Kimberly Clark (KMB)
NASDAQ:KMB
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KMB Stock Chart & Stats
$98.84
-$0.78(-0.61%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$98.84
-$0.78(-0.61%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$92.42 - $137.46
Previous CloseN/A
Volume465.59K
Average Volume (3M)4.38M
Market Cap
$34.04B
Enterprise Value$40.22B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$542.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$7.08B
Price to Earnings (P/E)16.1
Beta0.13
Next Earnings
Jul 28, 2026EPS Estimate
2.01Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield5.03%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)6.37
Shares Outstanding331,940,370
10 Day Avg. Volume4,401,861
30 Day Avg. Volume4,375,636
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.84
Price to Book (P/B)22.37
Price to Sales (P/S)1.95
P/FCF Ratio20.50
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.18
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.43
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit6.78
Enterprise Value/Ebitda13.13
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$111.64Price Target Upside12.95% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering12
EPS Forecast (FY)7.54
Revenue Forecast (FY)$16.88B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Free Cash Flow GenerationSustained FCF (~$2.6B TTM, ~86% of net income) provides durable funding for dividends, capex and productivity investments. Strong cash generation supports flexibility to service debt, fund supply‑chain projects and maintain shareholder returns even if top‑line growth softens.
Industry‑leading ProductivityA multiyear 6% gross productivity run‑rate is a structural cost advantage: it lowers unit costs, funds reinvestment and helps offset commodity and logistic inflation. Continued productivity reduces margin sensitivity to revenue volatility and supports sustainable operating margin expansion.
Brand Strength And Share GainsConsistent innovation and reported share gains across most markets reflect durable brand equity and category leadership. Strong brands enable premium pricing, resilience versus private label, and faster recovery in growth markets, underpinning long‑term mix and margin stability.
Bears Say
High Financial LeverageLeverage near 4.8x materially limits financial flexibility. High debt raises interest and refinancing risk, constrains strategic optionality (M&A, buybacks) and amplifies downside if revenue or margins deteriorate, making recovery and capital allocation more constrained over the medium term.
Declining Revenue TrendA multi‑period top‑line decline undermines scale economics and puts pressure on volume‑driven categories. Even with productivity, persistent revenue contraction erodes leverage benefits, limits reinvestment capacity and complicates sustainable margin and cash‑flow improvement.
Commodity And Input‑cost ExposureSignificant potential unhedged input‑cost exposure creates structural earnings volatility. With only ~80% coverage, commodity swings can meaningfully widen the cost gap; pricing and productivity mitigants take time, risking margin pressure and cash flow hits when costs accelerate.
Kimberly Clark News
KMB FAQ
What was Kimberly Clark’s price range in the past 12 months?
Kimberly Clark lowest stock price was $92.42 and its highest was $137.46 in the past 12 months.
What is Kimberly Clark’s market cap?
Kimberly Clark’s market cap is $34.04B.
When is Kimberly Clark’s upcoming earnings report date?
Kimberly Clark’s upcoming earnings report date is Jul 28, 2026 which is in 37 days.
How were Kimberly Clark’s earnings last quarter?
Kimberly Clark released its earnings results on Apr 28, 2026. The company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.926 by $0.044.
Is Kimberly Clark overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Kimberly Clark’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Kimberly Clark pay dividends?
Kimberly Clark pays a Quarterly dividend of $1.28 which represents an annual dividend yield of 5.03%. See more information on Kimberly Clark dividends here
What is Kimberly Clark’s EPS estimate?
Kimberly Clark’s EPS estimate is 2.01.
How many shares outstanding does Kimberly Clark have?
Kimberly Clark has 331,940,370 shares outstanding.
What happened to Kimberly Clark’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Kimberly Clark reported an EPS of $1.97 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $1.926. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 0.194%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Kimberly Clark?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in KMB
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Kimberly Clark Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Hold
Average Price Target:
$111.64 (12.95% Upside)
$111.64 (12.95% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
KMB Sentiment 70%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 2.6M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $537.5K over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 0.4%
Last 30 Days ▲ 5.2%
Last 30 Days ▲ 5.2%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 99%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-15.92%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
143.64%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
5.39%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Kimberly Clark
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a Dallas, Texas-based entity established in 1872, operates as a global purveyor of personal hygiene and paper-based consumer goods. The company's business activities are structured into three distinct divisions. The Personal Care segment focuses on products like disposable infant diapers, training pants, baby wipes, and items designed for feminine and incontinence care. Well-known brands under this umbrella include Huggies, Kotex, and Depend, among others. Its Consumer Tissue segment supplies household essentials such as facial tissues, toilet paper, and paper towels, distributed under popular names like Kleenex, Scott, and Viva. The K-C Professional division caters to commercial and institutional clients, offering industrial wipers, specialized tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers, with brands including WypAll and Kimtech. Kimberly-Clark distributes its products intended for home use across a wide array of retail channels, including supermarkets, large-scale retailers, pharmacies, club stores, and e-commerce platforms. For its professional and commercial offerings, the company directly serves sectors such as manufacturing, hospitality, office buildings, and food services, as well as through various distributors and online sales.
KMB Company Deck
KMB Earnings Call
Q1 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call emphasized strong operational execution: sustained organic growth (3% volume+mix), industry-leading productivity (6% gross productivity), share gains across most markets, and active integration planning for the Kenvue combination. Management flagged clear near-term headwinds — a Q2 hit from a California DC fire (~$20M top-line; ~$50M bottom-line in Q2) and potential incremental input costs in H2 of roughly $150–$170M if oil averages ~$100/barrel — but stressed a broad toolkit (pricing net of costs, RGM, productivity, supplier contracting and hedging) and historical ability to recover input-cost inflation. Overall, the positives — market share gains, margin expansion guidance, strong productivity and international growth — were presented as outweighing the identifiable near-term cost uncertainties, though management acknowledged execution risk and timing uncertainty in mitigations.View all KMB earnings summariesKMB Net sales Breakdown
65.38% North America
34.62% IPC
KMB Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$111.64
▲(12.95% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
0.21% Insiders
23.63% Mutual Funds
13.37% Other Institutional Investors
28.17% Public Companies and Individual Investors