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Company Profile: Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)

KMB insider trades (13 months) →

$104.46 −3.50% vs. previous close · Market cap $64.10B

Today's multi-factor rank: 448 of 461 · see the ranking

Quant500 Scores
Momentum
3.0/10
Value
4.5/10
Growth
3.8/10
Quality
4.9/10
Multifactor
4.1/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$108.25
Open:$108.03
Day's Low:$104.42
Day's High:$108.77
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:64.10B
Enterprise Value:41.71B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$92.42
52-Week High:$116.82
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$102.80
200-Day Avg:$103.04

Volume

Volume Today:19,474,013
Avg Volume (3m):4,344,496
Avg Volume (10d):5,247,170
52-Week Change:+7.56%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.28

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):17.77

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 4, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):14.06
PEG Ratio:2.24
Price / Book:19.85
Price / Sales (TTM):3.87
EV / Revenue:2.52
EV / EBITDA:11.98

Dividends

Current yield:4.73%
Annual Dividend Rate:$5.12
Dividend Trailing:$5.08
Yield Trailing:4.69%
5-Year Avg Yield:3.80%
Payout Ratio:100.20%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):16.58B
Gross Profit:6.24B
EBITDA:3.48B
Net Income (TTM):1.68B
Rev Growth (YoY):+0.60%
Earnings Growth (YoY):-32.30%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):-32.20%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$5.88

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 4, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$7.43
Revenue Per Share:$49.95
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$5.26
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:956.00M
Total Debt:6.54B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):5.58B
Debt / Equity:348.93%
Current Ratio:0.91
Quick Ratio:0.40

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:3.33B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):941.12M
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:41.71B
EV / Revenue:2.52
EV / EBITDA:11.98

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):104.91%
ROA (Return on Assets):10.20%
P/E (trailing):17.77
P/E (forward):14.06
Price / Book:19.85
PEG Ratio:2.24
52-Week Change:+7.56%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$5.88

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 4, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$7.43
P/E (forward):14.06
PEG Ratio:2.24

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$49.95
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$5.26

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:941.12M
Operating Cash Flow:3.33B
EBITDA:3.48B
Total Revenue (TTM):16.58B
Net Income (TTM):1.68B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
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Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:613,639,878
Float (free shares):331,308,586
Short interest (shares):50,588,245
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):11.19
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
8-K2026-11-02View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-29View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-28View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-20View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-15View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-13View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-01View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-28View filing ↗
10-Q2026-08-04View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-23View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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, as well as through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Dallas
Employees:36,000
Sector:Consumer Defensive
Industry:Household & Personal Products
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Michael D. HsuChairman & CEO613.82M
Mr. Russell C. TorresPresident & COO531.96M

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB): Quantitative Analysis

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) — Consumer Defensive — Household & Personal Products. KMB is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, KMB has returned +7.3% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

KMB ranks 448 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 28 of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies that score. Its strongest factor is quality (Z -0.09, ranked 239 of 468); its weakest is momentum (Z -1.18, ranked 460 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.565448 of 461 ↓4
Momentum-1.176460 of 494 ↓16
Value-0.276285 of 489 ↑2
Quality-0.087239 of 468
Growth-0.722464 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$104.46
Market Cap64.10B
P/E17.77
Revenue (last 12 months)16.58B
Price / book19.85
Book value per share$5.26
52-week range$92.42 – $116.82
Dividend yield4.73%
Beta0.28
Average volume4,344,496
Shares outstanding613.64M
Short interest (% of float)17.37% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does KMB report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are KMB insiders doing? 64 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 2 buys and 4 sells, the last one on Oct 31, 2026 →

KMB latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All KMB filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about Kimberly-Clark (KMB)

When does Kimberly-Clark report earnings?

According to Nasdaq's public calendar (checked on Nov 4, 2026), Kimberly-Clark will report its next earnings on Nov 5, 2026, before the US market opens. The date is announced by the company itself and can change. Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 15, 2026). KMB earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Kimberly-Clark's P/E ratio?

Kimberly-Clark's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 17.8 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026. The median of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies with a P/E is 21.2, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Kimberly-Clark is below its sector median. Consumer Defensive stocks, company by company →

Where does Kimberly-Clark rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Kimberly-Clark ranks 448 of 461, and 28 of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have Kimberly-Clark insiders bought or sold shares?

The latest open-market purchase of Kimberly-Clark shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Feb 9, 2026, by a director, for $1.0M. The latest sale was on May 6, 2026, by an officer, for $401k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 2 purchases and 4 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All KMB insider trades →

Does Kimberly-Clark pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 4.73% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $5.12 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Sep 4, 2026.

What sector is Kimberly-Clark in, and which index?

Kimberly-Clark is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector (industry: Household & Personal Products), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 33 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Consumer Defensive stocks →

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