EL vs KVUE vs KMB
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
EL53.7
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
$104.54 −2.48%$37.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
KVUE61.9
Kenvue Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
$18.91 +1.23%$36.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
KMB53.0
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
$105.57 +1.44%$35.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
EL KVUE KMB · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-07-02 | 2026-06-16 | 2026-09-04 |
| 13F net change in holders | 0 | −2 | +67 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,149 | 1,139 | 1,318 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 833 | 852 | 1,000 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +316 | +287 | +318 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 208.1x
100th
|
21.9x
27th
|
18.0x
18th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | 0.39
14th
|
2.73
57th
|
| Price / sales | 2.5x
74th
|
2.4x
63rd
|
2.1x
53rd
|
| Price / book | 10.0x
84th
|
3.4x
47th
|
20.1x
89th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 28.8x
100th
|
17.2x
50th
|
13.7x
31st
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 21.4x
94th
|
15.6x
62nd
|
10.5x
44th
|
| Enterprise value | $43.6B
84th
|
$43.7B
89th
|
$40.7B
79th
|
| EV / sales | 2.9x
79th
|
2.8x
74th
|
2.5x
68th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 26.5x
75th
|
13.8x
38th
|
13.3x
25th
|
| EV / EBIT | 51.3x
79th
|
16.8x
29th
|
16.5x
21st
|
| EV / free cash flow | 33.1x
81st
|
20.6x
50th
|
15.9x
25th
|
| Earnings yield | 0.5%
42nd
|
4.6%
84th
|
5.6%
89th
|
| FCF yield | 3.5%
16th
|
5.8%
58th
|
7.3%
74th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 4.7%
21st
|
6.4%
47th
|
9.5%
63rd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $10.87
36th
|
$10.32
27th
|
$26.32
64th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 75.5%
100th
|
58.2%
58th
|
36.7%
21st
|
| EBITDA margin | 10.9%
47th
|
20.5%
95th
|
18.4%
79th
|
| Operating margin | 11.1%
58th
|
19.5%
84th
|
12.4%
63rd
|
| EBIT margin | 5.7%
47th
|
16.9%
89th
|
14.9%
74th
|
| Net margin | 1.2%
42nd
|
10.8%
79th
|
11.8%
89th
|
| NOPAT margin | 3.9%
32nd
|
14.6%
84th
|
8.7%
63rd
|
| FCF margin | 8.7%
53rd
|
13.7%
63rd
|
15.5%
74th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 11.8%
53rd
|
15.1%
63rd
|
20.1%
84th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.5%
74th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 64.4%
84th
|
29.2%
47th
|
22.5%
16th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 2.1%
83rd
|
0.4%
11th
|
0.8%
44th
|
| Effective tax rate | 64.8%
100th
|
25.4%
74th
|
29.5%
89th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 4.7%
47th
|
15.6%
68th
|
129.4%
89th
|
| ROA | 0.9%
42nd
|
6.2%
63rd
|
11.1%
89th
|
| ROIC | 6.2%
37th
|
12.5%
58th
|
19.8%
74th
|
| ROCE | 6.3%
53rd
|
12.5%
68th
|
21.3%
84th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 4.3%
47th
|
9.6%
63rd
|
13.9%
84th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 18.6%
65th
|
13.0%
47th
|
45.6%
88th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 57.5%
79th
|
33.5%
37th
|
32.8%
32nd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 1.2%
29th
|
7.7%
47th
|
20.0%
94th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 6.4%
43rd
|
— | 23.2%
100th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 8.7%
50th
|
— | 226.8%
94th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -392.5%
5th
|
-268.9%
16th
|
109.1%
89th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 5.1%
74th
|
1.8%
47th
|
-12.3%
0th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -2.3%
5th
|
1.2%
37th
|
0.6%
26th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -1.8%
28th
|
56.6%
100th
|
-6.6%
0th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | -1.5%
33rd
|
— | -2.7%
20th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 0.0%
28th
|
59.1%
100th
|
-2.8%
6th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 3.6%
42nd
|
62.4%
100th
|
-3.3%
25th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | — | 16.9%
90th
|
-19.5%
40th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -43.4%
10th
|
56.8%
90th
|
6.0%
50th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | — | 17.2%
80th
|
-19.5%
40th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -43.7%
10th
|
56.6%
90th
|
6.6%
50th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -42.2%
0th
|
— | -0.1%
67th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 96.4%
85th
|
29.6%
62nd
|
21.8%
38th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | 47.1%
92nd
|
2.3%
38th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 0.8%
36th
|
46.3%
93rd
|
1.5%
43rd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -12.4%
24th
|
-1.6%
41st
|
52.7%
100th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | -6.7%
8th
|
-80.9%
0th
|
1.3%
58th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | -8.5%
0th
|
15.5%
82nd
|
18.3%
91st
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 73.7%
100th
|
57.9%
68th
|
36.0%
16th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 4.9%
32nd
|
15.8%
74th
|
14.5%
68th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | -1.4%
37th
|
9.1%
68th
|
12.0%
89th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 7.6%
53rd
|
12.0%
79th
|
13.6%
84th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.67
37th
|
0.59
32nd
|
0.28
5th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.79
84th
|
0.93
100th
|
0.18
26th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.97
68th
|
0.98
89th
|
0.95
47th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.5B
95th
|
$1.1B
84th
|
$956.0M
79th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$5.7B
16th
|
−$7.4B
5th
|
−$5.6B
21st
|
| Working capital | $1.4B
100th
|
$32.0M
21st
|
−$634.0M
11th
|
| Current ratio | 1.22
42nd
|
1.01
21st
|
0.91
16th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.90
53rd
|
0.71
42nd
|
0.69
26th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.56
63rd
|
0.19
32nd
|
0.14
26th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 189 days
32nd
|
247 days
47th
|
255 days
53rd
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $9.2B
95th
|
$8.5B
89th
|
$6.5B
79th
|
| Debt / equity | 2.43
84th
|
0.80
47th
|
3.72
89th
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.51
74th
|
0.70
53rd
|
3.18
89th
|
| Debt / assets | 46.8%
74th
|
31.7%
37th
|
35.1%
58th
|
| Debt / capital | 70.8%
84th
|
44.6%
47th
|
78.8%
89th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.61
62nd
|
2.68
44th
|
2.13
25th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.49
56th
|
2.33
38th
|
1.82
31st
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 2.5x
44th
|
6.9x
56th
|
10.4x
72nd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 5.3x
44th
|
6.2x
50th
|
14.1x
72nd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 5.2 yrs
69th
|
3.6 yrs
56th
|
2.0 yrs
31st
|
| Liabilities / assets | 80.7%
84th
|
60.5%
58th
|
89.8%
89th
|
| IS credit model rating | BB | BBB- | A |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 475
58th
|
350
53rd
|
150
21st
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.76
37th
|
0.57
11th
|
0.94
79th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 3.04
11th
|
6.92
50th
|
2.38
6th
|
| Inventory turnover | 1.8
11th
|
3.7
53rd
|
6.8
95th
|
| Receivables turnover | 9.9
47th
|
6.4
21st
|
8.6
42nd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 37 days
53rd
|
57 days
79th
|
43 days
58th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 202 days
89th
|
99 days
47th
|
54 days
5th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 152 days
95th
|
146 days
89th
|
115 days
74th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 86 days
58th
|
10 days
21st
|
−19 days
11th
|
| Capex / revenue | 3.0%
65th
|
1.4%
18th
|
4.7%
88th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.57
41st
|
0.37
12th
|
1.31
88th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 68.5%
83rd
|
40.5%
50th
|
27.6%
22nd
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 9.74
100th
|
1.40
27th
|
1.70
64th
|
| FCF / net income | 7.23
100th
|
1.28
36th
|
1.31
45th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 74.2%
38th
|
91.0%
81st
|
76.8%
44th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 25.8%
62nd
|
9.0%
19th
|
23.2%
56th
|
| Accruals ratio | -8.0%
26th
|
-2.5%
89th
|
-7.8%
32nd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -5.3%
26th
|
-1.5%
58th
|
2.2%
89th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
9th
|
1.00
73rd
|
0.75
9th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 54
58th
|
62
84th
|
53
53rd
|
| IS profitability | 29
37th
|
56
74th
|
56
68th
|
| IS growth | 60
89th
|
53
74th
|
30
16th
|
| IS value | 36
11th
|
53
84th
|
50
79th
|
| IS momentum | 88
100th
|
81
89th
|
51
37th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 65
47th
|
50
32nd
|
80
63rd
|
| IS quality | 55
53rd
|
79
84th
|
57
58th
|
| IS balance sheet | 37
37th
|
51
63rd
|
44
47th
|
| IS earnings quality | 74
74th
|
76
79th
|
73
68th
|
| IS cash flow | 64
58th
|
70
74th
|
69
68th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
63rd
|
8
79th
|
7
63rd
|
| Altman Z-score | 2.9
53rd
|
2.3
37th
|
3.3
68th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.90
37th
|
−2.41
89th
|
−2.95
21st
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.88
47th
|
−7.82
26th
|
−5.96
63rd
|
| IS credit score | 44
42nd
|
54
47th
|
72
79th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $37.9B
89th
|
$36.3B
84th
|
$35.1B
79th
|
| Revenue | $15.0B
79th
|
$15.4B
84th
|
$16.6B
89th
|
| EBITDA | $1.6B
79th
|
$3.2B
89th
|
$3.1B
84th
|
| Net income | $182.0M
63rd
|
$1.7B
84th
|
$2.0B
89th
|
| Free cash flow | $1.3B
79th
|
$2.1B
84th
|
$2.6B
89th
|
| Total assets | $19.8B
89th
|
$26.7B
95th
|
$18.6B
84th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $3.8B
84th
|
$10.6B
95th
|
$1.8B
58th
|
| Employees | 41,800
95th
|
21,890
74th
|
36,000
89th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −2.5% | +1.2% | +1.4% |
| 1 week | +6.6% | +6.8% | +8.2% |
| 1 month | +11.4% | +7.0% | +7.5% |
| 3 months | +25.0% | −0.6% | −2.7% |
| 6 months | +37.2% | +7.3% | +6.8% |
| Year to date | −1.8% | +10.4% | +4.1% |
| 1 year | +10.1% | +17.7% | −12.0% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −22.2% | +5.8% | −4.8% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −64.2% | — | −8.1% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | EL | KVUE | KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 63.8 | 68.2 | 67.6 |
| From 52-week high | −13.8% | −6.1% | −14.2% |
| From 52-week low | +57.9% | +36.6% | +14.7% |
| Beta | 1.27 | 0.45 | 0.28 |
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