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

Company Overview

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a U.S.-based multinational manufacturer of personal care and consumer tissue products. The company develops, produces and markets a range of consumer brands and professional products, including facial and bathroom tissues, disposable diapers and training pants, feminine care, incontinence products and workplace hygiene solutions. Known for consumer-facing names such as Kleenex, Huggies, Kotex, Cottonelle and Scott, as well as professional offerings under Kimberly-Clark Professional and KleenGuard, the company supplies goods to retail, healthcare and institutional customers.

Founded in 1872 in Neenah, Wisconsin, Kimberly-Clark has expanded from its 19th-century paper-making roots into a global household and workplace products company. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the company sells products across many regions of the world and operates a global footprint that serves consumers and business customers in approximately 175 countries. Over its history the company has grown through product innovation, brand-building and manufacturing scale, maintaining a portfolio of well-known marques across developed and emerging markets.

Kimberly-Clark organizes its business around consumer tissue, baby and child care, adult care and professional solutions, and it emphasizes ongoing product innovation, marketing and supply-chain efficiency to support those segments. Company leadership has focused in recent years on strengthening core brands, expanding presence in higher-growth markets and pursuing initiatives around sustainability and responsible sourcing. Michael (Mike) Hsu serves as chief executive officer, leading the company’s strategic efforts to adapt to shifting consumer preferences and global market dynamics.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $98.80 to $99.79
• 50-Day Range: $93.05 to $100.48
• 52-Week Range: $92.42 to $144.30
• Volume: 2.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $32.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.56
• Dividend Yield: 5.16%
• Price Target: $114.93
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kimberly-Clark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kimberly-Clark scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 151 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kimberly-Clark has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.19, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Kimberly-Clark has a consensus price target of $114.93, representing about 15.9% upside from its current price of $99.14.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kimberly-Clark has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kimberly-Clark are expected to grow by 0.40% in the coming year, from $7.48 to $7.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 15.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 15.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kimberly-Clark has a PEG Ratio of 4.45. 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 17.18. 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

12.39% 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 8.73.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kimberly-Clark has recently increased by 6.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Kimberly-Clark is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.16%, 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 80.38%. 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 68.18% next year. This indicates that Kimberly-Clark will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

Kimberly-Clark has a news sentiment score of 1.21. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Kimberly-Clark this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 82 people have searched for KMB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

22 people have added Kimberly-Clark to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 47% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kimberly-Clark insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $689,687.00 in 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 4/2 Dividend: 3/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/2 Dividend: 3/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/28/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Record date for 7/2 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Converted paper & paperboard products, except containers & box
• Sub-Industry: Household 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: $114.93
• High Price Target: $162.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.19
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.37
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.25
• P/E Growth: 4.45
• Net Income: $2.02 billion
• Net Margins: 12.80%
• Pretax Margin: 13.17%
• Return on Equity: 152.79%
• Return on Assets: 14.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.38
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.00
• Cash Flow: $9.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.93
• Book Value: $5.77 per share
• Price / Book: 17.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 331,940,000
• Free Float: 329,450,000
• Market Cap: $32.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.29