# Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $104.96, market value $34.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.7×** (5-yr avg 19.3×, 3-yr avg 17.8×). Kimberly-Clark Corporation trades at 20.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 19.3×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 14.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.1×.
- **Price / book: 19.9×**. The shares trade at 19.9× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.8×**. Enterprise value is 10.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.2%** (5-yr avg 5.5%). Free cash flow equals 5.2% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.5%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 36.8%**. Kimberly-Clark Corporation keeps 36.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 15.2%**. 15.2% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.3%**. 12.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 134.6%**. A 134.6% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 131.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 131.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 11.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -2.1%** (3-yr -6.6%/yr, 5-yr -3.0%/yr). Revenue fell 2.1% over the last year, against -3.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -19.6%** (3-yr 2.0%/yr, 5-yr -2.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 19.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -4.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -4.1% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.46**. Debt is 0.46 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.0×**. It would take 0.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.88%** ($5.08 per share, trailing). Kimberly-Clark Corporation yields 4.88%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 82%** (92% of free cash flow). 82% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 20**. 20 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 3.3%/yr** (1-yr 3.3%). The dividend has grown 3.3% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (15 analysts). 15 analysts cover Kimberly-Clark Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $118.60 (+13% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -14.8%** (YTD 6.8%, 3-mo 6.0%). The shares are down 14.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -20.2%** (13.6% above the low). Trading 20% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.03** (volatility 27%). Beta of 0.03 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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