Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB): Price and Financial Metrics

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB): $120.85

0.75 (-0.62%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

D

Stability

B

Sentiment

Quality

B

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Industry: Consumer Goods

Industry

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Ranked

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KMB Price/Volume Stats

Current price $120.85 52-week high $147.87
Prev. close $121.60 52-week low $108.74
Day low $120.36 Volume 1,710,200
Day high $122.26 Avg. volume 1,676,235
50-day MA $127.53 Dividend yield 3.88%
200-day MA $133.01 Market Cap 40.87B

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KMB POWR Grades

  • KMB scores best on the Stability dimension, with a Stability rank ahead of 86.56% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for KMB is in Value, which has been heading down over the past 177 days.
  • KMB ranks lowest in Momentum; there it ranks in the 15th percentile.

KMB Stock Summary

  • KIMBERLY CLARK CORP's capital turnover -- a measure of revenue relative to shareholder's equity -- is better than 99.23% of US listed stocks.
  • Equity multiplier, or assets relative to shareholders' equity, comes in at 32.39 for KIMBERLY CLARK CORP; that's greater than it is for 98.56% of US stocks.
  • The volatility of KIMBERLY CLARK CORP's share price is greater than that of merely 4.33% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
  • If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to KIMBERLY CLARK CORP, a group of peers worth examining would be CTSH, JCI, COF, CNC, and KDP.
  • Visit KMB's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.kimberly-clark.com.

KMB Valuation Summary

  • KMB's price/sales ratio is 2.1; this is 133.33% higher than that of the median Consumer Defensive stock.
  • Over the past 243 months, KMB's EV/EBIT ratio has gone up 9.1.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for KMB.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
KMB 2023-09-22 2.1 83.8 25.5 21.1
KMB 2023-09-21 2.1 84.7 25.8 21.3
KMB 2023-09-20 2.1 84.5 25.7 21.2
KMB 2023-09-19 2.1 84.1 25.6 21.1
KMB 2023-09-18 2.1 84.6 25.8 21.2
KMB 2023-09-15 2.1 84.6 25.7 21.2

KMB Growth Metrics

    Its 2 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -16.33%.
  • Its 3 year price growth rate is now at 6.34%.
  • Its 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 17.25%.
Over the past 70 months, KMB's revenue has gone up $1.966e+09.

The table below shows KMB's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 20,175 2,733 1,934
2022-09-30 20,176 2,804 1,784
2022-06-30 20,133 2,788 1,786
2022-03-31 19,792 2,613 1,753
2021-12-31 19,440 2,730 1,814
2021-09-30 19,311 2,555 1,996

KMB's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • KMB has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 71.88% of graded US stocks.
  • KMB's asset turnover comes in at 1.098 -- ranking 5th of 21 Business Supplies stocks.
  • SCS, MLKN, and HNI are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with KMB.

The table below shows KMB's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-09-30 1.098 0.322 0.170
2021-06-30 1.099 0.333 0.171
2021-03-31 1.119 0.351 0.199
2020-12-31 1.162 0.356 0.210
2020-09-30 1.187 0.356 0.214
2020-06-30 1.212 0.355 0.240

KMB Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of KMB, see our KMB price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $139.18 Average Broker Recommendation 1.94 (Hold)

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) Company Bio


  Kimberly-Clark Corporation is an American multinational personal care corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products. The company manufactures sanitary paper products and surgical & medical instruments. Kimberly-Clark brand name products include Kleenex facial tissue, Kotex feminine hygiene products, CottonelleScott and Andrex toilet paper, Wypall utility wipes, KimWipes scientific cleaning wipes and Huggies disposable diapers and baby wipes. (Source:Wikipedia)


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KMB Price Returns

1-mo -4.29%
3-mo -11.27%
6-mo -8.48%
1-year 11.35%
3-year -9.08%
5-year 24.62%
YTD -8.47%
2022 -1.58%
2021 9.66%
2020 0.95%
2019 24.57%
2018 -2.06%

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