Net marginAbove its median11.7%8.6%12.7%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 8.4%
- Return on equityLowest in 5 years134.6%134.6%353.6%Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 15.9%
- Free cash flow marginAt its median9.5%8.9%13.6%Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 10.2%
- Revenue growthLowest in 5 years-14.2%-14.2%3.8%Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 1.5%
- EPS growthBelow its median-19.6%-22.1%44.9%Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median -25.1%
- Debt to EBITDABelow its median2.21×1.99×2.68×Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 3.80×
- Current ratioLowest in 5 years0.750.750.82Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 1.14
Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.
Kimberly-Clark growth and profitability
- Revenue (TTM)
- 16.57B USD
- Net income (TTM)
- 3.30B USD
- Gross margin
- 36.48%
- Operating margin
- 11.75%
- Net margin
- 19.93%
Revenue / Net income
Kimberly-Clark revenue breakdown
By product
| Segment | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diapers | 6.77B | 41.5% | — |
| Consumer tissue products | 4.06B | 24.8% | — |
| Adult care products | 1.95B | 11.9% | — |
| Away from Home Professional Products | 1.84B | 11.3% | — |
| Feminine care products | 1.71B | 10.5% | — |
By region
| Region | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10.10B | 100.0% | -3.9% |
How Kimberly-Clark makes its money
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
Kimberly-Clark dividends
- Annual dividend
- 5.12 USD
- Dividend yield (indicated)
- 4.72%
- Payout ratio
- 51.36%
- Years of dividend growth
- 41
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last payment
- 1.28 USD
- Last ex-dividend date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Last payment date
- 2 Oct 2026
Dividends per share
Kimberly-Clark financial health
- Cash and short-term investments
- 1.87B USD
- Total debt
- 5.88B USD
- Net cash
- -4.01B USD
- Free cash flow (TTM)
- 1.94B USD
- Current ratio
- 0.89
- Debt to equity
- 1.91
- Piotroski score
- 7 / 9
- Altman Z-score
- 3.72
Cash, debt and free cash flow
Kimberly-Clark ownership
- Institutions
- 100.17%
- Institutional holders
- 1,765 (+61)
- Free float
- 99.62%
Who owns the shares
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Insider trading
| Quarter | Purchases | Sales | Shares acquired | Shares disposed of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9.17K | 11.33K |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6.25K | 8.89K |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | 3 | 422.38K | 183.81K |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | 1 | 42.31K | 14.30K |
Shares outstanding
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
