Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Competitors $129.38 -2.57 (-1.95%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$130.08 +0.70 (+0.54%) As of 07/11/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KMB vs. IPAR, CHD, CL, PG, CLX, WDFC, CENTA, SPB, ODC, and ITPShould you be buying Kimberly-Clark stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kimberly-Clark include Interparfums (IPAR), Church & Dwight (CHD), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Procter & Gamble (PG), Clorox (CLX), WD-40 (WDFC), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC), and IT Tech Packaging (ITP). Kimberly-Clark vs. Its Competitors Interparfums Church & Dwight Colgate-Palmolive Procter & Gamble Clorox WD-40 Central Garden & Pet Spectrum Brands Oil-Dri Corporation Of America IT Tech Packaging Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) and Interparfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is KMB or IPAR more profitable? Kimberly-Clark has a net margin of 12.69% compared to Interparfums' net margin of 11.30%. Kimberly-Clark's return on equity of 201.43% beat Interparfums' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kimberly-Clark12.69% 201.43% 14.45% Interparfums 11.30%17.62%11.86% Do analysts rate KMB or IPAR? Kimberly-Clark presently has a consensus price target of $143.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.91%. Interparfums has a consensus price target of $162.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.45%. Given Interparfums' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Interparfums is more favorable than Kimberly-Clark.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kimberly-Clark 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09Interparfums 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor KMB or IPAR? In the previous week, Kimberly-Clark had 12 more articles in the media than Interparfums. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Kimberly-Clark and 4 mentions for Interparfums. Kimberly-Clark's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Interparfums' score of 1.30 indicating that Kimberly-Clark is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kimberly-Clark 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Interparfums 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KMB or IPAR? Kimberly-Clark has higher revenue and earnings than Interparfums. Kimberly-Clark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interparfums, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKimberly-Clark$19.75B2.17$2.55B$7.3417.63Interparfums$1.45B3.00$164.36M$5.1426.39 Is KMB or IPAR a better dividend stock? Kimberly-Clark pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Interparfums pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Kimberly-Clark pays out 68.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Interparfums pays out 62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kimberly-Clark has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Interparfums has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Kimberly-Clark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, KMB or IPAR? Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interparfums has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in KMB or IPAR? 76.3% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Interparfums shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of Interparfums shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryKimberly-Clark beats Interparfums on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kimberly-Clark News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KMB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KMB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KMB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKimberly-ClarkConverted paper & paperboard products, except containers & box IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$42.93B$14.93B$16.20B$20.73BDividend Yield3.83%3.00%3.10%3.71%P/E Ratio17.148.5719.7827.84Price / Sales2.171.1446.1642.30Price / Cash14.308.3914.8322.63Price / Book44.0116.436.094.57Net Income$2.55B$867.62M$680.31M$989.30M7 Day Performance-2.37%0.97%2.08%0.20%1 Month Performance-3.37%-2.38%1.61%3.95%1 Year Performance-8.58%-8.28%4.79%10.27% Kimberly-Clark Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMBKimberly-Clark4.9536 of 5 stars$129.38-1.9%$143.50+10.9%-8.3%$42.93B$19.75B17.1444,000Positive NewsIPARInterparfums3.9388 of 5 stars$136.06-1.8%$157.60+15.8%+11.3%$4.37B$1.45B26.47530Positive NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.3389 of 5 stars$98.49+0.1%$108.29+9.9%-5.5%$24.26B$6.11B42.275,750Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCLColgate-Palmolive4.6134 of 5 stars$93.11+0.4%$101.69+9.2%-8.3%$75.46B$20.10B26.3034,000Positive NewsPGProcter & Gamble4.834 of 5 stars$160.19-0.4%$178.45+11.4%-5.2%$375.58B$84.04B25.43108,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCLXClorox4.268 of 5 stars$124.14-0.6%$149.50+20.4%-6.1%$15.30B$7.09B22.298,000Analyst ForecastWDFCWD-403.5891 of 5 stars$230.25-1.2%$301.00+30.7%-2.3%$3.12B$590.56M36.72580Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCENTACentral Garden & Pet2.3224 of 5 stars$31.69-2.3%$33.00+4.2%+9.1%$2.08B$3.20B16.947,000News CoverageSPBSpectrum Brands3.9222 of 5 stars$55.06-2.7%$85.00+54.4%-31.0%$1.35B$2.96B26.353,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastODCOil-Dri Corporation Of America3.5253 of 5 stars$59.96-0.6%N/A+274.7%$877.74M$437.59M17.63870ITPIT Tech Packaging0.4002 of 5 stars$0.19-2.1%N/A-14.2%$1.87M$79.87M-0.19370 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Interparfums Alternatives Church & Dwight Alternatives Colgate-Palmolive Alternatives Procter & Gamble Alternatives Clorox Alternatives WD-40 Alternatives Central Garden & Pet Alternatives Spectrum Brands Alternatives Oil-Dri Corporation Of America Alternatives IT Tech Packaging Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KMB) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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