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KMB

NASDAQ · USD
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
CEO Michael D. Hsu Employees 36,000 R&D / revenue 0.0%
Last price
$105.57+1.44%last session
Market cap
$35.1B
P/E (TTM)
18.0x
From 52w high
−14.2%
From 52w low
+14.2%
1-year return
−11.8%
RSI 14 · vs SMA200
67.6 · +3.2%
IS score
53.0/ 100
Factor model across 8 sub-scores, ranked against 3,010 US stocks. Describes the business, not the outlook.
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One year, rebased to 100

KMB   SPY   XLP (sector ETF) · weekly closes
8090100110120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26SPY 116XLP 111KMB 88

Score DNA

Each bar is a 0-100 score within the scored universe
56
Profitability
30
Growth
50
Value
51
Momentum
80
Risk (safety)
57
Quality
44
Balance sheet
73
Earnings quality

Flags

Strengths
✓ FCF yield 5%+✓ Congress buying
Warnings
None of the computed warning flags fires for KMB (Altman, Beneish, accruals, FCF, dilution).
Observations
Moat model: Weak, Efficient ScalePiotroski 7 / 9Altman Z 3.3Beta 0.273 of 4 smart-money sources active

Smart-money strip

Each disclosure source on its own window. Filings coinciding is not coordination.
INSForm 4 · 180 days
Insider open-market buys
0
3 open-market sales, $689,696
Form 144 notices (12m): 6, $1.8M proposed, not confirmed sales
CONGSTOCK Act · 180 days
Congressional purchases
3
Last disclosed purchase 2026-09-04
Members disclose in ranges, 30-45 days after the trade
13F13F · quarter to 2026-06-30
Net change in institutional holders
+67
202 new holders, 117 closed
1,723 filers hold 100.2% · 634 added, 629 trimmed
ETFETF holdings · 30 days
Net funds accumulating
+318
1,318 funds adding shares
1,000 funds trimming · counts of funds, not dollars
DARKFINRA · daily
Short-sale share of off-exchange volume
56.1%
20-day avg 61.4%, 50-day avg 66.2%
Latest 5.3 pp under its 20-day average · a flow, not short interest

Key financials · FY2025

USD, fiscal year. Stock-based compensation is non-cash; shown against FCF.
Income statement
Revenue$17.2B
Revenue growth YoY−14.2%
Gross margin35.6%
Operating income$2.5B
Operating margin14.5%
Net income$2.0B
Net margin11.7%
EPS (diluted)$6.07
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$2.8B
Capital expenditure$1.1B
Free cash flow$1.6B
FCF conversion (FCF / OCF)59.0%
Stock-based compensation$140.0M
FCF less SBC$1.5B
Buybacks$141.0M
Dividends$1.7B
Balance sheet & returns
Cash & short-term investments$688.0M
Total debt$7.2B
Net debt$6.5B
Shareholders' equity$1.7B
Goodwill & intangibles$1.9B
Debt / equity3.72
ROE (TTM)122.6%
ROIC (TTM)12.5%
Operating margin by fiscal year
13.2%FY202113.3%FY202211.5%FY202316.4%FY202414.5%FY2025
Revenue $19.4B (FY2021) to $17.2B (FY2025), a -3.0% CAGR.

Valuation

P/E (TTM)18.0x
EV / EBITDA12.8x
Price / sales2.12x
Price / FCF13.7x
FCF yield7.29%
Buyback yield0.40%
SBC / revenue0.8%
Price / book20.06x
Forward P/E FY202614.4x
Forward P/E FY202714.4x
Forward P/E FY202813.4x
Forward multiples divide today's price by Street EPS estimates. Street mean target $117.25 across 4 analysts last quarter is theirs, not ours.

KMB vs industry median

112 companies in Household & Personal Products
Gross margin 36.7% 49.5% Operating margin 12.4% 4.8% Net margin 11.8% 0.4% ROIC 12.5% 10.5%
KMB (TTM)Industry median Asset turnover 0.89 vs industry 0.81 · financial leverage 10.60

Earnings delivery

Next report 2026-11-05 · consensus EPS $1.62
75%
beat rate, 9 of 12 quarters
+3.4%
median EPS surprise
5
longest beat streak
+9-2+23+15+8-1+2+15+4+3+2-10
EPS surprise in % vs the consensus at the time, oldest (left) to newest, 2023-10-24 to 2026-08-04. Bars cap at ±60%.

Peers

Market-cap band, not the industry cohort above
CompanyMkt capP/EROENet marginRev growth12m return
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation $35.1B18.0x122.6%11.8%−14.2% −11.8%
KVUE Kenvue Inc. $36.3B21.7x15.6%11.5%+1.8% +35.7%
EL The Estée Lauder Companies $37.9B205.0x4.7%-3.2%+5.1% +8.4%
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $24.8B33.5x17.0%13.3%+2.7% +21.4%
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company $75.0B37.0x434.3%12.9%+5.2% +21.3%
CLX The Clorox Company $10.5B18.1x285.6%8.4%−5.4% —
ELF e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. $6.7B113.4x6.0%13.9%+31.2% —
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products I $4.8B13.9x15.5%9.4%+2.7% —
12-month window: SPY +15.9%, sector ETF XLP +11.4%. Past returns describe history only.

Recent 8-K filings

2026-10-15Earnings Release; Regulation FD; Exhibits
2026-10-13Other Events; Exhibits
2026-10-01Officer/Director Change
2026-09-28Other Events; Exhibits
2026-08-04Earnings Release; Exhibits
2026-05-14Shareholder Vote

Context

Shares outstanding332,579,000
Free float99.6%
Institutional ownership100.2%
Beta0.27
Dividend yield4.83%
Last dividend$1.28 on 2026-09-04
50 / 200-day average$102.93 / $102.48
Large-cap Consumer Defensive median P/E23.3x

Full factsheet

The PDF carries everything on this page plus the cash-allocation waterfall, Form 144 notices, 13F holder detail, dark-pool and short-flow history, seasonality and the moat assessment (Weak).

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All fundamentals · 140 measures in 13 categories

Percentile = where KMB sits among 20 scored companies in Household & Personal Products (0 = lowest value, 100 = highest). It is a position, not a grade.
ValuationProfitability (TTM)Returns on capitalGrowthMargin history & stabilityLiquidity (latest quarter)Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)EfficiencyCash flow & earnings qualityDividends & buybacksScores & forensic checksPer shareSize (TTM)

Valuation

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
P/E (TTM) 18.0x 22.9x
18th		 20.0x
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) 2.73 2.19
57th		 1.14
Price / sales 2.1x 2.0x
53rd		 1.1x
Price / book 20.1x 3.8x
89th		 2.5x
Price / tangible book —
Price / free cash flow 13.7x 17.2x
31st		 14.7x
Price / operating cash flow 10.5x 10.6x
44th		 9.4x
Enterprise value $40.7B $6.2B
79th		 $5.1B
EV / sales 2.5x 2.2x
68th		 1.3x
EV / EBITDA 13.3x 16.2x
25th		 12.3x
EV / EBIT 16.5x 25.5x
21st		 16.5x
EV / free cash flow 15.9x 20.6x
25th		 18.2x
Earnings yield 5.6% 1.0%
89th		 3.9%
FCF yield 7.3% 5.0%
74th		 6.5%
Operating cash flow yield 9.5% 6.7%
63rd		 10.4%
Graham number (per share) $26.32 $20.47
64th		 $35.68

Profitability (TTM)

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin 36.7% 48.8%
21st		 34.4%
EBITDA margin 18.4% 11.0%
79th		 10.7%
Operating margin 12.4% 9.4%
63rd		 7.6%
EBIT margin 14.9% 6.5%
74th		 6.9%
Net margin 11.8% 2.5%
89th		 3.3%
NOPAT margin 8.7% 6.9%
63rd		 4.8%
FCF margin 15.5% 8.6%
74th		 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 11.7%
84th		 11.1%
R&D / revenue 0.0% 0.0%
0th		 0.0%
SG&A / revenue 22.5% 29.8%
16th		 21.1%
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9%
44th		 0.5%
Effective tax rate 29.5% 21.4%
89th		 23.2%

Returns on capital

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
ROE (on average equity) 129.4% 4.9%
89th		 10.4%
ROA 11.1% 1.9%
89th		 4.9%
ROIC 19.8% 10.5%
74th		 8.2%
ROCE 21.3% 6.2%
84th		 9.1%
Return on tangible assets 13.9% 5.2%
84th		 7.2%
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) 45.6% 13.6%
88th		 15.0%
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 32.8% 35.5%
32nd		 32.4%
ROIC, 3-yr average 20.0% 7.8%
94th		 6.4%
ROIC, 5-yr average 23.2% 8.1%
100th		 7.8%
ROE, 5-yr average 226.8% 8.7%
94th		 11.4%
Incremental ROIC 109.1% -27.2%
89th		 12.8%

Growth

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) -12.3% 2.2%
0th		 3.8%
Revenue growth (QoQ) 0.6% 6.5%
26th		 4.3%
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr -6.6% 1.5%
0th		 3.8%
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr -2.7% 2.6%
20th		 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr -2.8% 5.6%
6th		 4.0%
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr -3.3% 3.6%
25th		 4.3%
Net income growth (TTM YoY) -19.5% 0.5%
40th		 5.6%
Net income CAGR, 3 yr 6.0% 6.0%
50th		 5.4%
EPS growth (TTM YoY) -19.5% 1.8%
40th		 4.7%
EPS CAGR, 3 yr 6.6% 6.6%
50th		 6.8%
EPS CAGR, 5 yr -0.1% -1.3%
67th		 4.1%
FCF growth (TTM YoY) 21.8% 24.1%
38th		 23.4%
FCF CAGR, 3 yr 2.3% 6.5%
38th		 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr 1.5% 5.2%
43rd		 6.4%
Book value CAGR, 3 yr 52.7% 2.6%
100th		 5.3%
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr 1.3% 1.2%
58th		 1.7%
Sustainable growth rate 18.3% 7.2%
91st		 8.3%

Margin history & stability

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin, 3-yr average 36.0% 49.2%
16th		 34.7%
Operating margin, 3-yr average 14.5% 8.6%
68th		 6.7%
Net margin, 3-yr average 12.0% 5.1%
89th		 4.2%
FCF margin, 3-yr average 13.6% 7.4%
84th		 6.5%
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.28 0.71
5th		 0.81
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.18 0.39
26th		 0.34
Margin stability (0-1) 0.95 0.95
47th		 0.95

Liquidity (latest quarter)

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Cash & short-term investments $956.0M $243.9M
79th		 $279.3M
Net cash (− = net debt) −$5.6B −$1.6B
21st		 −$1.0B
Working capital −$634.0M $236.0M
11th		 $285.9M
Current ratio 0.91 1.72
16th		 1.43
Quick ratio 0.69 0.82
26th		 0.86
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.14 0.34
26th		 0.28
Defensive interval (days) 255 days 251 days
53rd		 251 days

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Total debt $6.5B $1.8B
79th		 $1.8B
Debt / equity 3.72 0.83
89th		 0.75
Net debt / equity 3.18 0.69
89th		 0.55
Debt / assets 35.1% 34.2%
58th		 31.6%
Debt / capital 78.8% 45.2%
89th		 43.0%
Debt / EBITDA 2.13 4.15
25th		 2.69
Net debt / EBITDA 1.82 2.60
31st		 2.14
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) 10.4x 2.8x
72nd		 4.7x
Cash interest coverage 14.1x 6.2x
72nd		 8.2x
Debt payback (years of OCF) 2.0 yrs 3.3 yrs
31st		 2.8 yrs
Liabilities / assets 89.8% 59.0%
89th		 56.2%
IS credit model rating A — —
Implied credit spread (bps) 150 312
21st		 225

Efficiency

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Asset turnover 0.94 0.81
79th		 0.94
Fixed asset turnover 2.38 6.92
6th		 4.44
Inventory turnover 6.8 3.6
95th		 6.0
Receivables turnover 8.6 10.0
42nd		 12.1
Days sales outstanding 43 days 36 days
58th		 30 days
Days inventory outstanding 54 days 103 days
5th		 61 days
Days payables outstanding 115 days 78 days
74th		 38 days
Cash conversion cycle (days) −19 days 59 days
11th		 37 days
Capex / revenue 4.7% 2.6%
88th		 3.1%
Capex / depreciation 1.31 0.63
88th		 0.92
Operating expense ratio 27.6% 40.5%
22nd		 24.8%

Cash flow & earnings quality

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Operating cash flow / net income 1.70 1.61
64th		 1.87
FCF / net income 1.31 1.39
45th		 1.28
FCF / operating cash flow 76.8% 78.2%
44th		 71.9%
Capex / operating cash flow 23.2% 21.8%
56th		 29.5%
Accruals ratio -7.8% -6.2%
32nd		 -6.1%
Sloan accruals ratio 2.2% -2.4%
89th		 -3.9%
Earnings quality score (0-1) 0.75 0.75
9th		 0.75

Dividends & buybacks

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Dividend yield 4.8% 1.7%
84th		 1.8%
Dividend per share (TTM) $5.10 $0.76
100th		 $0.64
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 85.9% 58.4%
73rd		 32.1%
Dividends / FCF 65.6% 38.6%
88th		 27.4%
Dividend growth (YoY) 2.2% 0.3%
62nd		 1.8%
Buyback yield 0.1% 0.9%
26th		 0.9%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 4.8% 3.6%
68th		 3.6%
Share count change (YoY) 0.0% -0.1%
53rd		 -0.2%
Buybacks, last 5 years $1.6B $184.1M
79th		 $184.1M

Scores & forensic checks

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
IS score 53 47
53rd		 53
IS profitability 56 31
68th		 32
IS growth 30 47
16th		 50
IS value 50 46
79th		 49
IS momentum 51 62
37th		 73
IS risk (safety) 80 65
63rd		 80
IS quality 57 55
58th		 65
IS balance sheet 44 45
47th		 53
IS earnings quality 73 66
68th		 76
IS cash flow 69 59
68th		 57
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 7 6
63rd		 6
Altman Z-score 3.3 2.8
68th		 3.2
Beneish M-score −2.95 −2.83
21st		 −2.71
Ohlson O-score −5.96 −6.65
63rd		 −7.61
IS credit score 72 55
79th		 64

Per share

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
EPS, diluted (TTM) $5.87 $0.68
95th		 $2.03
Book value per share $5.25 $8.09
26th		 $16.28
Tangible book per share −$0.02 −$2.96
58th		 $3.52
Revenue per share $49.70 $27.83
79th		 $41.08
FCF per share $7.68 $3.23
89th		 $3.18
Operating cash flow per share $10.00 $4.84
95th		 $4.93
Cash per share $2.87 $3.22
47th		 $2.81

Size (TTM)

MeasureKMBIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Market cap $35.1B $3.3B
79th		 $4.0B
Revenue $16.6B $3.5B
89th		 $5.2B
EBITDA $3.1B $305.7M
84th		 $426.9M
Net income $2.0B $69.7M
89th		 $167.0M
Free cash flow $2.6B $285.9M
89th		 $345.6M
Total assets $18.6B $4.5B
84th		 $4.8B
Shareholders' equity $1.8B $1.3B
58th		 $1.6B
Employees 36,000 6,350
89th		 9,700

Insider transactions, last 6 months

Form 4 · most recent 12
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-09-01Blades Suzana
SVP and General Counsel
 — 2,071——0
2026-09-01Blades Suzana
SVP and General Counsel
 — 562——0
2026-09-01Blades Suzana
SVP and General Counsel
 — 999——0
2026-09-01Blades Suzana
SVP and General Counsel
 — 1,812——0
2026-07-31Corsi Patricia
Chief Growth Officer
 Option exercise 966——2,065
2026-07-31Corsi Patricia
Chief Growth Officer
 Tax withholding 404$109.31$44,1611,661
2026-07-31Corsi Patricia
Chief Growth Officer
 Option exercise 966——1,288
2026-07-31Slavtcheff Craig
Chief R&D Officer
 Option exercise 4,024——7,641
2026-07-31Slavtcheff Craig
Chief R&D Officer
 Option exercise 1,255——8,896
2026-07-31Slavtcheff Craig
Chief R&D Officer
 Tax withholding 534$109.31$58,3728,362
2026-07-31Slavtcheff Craig
Chief R&D Officer
 Tax withholding 1,711$109.31$187,0296,651
2026-07-31Slavtcheff Craig
Chief R&D Officer
 Option exercise 4,024——0

Shares acquired vs disposed, by month

acquired disposed · all Form 4 types
MarAprMayJulSep

By transaction type, 6 months

TypeDirectionFilingsSharesValue
Award / grantAcquired23334,391—
Open-market saleDisposed37,096$689,696
Option exerciseDisposed3294,232—
Option exerciseAcquired3294,232—
Tax withholdingDisposed3291,373$9.0M
—Disposed55,444—
Awards, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics; open-market buys and sales are the discretionary ones.

Form 144 notices

12 months: 6 notices · 18,034 shares · $1.8M
FiledFilerShares proposedEst. proceeds
2026-06-15Grant Mcgee6,144$634,540
2026-05-06Andrew Scribner4,095$401,179
2026-05-04Katy Chen1,596$152,113
2026-04-30Katy Chen1,405$136,176
A Form 144 is notice of a proposed sale, not a confirmed one.

Congress trades

12 months: House 11 trades (4 purchases) · Senate 0 (0 purchases)
TradedMemberChamberTypeAmountDisclosed
2026-09-04Ro KhannaHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-10-09
2026-08-18Kevin HernHouseSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-09-02
2026-08-18Kevin HernHouseSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,0002026-09-02
2026-08-17Kevin HernHouseSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,0002026-09-02
2024-10-29Tommy TubervilleSenateSale$15,001 - $50,0002026-08-05
2024-10-29Thomas Hawley TubervilleSenateSale$15,001 - $50,0002026-08-05
2024-10-29Tommy TubervilleSenateSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,0002024-11-15
2024-10-29Tommy TubervilleSenateSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,0002024-11-14
STOCK Act disclosures, in ranges, filed up to 45 days after the trade.

Largest 13F holders

Quarter to 2026-06-30, the latest most managers have filed
ManagerSharesValue% of shares out
BlackRock, Inc.32,321,354$3.5B9.72%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC21,661,695$2.4B6.51%
STATE STREET CORP21,081,552$2.3B6.34%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC16,099,649$1.8B4.84%
FMR LLC13,133,613$1.4B3.95%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC11,199,927$1.2B3.37%
Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P.10,812,642$1.2B3.25%
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC10,812,642$1.2B3.25%
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/8,156,490$894.9M2.45%
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP7,054,632$774.4M2.12%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/6,881,641$755.4M2.07%
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP6,486,357$712.0M1.95%
NORGES BANK5,773,617$633.8M1.74%
THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC5,760,888$632.4M1.73%
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC5,607,923$615.6M1.69%

Institutional ownership by quarter

2023-092026-06100.2%
% of shares held by 13F filers
2023-092026-061,723
Number of 13F filers holding

Holder changes by quarter

QuarterHoldersOwnershipNewIncreasedReducedClosed
2026-06-301,723100.2%202634629117
2026-03-311,65689.0%185623584183
2025-12-311,68686.5%232538694227
2025-09-301,72380.3%120583693136
2025-06-301,77379.9%120644644146
2025-03-311,82178.4%165601754109
2024-12-311,79279.0%214625671129
2024-09-301,74077.8%12057871295
2024-06-301,73778.0%15655672487
2024-03-311,69478.2%141579713106
2023-12-311,68077.4%19148873876
2023-09-301,59677.5%95562633154

Schedule 13D / 13G filers

FiledFormFiler% of classShares
2026-05-12SCHEDULE 13GSTATE STREET CORPORATION6.5%21,659,182
2026-04-30SCHEDULE 13GVanguard Capital Management7.5%24,917,833
2026-04-24SCHEDULE 13G/ABlackRock, Inc.8.8%29,295,775
2025-07-29SCHEDULE 13G/AThe Vanguard Group12.2%40,426,736
Required above 5% of a class; 13G is the passive form.

ETFs with the largest holding

ETFWeight in fundHolding value
VITSX0.04%$1.0B
VSMPX0.04%$1.0B
VTI0.04%$1.0B
VTSAX0.04%$1.0B
SCHD0.83%$932.3M
VOO0.05%$850.8M

Share structure

Shares outstanding332,579,000
Float331,308,586
Free float99.6%

Income statement

Fiscal years, USD
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$19.4B$20.2B$20.4B$20.1B$17.2B
Cost of revenue$13.5B$14.0B$13.4B$12.9B$11.1B
Gross profit$6.0B$6.2B$7.0B$7.2B$6.1B
R&D$269.0M$292.0M$312.0M$338.0M$0
SG&A$3.0B$3.3B$4.1B$4.3B$3.6B
Operating income$2.6B$2.7B$2.3B$3.2B$2.5B
EBITDA$3.2B$3.4B$3.1B$4.0B$3.1B
Pretax income$2.2B$2.3B$2.0B$2.9B$2.2B
Income tax$479.0M$495.0M$453.0M$565.0M$527.0M
Net income$1.8B$1.9B$1.8B$2.5B$2.0B
EPS, diluted$5.35$5.72$5.21$7.55$6.07
Diluted shares338.8M338.3M338.8M337.0M333.1M

Balance sheet

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & short-term investments$270.0M$427.0M$1.1B$1.0B$688.0M
Receivables$2.2B$2.3B$2.1B$2.0B$1.9B
Inventory$2.2B$2.3B$2.0B$1.8B$1.5B
Total current assets$5.6B$5.7B$5.7B$5.6B$5.3B
PP&E, net$8.1B$7.9B$7.9B$7.5B$6.8B
Goodwill & intangibles$2.6B$2.9B$2.3B$2.1B$1.9B
Total assets$17.8B$18.0B$17.3B$16.5B$17.2B
Accounts payable$3.8B$3.8B$3.7B$3.7B$3.4B
Total current liabilities$6.7B$7.3B$6.9B$7.0B$7.1B
Long-term debt$8.1B$7.6B$7.4B$6.9B$6.5B
Total liabilities$17.1B$17.3B$16.3B$15.6B$15.6B
Shareholders' equity$737.0M$700.0M$1.1B$975.0M$1.7B

Cash flow statement

Outflows are negative
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Net income$1.8B$2.0B$1.8B$2.6B$2.0B
Depreciation & amortization$766.0M$754.0M$753.0M$781.0M$805.0M
Stock-based compensation$26.0M$150.0M$169.0M$131.0M$140.0M
Change in working capital$46.0M−$17.0M$569.0M$178.0M−$480.0M
Operating cash flow$2.7B$2.7B$3.5B$3.2B$2.8B
Capital expenditure−$1.0B−$876.0M−$766.0M−$721.0M−$1.1B
Free cash flow$1.7B$1.9B$2.8B$2.5B$1.6B
Investing cash flow−$1.1B−$785.0M−$418.0M−$100.0M−$951.0M
Net debt issued / repaid$239.0M−$51.0M−$483.0M−$553.0M−$275.0M
Buybacks−$400.0M−$100.0M−$225.0M−$1.0B−$141.0M
Dividends paid−$1.5B−$1.6B−$1.6B−$1.6B−$1.7B

Ratio history

Margins on the fiscal-year (TTM at Q4) basis; multiples at each year end
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin30.8%30.8%34.4%35.8%35.6%
Operating margin13.2%13.3%11.5%16.4%14.5%
Net margin9.3%9.6%8.6%12.7%11.7%
FCF margin8.9%9.2%13.6%12.5%13.8%
ROE318.2%364.6%241.3%290.0%172.6%
ROIC22.5%24.4%22.9%34.4%23.8%
ROA10.3%10.8%10.0%15.0%12.0%
Debt / equity16.9315.638.879.424.77
Interest coverage9.7x9.3x7.9x11.8x9.7x
Current ratio0.820.780.820.800.75
Revenue growth+1.6%+3.8%+1.3%−1.8%−14.2%
EPS growth−22.2%+6.5%−8.9%+46.3%−20.3%
P/E at year end23.2x21.5x21.9x16.7x16.6x
EV / EBITDA at year end15.6x14.7x14.9x12.4x12.2x
FCF yield at year end4.09%4.47%7.18%5.90%7.08%
Dividend payout83.6%80.6%90.0%64.0%82.1%

Revenue by segment

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Personal Care$10.3B$10.6B$10.7B——
Diapers————$6.8B
Consumer Tissue$6.0B$6.2B$6.3B$6.2B—
Consumer tissue products————$4.1B
K-C Professional$3.1B$3.3B$3.4B——
Adult care products————$1.9B
Away from Home Professional Products————$1.8B
Feminine care products————$1.7B

Street estimates by fiscal year

Next report 2026-11-05 · consensus EPS $1.62 · these are analysts' numbers, not ours
Fiscal yearRevenue (mean)Revenue rangeEPS (mean)EPS rangeAnalystsP/E on mean EPS
2026$16.6B$16.4B – $16.8B$7.34$7.27 – $7.44814.4x
2027$17.0B$14.3B – $27.6B$7.35$7.25 – $7.55714.4x
2028$17.4B$17.1B – $17.7B$7.91$7.51 – $9.07113.4x

Reported vs expected, every quarter on file

ReportedEPS expectedEPS actualEPS surpriseRevenue expectedRevenue actualRevenue surprise
2026-08-04$2.01$1.80−10.4%$4.2B$4.2B−0.8%
2026-04-28$1.93$1.97+2.1%$4.1B$4.2B+1.9%
2026-01-27$1.81$1.86+2.8%$4.1B$4.1B−0.3%
2025-10-30$1.75$1.82+4.0%$4.1B$4.1B+0.9%
2025-08-01$1.67$1.92+15.0%$4.8B$4.2B−14.1%
2025-04-22$1.89$1.93+2.1%$4.9B$4.8B−1.1%
2025-01-28$1.51$1.50−0.7%$4.9B$4.9B+1.5%
2024-10-22$1.70$1.83+7.6%$5.1B$5.0B−2.1%
2024-07-23$1.71$1.96+14.6%$5.1B$5.0B−1.3%
2024-04-23$1.63$2.01+23.3%$5.1B$5.1B+1.3%
2024-01-24$1.54$1.51−1.9%$5.0B$5.0B−0.3%
2023-10-24$1.59$1.74+9.4%$5.2B$5.1B−0.4%
2023-07-25$1.48$1.65+11.5%$5.1B$5.1B−0.0%
2023-04-25$1.32$1.67+26.5%$5.0B$5.2B+3.0%
2023-01-25$1.51$1.54+2.0%$5.0B$5.0B−0.4%
2022-10-25$1.44$1.40−2.8%$5.0B$5.1B+0.9%
2022-07-26$1.32$1.34+1.5%$5.0B$5.1B+1.5%
2022-04-22$1.23$1.35+9.8%$4.9B$5.1B+3.6%
2022-01-26$1.24$1.30+4.8%$4.9B$5.0B+0.4%
2021-10-25$1.65$1.62−1.8%$5.0B$5.0B+0.3%
2021-07-23$1.71$1.47−14.0%$5.0B$4.7B−5.5%
2021-04-23$1.93$1.80−6.7%$5.1B$4.7B−6.3%
2021-01-25$1.60$1.69+5.6%$4.6B$4.8B+6.0%
2020-10-22$1.76$1.72−2.3%$4.8B$4.7B−2.6%

Off-exchange (dark pool) volume, weekly

FINRA ATS, $ billions · through the week of 2026-08-31 (FINRA publishes with a delay)
0.406-150.706-220.506-290.607-060.607-130.307-200.507-270.908-030.308-100.408-170.408-240.508-31
Week ofNotionalSharesTrades
2026-08-31$490.2M4,557,66596,877
2026-08-24$417.6M3,777,30585,062
2026-08-17$434.2M3,985,30086,826
2026-08-10$280.8M2,574,20768,760
2026-08-03$860.7M7,851,946136,593
2026-07-27$494.0M4,429,87799,022

Short-sale share of off-exchange volume

daily 20-day average
07-2310-1556.1%
DateShort shareShort volumeTotal volume
2026-10-1556.1%2,215,1233,945,418
2026-10-1453.8%1,452,2652,697,644
2026-10-1364.2%1,901,0832,961,503
2026-10-1270.3%1,174,5581,671,516
2026-10-0963.0%1,437,3532,283,087
2026-10-0848.2%853,2591,771,704
2026-10-0754.6%721,7261,322,986
2026-10-0652.3%830,8291,587,957
2026-10-0557.0%788,3451,382,208
2026-10-0258.0%1,168,4632,013,019
A daily flow measure from FINRA, not short interest.

Seasonality

Average return by calendar month
-0.7Jan+0.4Feb+1.2Mar+1.8Apr+0.1May+1.1Jun+0.1Jul+0.9Aug-0.3Sep-0.6Oct+2.9Nov+0.3Dec
MonthAvg returnUp yearsYears
Jan−0.7%35%20
Feb+0.4%50%20
Mar+1.2%62%21
Apr+1.8%65%20
May+0.1%50%20
Jun+1.1%65%20
Jul+0.1%45%20
Aug+0.9%60%20
Sep−0.3%60%20
Oct−0.6%40%20
Nov+2.9%85%20
Dec+0.3%60%20
History, not a forecast.

Indicators

as of 2026-10-16
RSI 1467.6
MFI78.7
ADX24.9
Stochastic %K / %D94.2 / 87.5
Williams %R-3.2
CCI308
TSI / signal-0.7 / -20.7
Chaikin money flow0.10
ATR$2.24
Bollinger width10.7%
Volume vs 20-day avg0.99x
SupertrendUp

Moving averages and bands

level (price vs level)
SMA 20$98.20 (+7.5%)
SMA 50$102.64 (+2.9%)
SMA 200$102.33 (+3.2%)
EMA 21$99.58 (+6.0%)
EMA 50$101.42 (+4.1%)
EMA 200$105.03 (+0.5%)
Bollinger upper$103.44 (+2.1%)
Bollinger lower$92.96 (+13.6%)
Parabolic SAR$95.67 (+10.3%)
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About Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States. It operates in two segments, North America and International Personal Care. The North America segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, tissue, towels, soaps and sanitizers, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Goodnites, Kotex, Poise, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Wypall , and other brand names. Its International Personal Care segment provides baby and child care, adult care and feminine care, including disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Kotex, Goodfeel, Intimus, Depend, and other brand names. The company sells its household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce. It also sells its professional use products through distributors, directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and high-volume public facilities, and through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

https://www.kimberly-clark.com

Key executives

NameTitlePayBorn
Michael D. HsuChairman & Chief Executive Officer$3.8M1964
Russell C. TorresPresident & Chief Operating Officer$2.0M1972
Jeffrey MelucciChief Strategy, Business Development & Administrative Officer$1.7M1971
Nelson UrdanetaSenior VP, CFO & Interim Principal Accounting Officer,$1.7M1972
Ehab Abou-OafChief Executive Officer of Arbex—1967
Francesco TintoChief Information & Global Business Services Officer——
Grant McGeeGeneral Counsel—1981
Preeti BinoyHead Corporate Communications & Government Affairs - India——

Executive pay, latest proxy

ExecutiveYearSalaryStock awardsIncentiveTotal
Michael D. Hsu Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer2025$1.5M$11.5M$1.6M$15.3M
Russell Torres President and Chief Operating Officer2025$950,150$4.3M$616,000$6.3M
Nelson Urdaneta Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer2025$922,500$3.5M$565,590$5.2M
Zackery Hicks Chief Digital and Technology Officer2025$1.0M$3.0M$638,570$4.9M
Jeffrey Melucci Chief Strategy, Business Development and Administrative Officer2025$914,250$3.1M$614,790$4.9M

Employees

41k201840k201946k202045k202144k202241k202338k202436k2025

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
2026-09-04$1.282026-10-02
2026-06-05$1.282026-07-02
2026-03-06$1.282026-04-02
2025-12-05$1.262026-01-05
2025-09-05$1.262025-10-02
2025-06-06$1.262025-07-02
2025-03-07$1.262025-04-02
2024-12-06$1.222025-01-03

Moat model

Weak · Efficient Scale · 2026-06-30
Cost advantage49
Intangibles31
Switching costs17
Network effect35
Efficient scale88
Our component scores (0-100) and overall 40.3; a model of the business, not a call on the stock.
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