Kimberly Clark (KMB)
NASDAQ:KMB
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Rating:60Neutral
Price Target:
$103.00
â–²(4.21% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/28/26
The score is driven primarily by strong cash generation and resilient margins, offset by balance-sheet leverage and declining recent revenue. Valuation is supportive due to a high dividend yield and moderate P/E, while technical signals remain subdued (below key moving averages, negative MACD). Earnings-call messaging was constructive on productivity and share gains, but near-term cost/disruption headwinds and commodity uncertainty temper the outlook.
Positive Factors
Free cash flow generation
Sustained FCF near $2.6B provides durable internal funding for dividends, buybacks, supply‑chain investments and the Kenvue acquisition. Strong cash conversion supports capital allocation flexibility and buffers execution risk over the next 2–6 months.
Negative Factors
Very high leverage
Elevated leverage materially reduces balance‑sheet flexibility and increases financial vulnerability if top‑line or margin pressures persist. High debt amplifies risk around refinancing, limits ability to pace M&A integration spend, and raises interest sensitivity over months.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Free cash flow generation
Sustained FCF near $2.6B provides durable internal funding for dividends, buybacks, supply‑chain investments and the Kenvue acquisition. Strong cash conversion supports capital allocation flexibility and buffers execution risk over the next 2–6 months.
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Kimberly Clark (KMB) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$31.75B
Dividend Yield5.03%
Average Volume (3M)4.77M
Price to Earnings (P/E)12.0
Beta (1Y)0.14
Revenue Growth-16.17%
EPS Growth-13.40%
CountryUS
Employees38,000
SectorConsumer Defensive
Sector Strength42
IndustryHousehold & Personal Products
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)6.37
Shares Outstanding331,940,370
10 Day Avg. Volume4,912,818
30 Day Avg. Volume4,774,744
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 Cap1.24
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.39
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit6.65
Enterprise Value/Ebitda12.89
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$113.58Price Target Upside14.92% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering12
EPS Forecast (FY)7.52
Revenue Forecast (FY)$17.50B
Kimberly Clark Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
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 ...
How the Company Makes Money
Kimberly-Clark primarily makes money by manufacturing branded consumer staples and selling them at wholesale prices to retailers and distributors, and directly through certain e-commerce arrangements. Its key revenue streams come from product cate...
Kimberly Clark Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Geography
Breaks down revenue across different regions, revealing where Kimberly Clark is strongest and where it may face risk or growth potential due to local economic conditions or market share shifts.
Breaks down revenue across different regions, revealing where Kimberly Clark is strongest and where it may face risk or growth potential due to local economic conditions or market share shifts.
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The FlyKimberly Clark Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 28, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 28, 2026
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.Positive Updates
Organic Sales and Volume+Mix Growth
Delivered solid organic sales growth in Q1 with volume plus mix increasing to 3%, building on consecutive quarters/years of broad-based growth and reflecting strong base-business momentum.
Negative Updates
Potential Incremental Input Cost Headwind
If oil averages around $100/barrel in the back half, management estimated potential gross incremental input costs of ~$150–$170 million that are not yet built into guidance and remain a moving target.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Organic Sales and Volume+Mix Growth
Delivered solid organic sales growth in Q1 with volume plus mix increasing to 3%, building on consecutive quarters/years of broad-based growth and reflecting strong base-business momentum.
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Company Guidance
Management maintained its full‑year outlook while flagging near‑term headwinds and the levers it will use to address them: Q1 showed volume‑plus‑mix up 3% (with organic sales growth running about 2.5%), and management raised its rolling‑12‑month category growth outlook to 2.5% (North America cited near ~3.3%); however Q2 will face a ~$20m top‑line hit (≈70–80 bps in North America) from the California DC fire and roughly $50m of incremental operating profit pressure in Q2 from inflation and the fire. If oil averages ~$100/barrel in the back half, management estimated another ~$150–170m of gross input cost exposure (not built into guidance), noting it is ~80% covered across the cost basket via contracts and hedges. Offsets include a very strong productivity pipeline (two prior years of ~6% gross productivity, Q1 already at 6% and a full‑year 6% target), $2bn North America supply‑chain investment, and pricing‑net‑of‑cost discipline; the company said gross margin was down ~60 bps year‑over‑year in Q1 but sequentially improved, operating profit margin expanded ~20 bps this quarter (overhead ~13%, down ~90 bps YoY), and it still expects full‑year gross margin and operating profit margin expansion of roughly 70–80 bps.Kimberly Clark Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
34
Negative
Cash Flow
72
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 16.54B | 17.22B | 20.06B | 20.43B | 20.18B | 19.44B |
| Gross Profit | 5.93B | 6.13B | 7.18B | 7.03B | 6.22B | 5.99B |
| EBITDA | 3.06B | 3.11B | 3.98B | 3.07B | 3.38B | 3.25B |
| Net Income | 2.12B | 2.02B | 2.54B | 1.76B | 1.93B | 1.81B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 17.18B | 17.23B | 16.55B | 17.34B | 17.97B | 17.84B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 542.00M | 688.00M | 1.02B | 1.09B | 427.00M | 270.00M |
| Total Debt | 7.08B | 7.17B | 7.92B | 8.11B | 8.55B | 8.70B |
| Total Liabilities | 15.27B | 15.57B | 15.57B | 16.28B | 17.27B | 17.10B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.80B | 1.50B | 840.00M | 915.00M | 547.00M | 514.00M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.58B | 1.64B | 2.51B | 2.78B | 1.86B | 1.72B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.19B | 2.78B | 3.23B | 3.54B | 2.73B | 2.73B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.23B | -951.00M | -100.00M | -418.00M | -785.00M | -1.06B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 15.00M | -2.18B | -3.17B | -2.37B | -1.76B | -1.70B |
Kimberly Clark Technical Analysis
Neutral
98.84
Price Trends
101.67
Negative
101.00
Negative
110.47
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.92
Negative
51.12
Neutral
79.97
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For KMB, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 98.84 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 97.48, below the 50-day MA of 101.67, and below the 200-day MA of 110.47, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.92 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 51.12 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 79.97 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for KMB.
Kimberly Clark Risk Analysis
Kimberly Clark disclosed 26 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Kimberly Clark reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Kimberly Clark Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $333.97B | 21.99 | 31.28% | 2.92% | 3.33% | 8.06% | |
69 Neutral | $130.27B | 11.85 | 26.01% | 3.74% | -13.78% | 11.80% | |
65 Neutral | $22.01B | 25.51 | 17.45% | 1.38% | 2.22% | 29.40% | |
62 Neutral | $20.33B | 14.63 | -3.31% | 3.23% | 1.93% | -12.26% | |
60 Neutral | $31.75B | 12.04 | 143.64% | 5.03% | -16.17% | -13.40% | |
60 Neutral | $68.31B | 26.46 | 475.13% | 2.67% | 4.26% | -27.12% | |
53 Neutral | $10.46B | 16.81 | 2826.17% | 5.05% | -3.69% | 10.26% |
* Consumer Defensive Sector Average
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Kimberly Clark Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsShareholder Meetings
Kimberly-Clark Shareholders Approve Kenvue Acquisition Plan
Positive
Jan 29, 2026
At virtual special meetings on January 29, 2026, Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue shareholders overwhelmingly approved the stock issuance and merger agreement underlying Kimberly-Clark’s planned acquisition of Kenvue, with 96% of K-C votes cast bac...
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