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Kimberly-Clark

NSQ:KMB · US4943681035
Household ProductsLarge

360

32
EV / EBIT36
Price / Owner Earnings37
Owner Earnings Yield45
Dividend Yield91
Price/Sales62
EV / Gross Profit22
Price/Book8
Return on Capital86
Cash Return on Capital66
Return on Equity92
EBIT Margin61
Gross Profitability39
Cash Conversion76
Accruals44
Owner Earnings Margin42
Sales growth38
Profit Growth100
Long-Term EPS Growth23
Owner Earnings Growth10
Reinvestment40
Price momentum29
Debt load12
Refinancing23
Debt Payback14
Liquidity73
Analyst ratings22
Opinion Changes72
Price Target Upside48
Market mood50
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Kimberly-Clark clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHousehold Products
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1928
Employees20,852
ISINUS4943681035
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
LifestyleFast-Moving Consumer GoodsBiomass EnergyConsumer GoodsHealth Care

Description

Kimberly-Clark Corporation principally engages in manufacturing and marketing a wide range of products made from natural or synthetic fibers and materials using advanced technologies in fibers, nonwovens, and absorbency. Kimberly-Clark and its trust…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Kimberly-Clark Corporation sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 24.2×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 9% a year, against analyst forecasts of 59%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
52
2023202420252026

All-time high

70

Nov 2025

All-time low

4

Jan 2025

Average rank

35

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
62
23
26
33
Price/Earnings
46
43
45
32
Price/Book
8
3
1
3
Dividend Yield
91
90
83
72
Value (overall)
57
55
19
20

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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