Valuation

KMBKimberly-Clark

StockNasdaqUnited StatesConsumer staplesEU retail investors: available

−1.0% today · +12.9% over a year

6/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 65% of the instruments we score

Stability: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 4.60%.

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) valuation against sector peers: P/E 11.2 (sector median 23.7), P/B 12.6, EV/EBIT 17.3, free-cash-flow yield 5.3%, 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.
MetricKMBSector medianvs median
P/E11.223.7 · n=7153% below
P/B12.62.3 · n=83456% above
P/S2.20.8 · n=89169% above
EV/EBIT17.320.6 · n=6716% below
Free-cash-flow yield5.3%5.3% · n=87near the median
Dividend yield4.60%1.72% · n=97168% above
Return on equity154.9%10.8% · n=881,332% above
Return on invested capital22.7%8.6% · n=88162% above
Gross margin36.5%32.5% · n=9512% above
Net debt / EBITDA1.471.74 · n=7716% below

Value factor: 64 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

WMTWalmart45.110.131.91.4%0.8%6/10
COSTCostco Wholesale51.213.239.12.0%0.5%8/10
KOCoca-Cola28.511.229.23.4%2.2%9/10
PGProcter & Gamble24.87.221.03.9%3.2%8/10
PMPhilip Morris28.3—20.74.5%3.1%10/10
PEPPepsiCo23.89.620.83.9%4.0%6/10
MOAltria Group15.7—13.47.1%5.6%10/10
MNSTMonster Beverage40.99.031.12.2%0.0%6/10
MDLZMondelez20.73.219.14.3%3.0%6/10
CLColgate-Palmolive38.0270.726.64.9%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