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Kimberly-Clark (KMB)


Market Price (10/15/2025): $120.28 | Market Cap: $39.9 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Household Products

Kimberly-Clark (KMB)


Market Price (10/15/2025): $120.28
Market Cap: $39.9 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Household Products

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 10%, Dividend Yield is 4.1%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 5.8%, FCF Yield is 5.3%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -44%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -60%
Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -3.1%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -2.1%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -1.6%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 15%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%, CFO LTM is 2.9 Bil, FCF LTM is 2.1 Bil
  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 19%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 10%, Dividend Yield is 4.1%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 5.8%, FCF Yield is 5.3%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 15%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%, CFO LTM is 2.9 Bil, FCF LTM is 2.1 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 19%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -44%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -60%
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -3.1%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -2.1%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -1.6%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

KMB Stock


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
KMB Return1%10%-2%-7%12%-6%6%
Peers Return17%9%-6%3%12%2%41%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%13%103%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
KMB Win Rate58%50%42%33%50%44% 
Peers Win Rate57%50%45%53%65%47% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
KMB Max Drawdown-18%-5%-21%-11%-3%-6% 
Peers Max Drawdown-18%-10%-19%-9%-2%-9% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: JNJ, PG, UL, CL, CHD. See KMB Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/14/2025 (YTD)

Downturns Compared

Unique KeyEventKMBS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-23.6%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven30.9%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven200 days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-24.2%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven32.0%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven127 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-27.0%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven37.0%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven415 days120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis2008 Global Financial Crisis  
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss% Loss-39.7%-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven65.8%131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven947 days1480 days


How Low Can It Go?

Kimberly-Clark's stock fell -23.6% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 4/25/2022. A -23.6% loss requires a 30.9% gain to breakeven.

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About Kimberly-Clark (KMB)

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, swimpants, training and youth pants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, Poise, and other brand names. The Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands. The company sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through distributors and e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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IPAR_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025IPARInterparfumsDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
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-4.6%-4.6%-6.0%
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3.3%3.3%0.0%
STZ_7312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper07312025STZConstellation BrandsMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-15.4%-15.4%-21.1%
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-16.1%-16.1%-22.4%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
IPAR_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025IPARInterparfumsDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
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-4.6%-4.6%-6.0%
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3.3%3.3%0.0%
STZ_7312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper07312025STZConstellation BrandsMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-15.4%-15.4%-21.1%
SJM_6302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield06302025SJMJM SmuckerDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
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5.3%5.3%0.0%
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-16.1%-16.1%-22.4%

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Financials

KMBJNJPGULCLCHDMedian
NameKimberly.Johnson .Procter .Unilever Colgate-.Church &. 
Mkt Price120.17190.85149.1660.9978.4086.93103.55
Mkt Cap39.9459.2349.8171.663.521.3117.5
Rev LTM18,88390,62784,28444,26219,9996,06632,130
Op Inc LTM3,16022,22820,4506,3594,3461,0795,352
FCF LTM2,10216,39714,0445,4903,3709314,430
FCF 3Y Avg2,45616,92614,7854,8063,0288653,917
CFO LTM2,87223,02817,8175,4903,9201,0734,705
CFO 3Y Avg3,22122,24818,1705,0453,6591,0594,352

Growth & Margins

KMBJNJPGULCLCHDMedian
NameKimberly.Johnson .Procter .Unilever Colgate-.Church &. 
Rev Chg LTM-3.1%4.7%0.3%11.1%0.1%1.1%0.7%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-2.1%4.0%1.7%3.4%4.2%4.6%3.7%
Rev Chg Q-1.6%5.8%1.7%12.0%1.0%-0.3%1.4%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-0.4%1.5%0.4%2.7%0.3%-0.1%0.3%
Op Mgn LTM16.7%24.5%24.3%14.4%21.7%17.8%19.8%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg15.2%26.3%23.3%7.9%21.2%18.3%19.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.3%-0.2%0.5%-4.5%-0.1%-1.2%-0.2%
CFO/Rev LTM15.2%25.4%21.1%12.4%19.6%17.7%18.6%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg16.5%25.7%21.8%12.2%18.7%18.0%18.3%
FCF/Rev LTM11.1%18.1%16.7%12.4%16.9%15.3%16.0%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg12.5%19.6%17.7%11.6%15.4%14.7%15.1%

Valuation

KMBJNJPGULCLCHDMedian
NameKimberly.Johnson .Procter .Unilever Colgate-.Church &. 
Mkt Cap39.9459.2349.8171.663.521.3117.5
P/S2.15.14.23.93.23.53.7
P/EBIT13.116.316.626.015.127.316.4
P/E16.420.321.940.421.840.521.9
P/CFO13.919.919.631.216.219.819.7
Total Yield10.2%7.6%4.6%3.8%7.4%3.2%6.0%
Dividend Yield4.1%2.6%0.0%1.4%2.8%0.7%2.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg5.4%4.5%3.9%3.0%4.2%3.5%4.1%
D/E0.20.10.10.10.10.10.1
Net D/E0.20.10.10.00.10.10.1

Returns

KMBJNJPGULCLCHDMedian
NameKimberly.Johnson .Procter .Unilever Colgate-.Church &. 
1M Rtn-6.1%7.2%-5.5%-3.0%-5.9%-6.5%-5.7%
3M Rtn-4.3%23.9%-2.3%2.1%-11.1%-8.7%-3.3%
6M Rtn-13.4%26.2%-10.3%-0.2%-15.9%-16.7%-11.9%
12M Rtn-13.1%21.9%-11.3%-0.1%-20.4%-14.7%-12.2%
3Y Rtn18.5%27.1%28.6%56.4%18.0%24.2%25.7%
1M Excs Rtn-4.7%7.1%-5.3%-2.6%-5.0%-5.2%-4.8%
3M Excs Rtn-11.0%10.6%-9.0%-4.1%-16.6%-15.5%-10.0%
6M Excs Rtn-37.0%2.7%-33.6%-23.2%-39.4%-40.0%-35.3%
12M Excs Rtn-26.6%7.8%-24.4%-13.9%-34.2%-27.2%-25.5%
3Y Excs Rtn-60.2%-52.0%-53.1%-26.5%-60.5%-55.2%-54.1%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Baby and Child Care7,0547,166   
Family Care6,2906,243   
Professional3,4043,256   
Adult Care1,8091,730   
Feminine Care1,7871,695   
All Other8785   
Consumer Tissue  6,0346,7185,993
Corporate & Other  676457
Kimberly-Clark (K-C) Professional  3,0723,0193,292
Personal Care  10,2679,3399,108
Total20,43120,17519,44019,14018,450


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9302025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity8,370,845
Short Interest: % Change Since 915202520.9%
Average Daily Volume2,795,212
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.99
Basic Shares Quantity332,100,000
Short % of Basic Shares2.5%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/1/20254.8%9.7%3.6%
4/22/2025-1.5%-6.5%1.1%
1/28/2025-1.5%-0.7%5.9%
10/22/2024-4.5%-6.0%-6.0%
7/23/2024-5.7%-2.3%0.1%
4/23/20245.5%5.4%3.7%
1/24/2024-5.5%-2.6%-3.1%
10/24/2023-1.1%-1.9%-0.2%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive11911
# Negative131513
Median Positive2.4%5.4%2.4%
Median Negative-3.4%-2.7%-4.5%
Max Positive8.1%10.8%16.5%
Max Negative-7.0%-10.4%-7.9%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025801202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025422202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024213202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241022202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024723202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024423202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023208202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231024202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023725202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023425202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022209202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221025202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022726202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022422202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021210202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211025202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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