Kimberly-Clark (KMB) valuation against sector peers: P/E 11.3 (sector median 23.5), P/B 12.7, EV/EBIT 17.4, free-cash-flow yield 5.2%, P/S 2.2.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Consumer staples companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Metric	KMB	Sector median	vs median
P/E	11.3	23.5 · n=71	52% below
P/B	12.7	2.2 · n=83	467% above
P/S	2.2	0.8 · n=89	169% above
EV/EBIT	17.4	20.4 · n=67	14% below
Free-cash-flow yield	5.2%	5.2% · n=87	near the median
Dividend yield	4.56%	1.73% · n=97	164% above
Return on equity	154.9%	10.8% · n=88	1,332% above
Return on invested capital	22.7%	8.6% · n=88	164% above
Gross margin	36.5%	32.5% · n=95	12% above
Net debt / EBITDA	1.47	1.74 · n=77	16% below

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Value factor: 60 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

Instrument	P/E	P/B	EV/EBIT	Free-cash-flow yield	Dividend yield	Smart Score
WMTWalmart	45.2	10.1	32.0	1.4%	0.8%	6/10
COSTCostco Wholesale	51.2	13.2	39.1	2.0%	0.5%	8/10
KOCoca-Cola	28.2	11.1	28.9	3.5%	2.2%	9/10
PGProcter & Gamble	24.8	7.1	20.9	3.9%	3.2%	8/10
PMPhilip Morris	28.2	—	20.6	4.5%	3.1%	10/10
PEPPepsiCo	23.5	9.5	20.6	4.0%	4.1%	6/10
MOAltria Group	15.6	—	13.3	7.2%	5.7%	10/10
MNSTMonster Beverage	41.1	9.1	31.3	2.2%	0.0%	6/10
MDLZMondelez	20.6	3.2	19.1	4.3%	3.0%	6/10
CLColgate-Palmolive	37.9	270.3	26.5	4.9%	2.7%	8/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 05 Nov 2026

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