Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
Market Price (10/15/2025): $120.28 | Market Cap: $39.9 BilSector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Household Products
Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
Market Price (10/15/2025): $120.28Market Cap: $39.9 BilSector: Consumer StaplesIndustry: Household Products
Investment Highlights
Attractive yieldTotal 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 returns2Y Excs Rtn is -44%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -60% | Weak revenue growthRev 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% |
Attractive cash flow generationCFO/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 | ||
Low stock price volatilityVol 12M is 19% |
Attractive yieldTotal 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% |
Attractive cash flow generationCFO/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 |
Low stock price volatilityVol 12M is 19% |
Weak multi-year price returns2Y Excs Rtn is -44%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -60% |
Weak revenue growthRev 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
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total [1] | |
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Returns | |||||||
KMB Return | 1% | 10% | -2% | -7% | 12% | -6% | 6% |
Peers Return | 17% | 9% | -6% | 3% | 12% | 2% | 41% |
S&P 500 Return | 16% | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 13% | 103% |
Monthly Win Rates [3] | |||||||
KMB Win Rate | 58% | 50% | 42% | 33% | 50% | 44% | |
Peers Win Rate | 57% | 50% | 45% | 53% | 65% | 47% | |
S&P 500 Win Rate | 58% | 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
Event | KMB | S&P 500 |
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2022 Inflation Shock | ||
% Loss | -23.6% | -25.4% |
% Gain to Breakeven | 30.9% | 34.1% |
Time to Breakeven | 200 days | 464 days |
2020 Covid Pandemic | ||
% Loss | -24.2% | -33.9% |
% Gain to Breakeven | 32.0% | 51.3% |
Time to Breakeven | 127 days | 148 days |
2018 Correction | ||
% Loss | -27.0% | -19.8% |
% Gain to Breakeven | 37.0% | 24.7% |
Time to Breakeven | 415 days | 120 days |
2008 Global Financial Crisis | ||
% Loss | -39.7% | -56.8% |
% Gain to Breakeven | 65.8% | 131.3% |
Time to Breakeven | 947 days | 1480 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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Trade Ideas
Select past trade ideas related to KMB and Household Products.
Date | Ticker | Company | Category | Trade Strategy | 6M Fwd Rtn | 12M Fwd Rtn | 12M Max DD |
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09302025 | IPAR | Interparfums | Dip Buy | DB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High MarginBuying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin | -4.6% | -4.6% | -6.0% |
09302025 | TAP | Molson Coors Beverage | Dip Buy | DB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High MarginBuying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin | 3.3% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
07312025 | STZ | Constellation Brands | Monopoly | MY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S DeclineLarge cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple | -15.4% | -15.4% | -21.1% |
06302025 | SJM | JM Smucker | Dip Buy | DB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High MarginBuying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin | 5.3% | 5.3% | 0.0% |
05312025 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | Dip Buy | DB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High MarginBuying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin | -16.1% | -16.1% | -22.4% |
Date | Ticker | Company | Category | Trade Strategy | 6M Fwd Rtn | 12M Fwd Rtn | 12M Max DD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
09302025 | IPAR | Interparfums | Dip Buy | DB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High MarginBuying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin | -4.6% | -4.6% | -6.0% |
09302025 | TAP | Molson Coors Beverage | Dip Buy | DB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High MarginBuying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin | 3.3% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
07312025 | STZ | Constellation Brands | Monopoly | MY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S DeclineLarge cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple | -15.4% | -15.4% | -21.1% |
06302025 | SJM | JM Smucker | Dip Buy | DB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High MarginBuying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin | 5.3% | 5.3% | 0.0% |
05312025 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | Dip Buy | DB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High MarginBuying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin | -16.1% | -16.1% | -22.4% |
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Financials
Median | |
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Name | |
Mkt Price | 103.55 |
Mkt Cap | 117.5 |
Rev LTM | 32,130 |
Op Inc LTM | 5,352 |
FCF LTM | 4,430 |
FCF 3Y Avg | 3,917 |
CFO LTM | 4,705 |
CFO 3Y Avg | 4,352 |
Growth & Margins
Median | |
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Name | |
Rev Chg LTM | 0.7% |
Rev Chg 3Y Avg | 3.7% |
Rev Chg Q | 1.4% |
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM | 0.3% |
Op Mgn LTM | 19.8% |
Op Mgn 3Y Avg | 19.8% |
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM | -0.2% |
CFO/Rev LTM | 18.6% |
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg | 18.3% |
FCF/Rev LTM | 16.0% |
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg | 15.1% |
Valuation
Median | |
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Name | |
Mkt Cap | 117.5 |
P/S | 3.7 |
P/EBIT | 16.4 |
P/E | 21.9 |
P/CFO | 19.7 |
Total Yield | 6.0% |
Dividend Yield | 2.0% |
FCF Yield 3Y Avg | 4.1% |
D/E | 0.1 |
Net D/E | 0.1 |
Returns
Median | |
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Name | |
1M Rtn | -5.7% |
3M Rtn | -3.3% |
6M Rtn | -11.9% |
12M Rtn | -12.2% |
3Y Rtn | 25.7% |
1M Excs Rtn | -4.8% |
3M Excs Rtn | -10.0% |
6M Excs Rtn | -35.3% |
12M Excs Rtn | -25.5% |
3Y Excs Rtn | -54.1% |
Comparison Analyses
Segment Financials
Revenue by Segment
$ Mil | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baby and Child Care | 7,054 | 7,166 | |||
Family Care | 6,290 | 6,243 | |||
Professional | 3,404 | 3,256 | |||
Adult Care | 1,809 | 1,730 | |||
Feminine Care | 1,787 | 1,695 | |||
All Other | 87 | 85 | |||
Consumer Tissue | 6,034 | 6,718 | 5,993 | ||
Corporate & Other | 67 | 64 | 57 | ||
Kimberly-Clark (K-C) Professional | 3,072 | 3,019 | 3,292 | ||
Personal Care | 10,267 | 9,339 | 9,108 | ||
Total | 20,431 | 20,175 | 19,440 | 19,140 | 18,450 |
Returns Analyses
Earnings Returns History
Expand for MoreForward Returns | |||
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Earnings Date | 1D Returns | 5D Returns | 21D Returns |
8/1/2025 | 4.8% | 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% |
4/23/2024 | 5.5% | 5.4% | 3.7% |
1/24/2024 | -5.5% | -2.6% | -3.1% |
10/24/2023 | -1.1% | -1.9% | -0.2% |
... | |||
SUMMARY STATS | |||
# Positive | 11 | 9 | 11 |
# Negative | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Median Positive | 2.4% | 5.4% | 2.4% |
Median Negative | -3.4% | -2.7% | -4.5% |
Max Positive | 8.1% | 10.8% | 16.5% |
Max Negative | -7.0% | -10.4% | -7.9% |
SEC Filings
Expand for MoreReport Date | Filing Date | Filing |
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6302025 | 8012025 | 10-Q 6/30/2025 |
3312025 | 4222025 | 10-Q 3/31/2025 |
12312024 | 2132025 | 10-K 12/31/2024 |
9302024 | 10222024 | 10-Q 9/30/2024 |
6302024 | 7232024 | 10-Q 6/30/2024 |
3312024 | 4232024 | 10-Q 3/31/2024 |
12312023 | 2082024 | 10-K 12/31/2023 |
9302023 | 10242023 | 10-Q 9/30/2023 |
6302023 | 7252023 | 10-Q 6/30/2023 |
3312023 | 4252023 | 10-Q 3/31/2023 |
12312022 | 2092023 | 10-K 12/31/2022 |
9302022 | 10252022 | 10-Q 9/30/2022 |
6302022 | 7262022 | 10-Q 6/30/2022 |
3312022 | 4222022 | 10-Q 3/31/2022 |
12312021 | 2102022 | 10-K 12/31/2021 |
9302021 | 10252021 | 10-Q 9/30/2021 |
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