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Kimberly-Clark Corporation

KMB

NASDAQConsumer DefensiveHousehold & Personal Products

Previous close

$109.31

+$0.62 · +0.57%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

Pre-market

$109.31

$0.00 · 0.00%

Aug 24, 7:37 AM ET

KMB company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

81

Deep Value

Momentum

54

Neutral

Sentiment

67

Bullish

Risk resilience

76

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

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.

Industry
Household & Personal Products
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Headquarters
US
CEO
Michael D. Hsu
Listed since
Mar 17, 1980
Employees
36,000

Market position

Day range

Current $109.31

52-week range

Current $109.31

Open
$108.88
Previous close
$108.69
Volume
2.1M
0.49× average
Average volume
4.25M
Average daily volume
Market cap
36.28B USD
Beta
0.28
Market reference 1
50-day average
$108.63
+0.63% above average
200-day average
$102.93
+6.20% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
40.21B USD
P/E (TTM)
18.59×
P/B (TTM)
20.78×
P/S (TTM)
2.19×
EV / EBITDA
12.94×
Earnings yield
6.01%
Free cash flow yield
4.88%
Dividend yield
4.65%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
36.69%
Operating margin
12.38%
Net margin
11.80%
Return on equity
134.55%
Return on assets
11.73%
Return on invested capital
17.41%

Financial health

Debt / equity
3.72×
Current ratio
0.75×
Altman Z-score
3.33
Piotroski F-score
6 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends39%28%17%6%Gross margin, FY2021: 30.80%Gross margin, FY2022: 30.83%Gross margin, FY2023: 34.42%Gross margin, FY2024: 35.80%Gross margin, FY2025: 35.61%Operating margin, FY2021: 13.17%Operating margin, FY2022: 13.29%Operating margin, FY2023: 11.47%Operating margin, FY2024: 16.00%Operating margin, FY2025: 14.46%Net margin, FY2021: 9.33%Net margin, FY2022: 9.59%Net margin, FY2023: 8.63%Net margin, FY2024: 12.69%Net margin, FY2025: 11.74%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 30.80%. Gross margin FY2022 30.83%. Gross margin FY2023 34.42%. Gross margin FY2024 35.80%. Gross margin FY2025 35.61%. Operating margin FY2021 13.17%. Operating margin FY2022 13.29%. Operating margin FY2023 11.47%. Operating margin FY2024 16.00%. Operating margin FY2025 14.46%. Net margin FY2021 9.33%. Net margin FY2022 9.59%. Net margin FY2023 8.63%. Net margin FY2024 12.69%. Net margin FY2025 11.74%.

Income trends

Revenue

17.22B USD-14.17%

Operating income

2.49B USD-22.46%

Net income

2.02B USD-20.59%
Income trends across reported periods22.3B USD14.83B USD7.36B USD−102.7M USDRevenue, FY2021: 19.44B USDRevenue, FY2022: 20.18B USDRevenue, FY2023: 20.43B USDRevenue, FY2024: 20.06B USDRevenue, FY2025: 17.22B USDOperating income, FY2021: 2.56B USDOperating income, FY2022: 2.68B USDOperating income, FY2023: 2.34B USDOperating income, FY2024: 3.21B USDOperating income, FY2025: 2.49B USDNet income, FY2021: 1.81B USDNet income, FY2022: 1.93B USDNet income, FY2023: 1.76B USDNet income, FY2024: 2.55B USDNet income, FY2025: 2.02B USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 19.44B USD. Revenue FY2022 20.18B USD. Revenue FY2023 20.43B USD. Revenue FY2024 20.06B USD. Revenue FY2025 17.22B USD. Operating income FY2021 2.56B USD. Operating income FY2022 2.68B USD. Operating income FY2023 2.34B USD. Operating income FY2024 3.21B USD. Operating income FY2025 2.49B USD. Net income FY2021 1.81B USD. Net income FY2022 1.93B USD. Net income FY2023 1.76B USD. Net income FY2024 2.55B USD. Net income FY2025 2.02B USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue17.22B USD20.06B USD20.43B USD20.18B USD19.44B USD
Cost of goods sold11.09B USD12.88B USD13.4B USD13.96B USD13.45B USD
Gross profit6.13B USD7.18B USD7.03B USD6.22B USD5.99B USD
Research and development338M USD312M USD292M USD269M USD
Selling, general, and administrative3.61B USD4.31B USD4.06B USD3.29B USD3.02B USD
Operating expenses3.64B USD3.97B USD4.69B USD3.54B USD3.43B USD
Interest income24M USD48M USD66M USD14M USD6M USD
Interest expense256M USD270M USD293M USD282M USD256M USD
Depreciation and amortization616M USD781M USD753M USD754M USD766M USD
Operating income2.49B USD3.21B USD2.34B USD2.68B USD2.56B USD
Net income2.02B USD2.55B USD1.76B USD1.93B USD1.81B USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
73%
8 beats, 3 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+5.31%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
1.8
Estimate 2.01 · Miss by 10.45%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates2.091.871.641.42Q1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 28, 2025: actual 1.5, estimate 1.51, surprise -0.66%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported Apr 22, 2025: actual 1.93, estimate 1.89, surprise +2.12%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 1, 2025: actual 1.92, estimate 1.67, surprise +14.97%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 1.82, estimate 1.75, surprise +4.00%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 27, 2026: actual 1.86, estimate 1.81, surprise +2.76%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 28, 2026: actual 1.97, estimate 1.93, surprise +2.07%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 4, 2026: actual 1.8, estimate 2.01, surprise -10.45%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Oct 29, 2026: actual —, estimate 1.67, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates5.13B4.71B4.3B3.88BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 28, 2025: actual 4.93B USD, estimate 4.86B USD, surprise +1.50%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 22, 2025: actual 4.84B USD, estimate 4.89B USD, surprise -1.08%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 1, 2025: actual 4.16B USD, estimate 4.85B USD, surprise -14.14%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 4.13B USD, estimate 4.09B USD, surprise +0.93%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 27, 2026: actual 4.08B USD, estimate 4.09B USD, surprise -0.33%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported Apr 28, 2026: actual 4.16B USD, estimate 4.09B USD, surprise +1.90%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 4, 2026: actual 4.19B USD, estimate 4.22B USD, surprise -0.84%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Oct 29, 2026: actual —, estimate 4.17B USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$113

3.38% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $121Average $113Low $100

Rating distribution

31 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy1032%
Hold1858%
Sell310%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

12 institutions

KMB news

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$5.04

2025 complete year+10.5% since 2021

2026 partial: $2.56

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Sep 4, 2026

$1.28

Quarterly

Record Sep 4, 2026 · Payment Oct 2, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 5, 2026

$1.28

Quarterly

Record Jun 5, 2026 · Payment Jul 2, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 6, 2026

$1.28

Quarterly

Record Mar 6, 2026 · Payment Apr 2, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 5, 2025

$1.26

Quarterly

Record Dec 5, 2025 · Payment Jan 5, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 5, 2025

$1.26

Quarterly

Record Sep 5, 2025 · Payment Oct 2, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 6, 2025

$1.26

Quarterly

Record Jun 6, 2025 · Payment Jul 2, 2025

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