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

Company Overview

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a global manufacturer of personal care and consumer tissue products. The company develops and markets products designed to support personal hygiene, health and well-being in households, healthcare settings and workplaces.

Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as Huggies diapers and training pants, Kleenex facial tissues, Cottonelle toilet paper and wipes, Scott toilet paper and paper towels, Kotex feminine care products, and Depend and Poise incontinence care products. Kimberly-Clark also provides professional hygiene and workplace solutions through its Kimberly-Clark Professional business.

Founded in 1872, Kimberly-Clark is headquartered in Irving, Texas, and sells products in countries and territories around the world. Its operations serve consumers, retailers, healthcare providers and commercial customers across numerous international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $97.75 to $99.12
• 50-Day Range: $97.74 to $113.21
• 52-Week Range: $92.42 to $125.32
• Volume: 1.34 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $32.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.67
• Dividend Yield: 5.23%
• Price Target: $117.36
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kimberly-Clark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kimberly-Clark scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 62nd out of 171 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kimberly-Clark has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Kimberly-Clark has a consensus price target of $117.36, representing about 19.7% upside from its current price of $98.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kimberly-Clark has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kimberly-Clark are expected to grow by 0.95% in the coming year, from $7.38 to $7.45 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 16.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 16.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kimberly-Clark has a PEG Ratio of 4.48. 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 19.97. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.18% 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 16.71, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kimberly-Clark has recently increased by 12.57%, 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 5.24%, 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 68.72% 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: 0.60

News Sentiment

Kimberly-Clark has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Kimberly-Clark this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

62 people have searched for KMB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

29 people have added Kimberly-Clark to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 263% 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 7/2 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• 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: $117.36
• High Price Target: $162.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.26
• P/E Growth: 4.48
• 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: 1.98
• Cash Flow: $10.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.79
• Book Value: $4.91 per share
• Price / Book: 19.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 332,580,000
• Free Float: 330,085,000
• Market Cap: $32.55 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.25