Kimberly Clark vs Packaging Corp of America
KMB and PKG side by side, both in paper and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KMB and PKG compare
Kimberly Clark is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Packaging Corp of America ($35.9B against $22.9B).
On earnings, Kimberly Clark is cheaper: it trades at 18.4× trailing earnings, against 33.4× for Packaging Corp of America.
Packaging Corp of America grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.3% versus 0.71% for Kimberly Clark).
Kimberly Clark keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.8% compared with 7.3% at Packaging Corp of America.
Both pay dividends: Kimberly Clark yields 4.7% and Packaging Corp of America 2.1%.
Kimberly Clark scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 12 for Packaging Corp of America), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KMB | PKG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $35.9B | $22.9B |
| Share price | $107.94 | $256.82 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.5% | 30.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −18.4% | 89.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.33 | 0.65 |
| Employees | 36K | 17K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.4× (better) | 33.4× |
| P/S | 2.2× (better) | 2.4× |
| P/B | 20.5× | 4.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.8× (better) | 14.5× |
| P/FCF | 19.7× (better) | 30.8× |
| PEG | 9.18 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.1% (better) | 3.2% |
| Fair value | $109.03 | $154.51 |
| Margin of safety | 1.0% (better) | −66.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.71% | 10.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −3.0% | 6.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −19.5% (better) | −23.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −19.0% (better) | −23.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −2.4% | 12.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.8% (better) | 20.1% |
| Operating margin | 15.2% (better) | 10.9% |
| Net margin | 11.8% (better) | 7.3% |
| FCF margin | 11.0% (better) | 7.8% |
| Return on equity | 129% (better) | 14.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.3% (better) | 10.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.72 | 0.85 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.72 (better) | 1.86 |
| Interest coverage | 10.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.91 | 2.94 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.33 | 4.09 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.7% (better) | 2.1% |
| Payout ratio | 85.9% | 64.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.3% | 8.2% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.06% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.8% (better) | 2.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.9% | 98.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.22% | 1.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $33.8K (better) | −$15.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | 16.0% | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- KMB stock overview
- KMB income statement
- KMB valuation and score
- PKG stock overview
- PKG income statement
- PKG valuation and score
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