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    Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)

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    CONSUMER DEFENSIVE • HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS • NASDAQ

    $104.07
    +4.66 (+4.69%)

    Market Cap: $32.69B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    77%(30/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +4.15%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.60
    Range$1.55 - $1.68
    13 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    1
    9
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.80-11.2%
    60d ago$1.67-4.4%
    30d ago$1.67-4.3%
    7d ago$1.600.0%
    Current$1.60
    Revenue Consensus
    $4.1B
    Range$4.0B - $4.2B
    10 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.84
    Range$1.62 - $1.97
    17 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $4.2B
    Range$4.0B - $4.3B
    14 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.84---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$1.60---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 4
    		$1.80$2.00-10.00%Miss-6.2%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 28
    		$1.97$1.93+2.07%Beat+2.1%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 27
    		$1.86$1.81+2.76%Beat+24.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.82$1.75+4.00%Beat-0.5%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 1
    		$1.92$1.66+15.66%Beat-2.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 22
    		$1.93$1.89+2.12%Beat-4.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 28
    		$1.50$1.51-0.66%Miss-0.7%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 22
    		$1.83$1.71+7.02%Beat+5.2%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 23
    		$1.96$1.71+14.62%Beat+18.8%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 23
    		$2.01$1.64+22.56%Beat+20.4%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 24
    		$1.51$1.54-1.95%Miss-1.9%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 24
    		$1.74$1.59+9.43%Beat+24.3%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 25
    		$1.65$1.48+11.49%Beat+23.1%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 25
    		$1.67$1.32+26.52%Beat+23.7%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 25
    		$1.54$1.51+1.99%Beat+18.5%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 25
    		$1.40$1.45-3.45%Miss-13.6%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 26
    		$1.34$1.32+1.52%Beat-8.8%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 22
    		$1.35$1.23+9.76%Beat-25.0%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 26
    		$1.30$1.25+4.00%Beat-23.1%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 25
    		$1.62$1.65-1.82%Miss-5.8%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 23
    		$1.47$1.71-14.04%Miss-33.2%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 23
    		$1.80$1.92-6.25%Miss-15.5%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 25
    		$1.69$1.62+4.32%Beat-1.2%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 22
    		$1.72$1.73-0.58%Miss-6.5%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 23
    		$2.20$1.77+24.29%Beat+31.7%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 22
    		$2.13$1.96+8.67%Beat+28.3%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 23
    		$1.71$1.70+0.59%Beat+6.9%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 22
    		$1.84$1.79+2.79%Beat+7.6%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 23
    		$1.67$1.62+3.09%Beat+5.0%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 22
    		$1.66$1.55+7.10%Beat-2.9%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 23
    		$1.60$1.66-3.61%Miss+1.9%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 22
    		$1.71$1.63+4.91%Beat+6.9%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 24
    		$1.59$1.57+1.27%Beat+6.7%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 23
    		$1.71$1.68+1.79%Beat+8.9%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 23
    		$1.57$1.54+1.95%Beat+8.3%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 23
    		$1.60$1.54+3.90%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 25
    		$1.49$1.49+0.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 24
    		$1.57$1.55+1.29%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 24
    		$1.45$1.41+2.84%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield4.92%
    Forward Annual Dividend$5.12
    Payout Ratio85.28%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+2.79%
    5Y CAGR+3.32%
    KMB dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun KMB in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio13.97EV/EBITDA12.64x
    Price/FCF19.02xFCF Yield5.26%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin11.80%Operating Margin19.00%
    ROE104.90%ROIC19.97%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity3.72xInterest Coverage10.40x
    Current Ratio0.91xQuick Ratio0.69x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.28Avg Volume4.42M
    52-Week High$117.1052-Week Low$90.09

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$97.89
    SMA 20$97.81
    SMA 50$102.38
    SMA 200$100.95
    EMA 10$99.00
    EMA 20$98.89
    EMA 50$100.95
    EMA 200$104.18

    MACD

    Line: -0.50Signal: -1.46Hist: 0.96

    ADX

    ADX: 24.7+DI: 30.1-DI: 18.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down68.0
    PSAR$94.88

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$101.92
    Lower Band$93.71
    %B Position839%(Upper)
    Band Width1.26

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    64.7

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K86.3
    Stoch %D80.1
    Williams %R-6.5
    ROC (10d)10.3%
    Momentum9.73
    CCI (20d)338.0
    MFI (14d)78.3

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$2.32(2.2%)
    StdDev (20d)2.05
    Hist Vol24.6%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$103.77
    OBV-150.5M
    AD Line-2.8B
    CMF (20d)0.059

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)4.5M
    Vol Ratio1.8x(High)
    VWMA (20d)$98.06

    Pivot Points

    R3$101.92
    R2$100.79
    R1$100.10
    Pivot Point$98.97
    S1$98.28
    S2$97.15
    S3$96.46

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-7.63
    Ultimate Osc66.4
    KST-45.47

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$4.19B$4.16B$4.08B$4.15B$4.16B$4.05B$3.28B$4.14B$4.23B$5.15B$1.69B$5.13B
    Cost of Revenue$2.59B$2.63B$2.62B$2.66B$2.71B$2.54B$2.06B$2.58B$2.64B$3.24B$711.00M$3.29B
    Gross Profit$1.60B$1.53B$1.47B$1.49B$1.46B$1.51B$1.22B$1.56B$1.59B$1.91B$974.00M$1.84B
    Operating Expenses$970.00M$781.00M$958.00M$872.00M$864.00M$878.00M$938.00M$538.00M$1.05B$1.06B$720.00M$1.06B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Operating Income$633.00M$753.00M$507.00M$621.00M$592.00M$631.00M$282.00M$1.03B$539.00M$853.00M$254.00M$774.00M
    Interest Income$4.00M$5.00M$6.00M$6.00M$5.00M$7.00M$11.00M$18.00M$9.00M$10.00M$32.00M$18.00M
    Interest Expense$53.00M$58.00M$60.00M$65.00M$67.00M$64.00M$64.00M$67.00M$72.00M$67.00M$70.00M$74.00M
    Income Before Tax$572.00M$685.00M$436.00M$546.00M$513.00M$557.00M$214.00M$962.00M$461.00M$781.00M$199.00M$698.00M
    Income Tax Expense$217.00M$164.00M$104.00M$248.00M$116.00M$131.00M$11.00M$187.00M$60.00M$184.00M$45.00M$157.00M
    Net Income$350.00M$675.00M$510.00M$454.00M$512.00M$573.00M$452.00M$915.00M$553.00M$658.00M$512.00M$591.00M
    EBITDA$788.00M$931.00M$679.00M$781.00M$797.00M$832.00M$484.00M$1.20B$712.00M$1.02B$424.00M$943.00M
    EBIT$621.00M$738.00M$490.00M$605.00M$575.00M$614.00M$267.00M$1.01B$524.00M$838.00M$237.00M$754.00M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    KMB Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    14.0x
    Forward P/E
    13.1x
    EV/EBITDA
    12.6x
    P/FCF
    19.0x
    PEG
    2.0x
    P/B
    19.8x
    See GNG's fair value

    KMB Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    36.8%
    Operating margin
    19.0%
    Net margin
    11.8%
    ROIC
    20.0%
    ROE
    104.9%
    FCF margin
    11.0%
    FCF yield
    5.3%

    KMB Competitors

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    Sector: Consumer Defensive

    KMB Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    16
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    4
    Hold
    8
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    0

    KMB Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • KMB earns a 20.0% return on invested capital.
    • KMB beat EPS estimates in 75.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    Bear case

    • KMB has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.7x.

    KMB Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    6 of 8 quarters (75.0%)
    Average surprise
    2.9%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $1.60
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    1 up, 9 down

    KMB Dividend

    Forward yield
    4.9%
    Payout ratio
    85.3%
    3Y DPS growth
    2.8%
    5Y DPS growth
    3.3%
    Pay months
    Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
    KMB dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About KMB

    What is KMB's current dividend yield?

    Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) has a forward dividend yield of 4.92%.

    Does KMB pay dividends?

    Yes, Kimberly-Clark Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 4.92%.

    What is KMB's P/E ratio?

    Kimberly-Clark Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.97.

    What is KMB's market cap?

    Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) has a market capitalization of $32.69B with a current stock price of $104.07.

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