Kimberly Clark Corp (KMB) stock

KMBNasdaqConverted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes)Fiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 22/3026% below fair value

$109.43+2.24 (+2.09%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $36.39BP/E 11.0Yield 4.61%

Kimberly Clark statistics

112 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Jan 26, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Sep 4, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $36.39B; $1.09B
Enterprise Value: $41.15B; $2.21B
PE Ratio: 11.04; 18.53
PS Ratio: 2.20; 0.54
PB Ratio: 12.41; 1.39
P/TBV Ratio: 35.27; 2.91
P/FCF Ratio: 18.72; 16.19
P/OCF Ratio: 10.77; 7.43

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.48; 1.12
EV / EBITDA: 13.10; 11.06
EV / EBIT: 17.08; 23.16
EV / FCF: 21.17; 22.57

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 333M; 72M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.04%; 0.52%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.00%; 0.00%
Float: 332M; 68M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.24%; 1.61%
Shares Held by Institutions: 96.9%; 96.0%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 53M; –
Short Interest Change: 4.43%; -3.09%
Short % of Float: 15.9%; 4.68%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 15.9%; 4.31%
Days to Cover: 11.57; 4.50

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $116.82; –
52-Week Low: $92.42; –
20-Day Moving Average: $108.83; –
50-Day Moving Average: $102.71; –
200-Day Moving Average: $103.41; –
Average True Range (14): $3.22; –
Price Change (1 Week): 0.92%; -1.52%
Price Change (1 Month): 5.15%; 3.92%
Price Change (3 Months): 1.41%; -8.94%
Price Change (6 Months): 14.1%; 11.3%
Price Change (YTD): 8.46%; -15.1%
Price Change (1 Year): 5.10%; -11.3%
Price Change (3 Years): -9.67%; -13.2%
Price Change (5 Years): -18.3%; -31.1%
Price Change (10 Years): -3.24%; -43.6%
Average Volume (10 Days): 10M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 7M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 5M; –
Relative Volume: 1.00; 0.61
Relative Strength Index (14): 55.2; 48.8
Volatility (1 Year): 25.2%; 51.3%
Beta (5 Years): 0.33; 0.71

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 36.5%; 17.8%
Operating Margin: 14.5%; 0.19%
Pretax Margin: 13.1%; -0.54%
Profit Margin: 19.9%; -4.01%
EBITDA Margin: 19.0%; 9.90%
FCF Margin: 11.7%; 4.27%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 154.9%; -6.77%
Return on Assets (ROA): 19.1%; -2.07%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 22.7%; 1.10%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 21.8%; 0.08%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 0.89; 1.34
Quick Ratio: 0.58; 0.58
Debt / Equity: 2.21; 1.02
Debt / EBITDA: 2.07; 3.35
Debt / FCF: 3.34; 7.85
Net Debt / EBITDA: 1.47; 3.18
Interest Coverage: 11.00; -0.08

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 0.58%; 0.84%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 67.7%; -36.8%
EPS Growth (YoY): 67.7%; -40.3%
FCF Growth (YoY): 16.3%; 10.8%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -6.58%; -0.76%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): -2.99%; 5.69%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 2.00%; 0.23%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -2.45%; 5.87%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.96; 0.75
Inventory Turnover: 6.75; 6.58
Revenue Per Employee: $460.17K; $422.91K
Profits Per Employee: $91.72K; -$18.21K
Employee Count: 36,000; 5,500
WACC: 7.01%; 7.05%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $16.57B; $2.81B
Gross Profit: $6.04B; $651.00M
Operating Income: $2.41B; $2.71M
Pretax Income: $2.16B; -$8.75M
Net Income: $3.30B; -$7.25M
EBITDA: $3.14B; $210.00M
EPS (Diluted): $9.91; -$0.58

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $1.87B; $95.15M
Total Debt: $6.49B; $1.66B
Net Cash (Debt): -$4.62B; -$1.55B
Net Cash Per Share: -$13.88; -$17.60
Equity (Book Value): $2.93B; $905.60M
Book Value Per Share: $8.82; $11.00
Tangible Book Value: $1.03B; $76.53M
Working Capital: -$721.00M; $276.90M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $3.38B; $161.35M
Capital Expenditures: -$1.44B; -$175.25M
Free Cash Flow: $1.94B; $86.75M
FCF Per Share: $5.85; $1.48

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 9.07%; -8.22%
FCF Yield: 5.34%; 4.59%
Dividend Yield: 4.61%; 4.19%
Buyback Yield: 0.00%; 0.16%
Shareholder Yield: 4.61%; 4.47%
Dividend Per Share: $5.04; $1.83
Dividend Growth (YoY): 3.28%; 0.00%
Years of Dividend Growth: 6; 0
Payout Ratio: 51.1%; 59.8%
FCF Payout Ratio: 86.7%; 68.5%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $219.00M; $88.00M
Income Tax: $580.00M; $10.51M
Effective Tax Rate: 26.8%; 24.8%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $44.34; $22.89
Graham Upside: -59.5%; -29.6%
Altman Z-Score: 3.71; 1.39
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	KMB	S&P 500	Difference	KMB per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+11.3%	-3.0%	+14.4 pts
3 months	+0.0%	-2.8%	+2.8 pts
Year to date	+12.6%	+11.5%	+1.2 pts
1 year	+10.1%	+13.5%	−3.3 pts
3 years	+2.1%	+77.7%	−75.6 pts	+0.7%	+21.1%
5 years	-0.7%	+72.6%	−73.3 pts	-0.1%	+11.5%
10 years	+38.5%	+308.2%	−269.7 pts	+3.3%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

53M KMB shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 4.4% from the previous report, or 15.92% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 11.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 54.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	52,829,448	+4.4%	4,564,925	11.6
Oct 15, 2026	50,588,245	-4.9%	4,974,970	10.2
Sep 30, 2026	53,177,521	+1.3%	3,737,851	14.2
Sep 15, 2026	52,516,796	+4.8%	5,570,589	9.4
Aug 31, 2026	50,091,962	+12.6%	2,997,989	16.7
Aug 14, 2026	44,499,761	+1.2%	3,778,075	11.8
Jul 31, 2026	43,953,032	+1.7%	2,997,881	14.7
Jul 15, 2026	43,225,858	+2.1%	4,281,943	10.1
Jun 30, 2026	42,319,236	-4.3%	5,754,697	7.3
Jun 15, 2026	44,203,039	+2.4%	4,544,534	9.7
May 29, 2026	43,179,607	+2.1%	4,297,189	10.1
May 15, 2026	42,304,679	+3.7%	4,342,177	9.7

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Kimberly Clark's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Per-share figures adjusted for the 2-for-1 split on Apr 3, 1997
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is KMB.

Compare: KMB vs AVY · KMB vs REYN · KMB vs CL · KMB vs PKG · KMB vs NWL

Revenue growth0.6% · median 5.8%

Gross margin36.5% · median 29.0%

Operating margin14.5% · median 11.2%

Net margin19.9% · median 7.6%

Company	Revenue	Growth
CL	$21.28B	+5.9%
KMB	$16.57B	+0.6%
PKG	$9.82B	+12.0%
AVY	$9.25B	+5.8%
NWL	$7.31B	+0.8%
REYN	$3.80B	+2.5%

Company

Next earnings (est.): Jan 26, 2027, before open
Exchange: Nasdaq
Industry: Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes)
Fiscal year ends: December 31
Employees: 36,000
Held by institutions: 96.9%
Auditor: Deloitte& Touche LLP
SEC CIK: 55785

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