Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB SPX
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States. It operates in two segments, North America and International Personal Care. The North America segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, tissue, towels, soaps and sanitizers, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Goodnites, Kotex, Poise, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Wypall , and other brand names. Its International Personal Care segment provides baby and child care, adult care and feminine care, including disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Kotex, Goodfeel, Intimus, Depend, and other brand names. The company sells its 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. It also sells its professional use products through distributors, directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and high-volume public facilities, and through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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Growth (CAGR)
PROS
- Strong return on equity of 111.7%.
- Healthy ROCE of 23.1%.
- Attractive dividend yield of 5.25%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Revenue declined at -6.6% CAGR over 5 years.
- Trading 29.1% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation SPX | 97.60 | 18.88 | $32.40B | 5.25% | 23.14% | 111.73% | -6.58% | 1.48% |
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| 8 | MO Altria Group, Inc. SPX | 69.58 | 14.53 | $116.19B | 6.09% | 40.85% | - | -0.89% | 6.42% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.73B | 4.60B | 4.58B | 4.63B | 4.59B | 4.64B | 5.01B | 4.61B | 4.68B | 4.74B | 4.72B | 5.01B | 5.09B | 5.06B | 5.05B | 5.20B | 5.13B | 5.13B | 4.33B | 4.23B | - | - | 4.05B | 4.16B | 4.15B | 4.08B | 4.16B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.54B | 2.71B | 2.66B | 2.62B | 2.63B |
| Gross Profit | 1.80B | 1.67B | 1.70B | 1.76B | 1.66B | 1.66B | 1.68B | 1.64B | 1.66B | 1.67B | 1.66B | 1.65B | 1.67B | 1.32B | 1.46B | 1.42B | 1.43B | 1.49B | 1.55B | 1.79B | 1.78B | 1.59B | 1.59B | 1.48B | 1.48B | 1.52B | 1.53B | 1.54B | 1.73B | 1.73B | 1.84B | 1.69B | 1.59B | - | - | 1.51B | 1.46B | 1.49B | 1.47B | 1.53B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 878.00M | 864.00M | 872.00M | 958.00M | 781.00M |
| Operating Income | 807.00M | 711.00M | 775.00M | 877.00M | 748.00M | -544.00M | 779.00M | 804.00M | 838.00M | 836.00M | 848.00M | 814.00M | 868.00M | 247.00M | 674.00M | 669.00M | 655.00M | 670.00M | 915.00M | 904.00M | 925.00M | 666.00M | 770.00M | 613.00M | 657.00M | 693.00M | 621.00M | 655.00M | 787.00M | 113.00M | 774.00M | 853.00M | 539.00M | - | - | 631.00M | 592.00M | 621.00M | 507.00M | 753.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 839.00M | 802.00M | 787.00M | 685.00M | 936.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64.00M | 67.00M | 65.00M | 60.00M | 58.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 557.00M | 513.00M | 546.00M | 436.00M | 685.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131.00M | 116.00M | 248.00M | 104.00M | 164.00M |
| Net Income | 546.00M | 538.00M | 509.00M | 562.00M | 468.00M | -305.00M | 517.00M | 545.00M | 566.00M | 550.00M | 563.00M | 531.00M | 567.00M | 93.00M | 455.00M | 451.00M | 454.00M | 485.00M | 671.00M | 660.00M | 681.00M | 472.00M | 584.00M | 404.00M | 469.00M | 523.00M | 437.00M | 467.00M | 566.00M | 102.00M | 587.00M | 647.00M | 544.00M | - | - | 567.00M | 509.00M | 446.00M | 499.00M | 665.00M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.70 | 1.53 | 1.34 | 1.50 | 2.00 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.35B | 18.49B | 18.45B | 19.14B | 19.44B | 20.18B | 17.15B | 16.80B | 16.45B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.96B | 10.88B | 10.52B | 10.52B |
| Gross Profit | 5.70B | 5.86B | 6.42B | 6.55B | 6.15B | 6.13B | 6.61B | 6.68B | 6.62B | 6.69B | 6.59B | 5.60B | 6.04B | 6.82B | 5.99B | 6.22B | 6.27B | 6.29B | 5.92B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.54B | 3.68B | 3.49B | 3.57B |
| Operating Income | 2.62B | 2.55B | 2.83B | 2.77B | 2.44B | 2.38B | 2.90B | 2.52B | 1.61B | 3.38B | 3.36B | 2.23B | 2.99B | 3.24B | 2.56B | 2.68B | 2.59B | 2.80B | 2.35B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.38B | 2.65B | 3.47B | 3.11B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 282.00M | 293.00M | 270.00M | 256.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.34B | 1.61B | 2.42B | 2.05B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 495.00M | 343.00M | 442.00M | 599.00M |
| Net Income | 1.82B | 1.69B | 1.88B | 1.84B | 1.59B | 1.75B | 2.14B | 1.53B | 1.01B | 2.17B | 2.28B | 1.41B | 2.16B | 2.35B | 1.81B | 1.93B | 1.76B | 2.54B | 2.02B |
| Diluted EPS | 4.08 | 4.03 | 4.52 | 4.45 | 3.99 | 4.42 | 5.53 | 4.04 | 2.77 | 5.99 | 6.40 | 4.03 | 6.24 | 6.87 | 5.35 | 5.73 | 5.21 | 7.55 | 6.07 |
| R&D Expense | - | 297.00M | 301.00M | 317.00M | 316.00M | 335.00M | 333.00M | 368.00M | 324.00M | 326.00M | 309.00M | 317.00M | 284.00M | 276.00M | 269.00M | 292.00M | 303.00M | 328.00M | 326.00M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -6.58% |
| 1 Year: | 2.70% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.48% |
| 1 Year: | 17.90% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -29.09% |
| 6 Months: | -5.66% |
| 3 Months: | -11.34% |
| 1 Month: | +1.56% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 18.09B | 19.21B | 19.86B | 19.37B | 19.87B | 18.92B | 15.53B | 14.84B | 14.60B | 15.15B | 14.52B | 15.28B | 17.52B | 17.84B | 17.97B | 17.34B | 16.55B | 17.10B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.73B | 5.70B | 5.58B | 5.31B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 361.00M | 473.00M | 364.00M | 798.00M | 876.00M | 764.00M | 1.11B | 1.05B | 789.00M | 619.00M | 923.00M | 616.00M | 539.00M | 442.00M | 303.00M | 270.00M | 427.00M | 1.09B | 1.01B | 688.00M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.27B | 1.96B | 1.45B | 1.48B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.15B | 2.06B | 1.65B | 1.78B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.27B | 16.28B | 15.57B | 15.47B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 4.75B | 4.92B | 5.34B | 5.40B | 6.09B | 5.85B | 6.23B | 6.35B | 5.85B | 5.86B | 6.54B | 6.92B | 6.44B | 6.75B | 7.33B | 6.93B | 7.00B | 7.12B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.07B | 5.39B | 5.63B | 6.11B | 6.44B | - | - | - | - | - | 7.58B | 7.42B | 6.85B | 6.47B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.55B | 8.11B | 7.53B | 7.30B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 3.88B | 5.41B | 5.92B | 5.25B | 4.99B | 4.86B | 729.00M | -174.00M | -102.00M | 629.00M | -287.00M | -33.00M | 626.00M | 514.00M | 547.00M | 915.00M | 840.00M | 1.50B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 378.60M | 378.60M | 378.60M | 378.60M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.43B | 2.52B | 3.48B | 2.74B | 2.29B | 3.29B | - | - | 2.31B | 3.23B | 2.93B | 2.97B | 2.74B | 3.73B | - | 2.73B | 3.54B | 3.23B | 2.78B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -898.00M | -847.00M | -1.29B | -781.00M | -681.00M | -1.18B | - | - | -1.05B | -732.00M | -851.00M | -902.00M | -1.04B | -2.31B | - | -785.00M | -418.00M | -100.00M | -951.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.43B | -1.75B | -1.79B | -1.86B | -1.74B | -1.80B | - | - | -1.30B | -2.19B | -2.42B | -2.12B | -1.79B | -1.57B | - | -1.76B | -2.37B | -3.17B | -2.18B |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -876.00M | -766.00M | -721.00M | -1.14B |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.86B | 2.78B | 2.51B | 1.64B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 188.00M | 750.00M | -32.00M | -353.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 2.81B | 653.00M | 7.00M | 803.00M | 1.25B | 1.28B | 1.22B | 1.94B | 861.00M | 739.00M | 911.00M | 800.00M | 800.00M | 700.00M | 400.00M | 100.00M | 225.00M | 1.00B | 141.00M |
| Dividends Paid | 933.00M | 950.00M | 986.00M | 1.07B | 1.10B | 1.15B | 1.22B | 1.26B | 1.27B | 1.31B | 1.36B | 1.39B | 1.41B | 1.45B | 1.52B | 1.56B | 1.59B | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35.9% | 30.3% | 32.7% | 35.6% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 36.6% | 37.4% | 36.0% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.3% | 12.1% | 16.2% | 16.9% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 15.1% | 16.6% | 14.3% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.4% | 7.6% | 11.7% | 12.3% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 15.1% | 12.3% |
| ROE % | - | 43.6% | 34.9% | 31.1% | 30.3% | 35.1% | 44.1% | 209.3% | -582.2% | -2,123.5% | 362.2% | -491.3% | -6,536.4% | 375.7% | 352.9% | 353.6% | 192.8% | 303.0% | 134.6% |
| ROCE % | - | 19.1% | 19.8% | 19.1% | 17.5% | 17.2% | 22.2% | 27.1% | 19.0% | 38.6% | 36.1% | 27.9% | 35.8% | 29.3% | 23.1% | 25.2% | 24.8% | 29.3% | 23.6% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 9.10% | 30.20M | $2.95B |
| 2 | State Street Corporation | 6.52% | 21.65M | $2.11B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.49% | 21.55M | $2.10B |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.87% | 16.15M | $1.58B |
| 5 | Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 2.91% | 9.66M | $942.86M |
| 6 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 2.70% | 8.96M | $874.16M |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.60% | 8.64M | $843.09M |
| 8 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 2.30% | 7.64M | $746.13M |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley | 2.22% | 7.36M | $718.05M |
| 10 | Bank of America Corporation | 2.01% | 6.66M | $650.20M |
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