Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a global consumer products company that develops and sells personal care, tissue and hygiene products. Its offerings include diapers and training pants, feminine care and adult incontinence products, facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels and wipes.

The company’s portfolio includes brands such as Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Depend, Poise and Kotex. Kimberly-Clark also provides products for businesses and institutions, including workplace and professional-use tissue and hygiene products.

Founded in 1872 as a paper mill in Wisconsin, Kimberly-Clark has grown into an international company serving consumers and customers in markets around the world.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $107.01 to $109.16
• 50-Day Range: $94.34 to $112.32
• 52-Week Range: $92.42 to $116.82
• Volume: 7.50 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $36.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.94
• Dividend Yield: 4.72%
• Price Target: $112.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kimberly-Clark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kimberly-Clark scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 82nd out of 164 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kimberly-Clark has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.24, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Kimberly-Clark is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kimberly-Clark has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kimberly-Clark are expected to decrease by -5.15% in the coming year, from $7.38 to $7.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 10.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.42.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 10.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 24.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kimberly-Clark has a PEG Ratio of 5.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kimberly-Clark has a P/B Ratio of 22.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.33% of the float of Kimberly-Clark has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kimberly-Clark has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.17, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kimberly-Clark has recently decreased by 4.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Kimberly-Clark is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.73%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kimberly-Clark has been increasing its dividend for 54 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 87.07%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kimberly-Clark will have a dividend payout ratio of 73.14% next year. This indicates that Kimberly-Clark will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Kimberly-Clark has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 48 news articles for Kimberly-Clark this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 50 people have searched for KMB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

32 people have added Kimberly-Clark to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 220% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kimberly-Clark insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.75% of the stock of Kimberly-Clark is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.29% of the stock of Kimberly-Clark is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Personal Care Products
• Sub-Industry: Personal Care Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KMB
• CIK: 55785
• Web: www.kimberly-clark.com
• Phone: (972) 281-1200
• Fax: 972-281-1435
• Employees: 36,000
• Year Founded: 1872

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kimberly-Clark: $112.60
• High Price Target: $137.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.24
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.49
• P/E Growth: 5.85
• Net Income: $2.02 billion
• Net Margins: 11.79%
• Pretax Margin: 13.50%
• Return on Equity: 143.92%
• Return on Assets: 14.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.45
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.19
• Cash Flow: $10.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.84
• Book Value: $4.91 per share
• Price / Book: 22.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 332,580,000
• Free Float: 330,085,000
• Market Cap: $36.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.25