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KMB

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

KMB

NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·Household & Personal Products·Mkt cap $37.0B

$114.72

▲ +2.94%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$92.42 - $137.46

P/E

18.01

Fwd P/E

15.15

Beta

0.30

Div Yield

4.56%

Avg Vol

5.6M

Shares Out

331.9M

Mkt Cap

$37.0B

Price action

Price chart

Down 15.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Strong global brand portfolio
  • Extensive distribution network
  • Proven product innovation capabilities
  • Established market leadership
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.3).

Growth

Stable outlook

Emerging market expansion

Value

Attractively priced below Household Products peer average

Momentum

Strong

+15.9% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Solid

4.56% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 20, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

APR 28, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.97 vs $1.92 consensus (+2.6% surprise). Revenue of $4.2B vs $4.1B expected (+1.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +2.6%
Rev beat +1.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+2.6%

Next: Apr 20, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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-1%

-6%

-17%

-17%

-17%

-14%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$5.0B

$5.0B

$4.9B

$4.8B

$4.2B

$4.1B

$4.1B

$4.2B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

36.8%

Operating

11.4%

Profit

16.0%

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Wall Street consensus

8 analysts · 25% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

25%

Hold

5

63%

Sell

1

13%

Median Price Target

$100.00

▼ -12.8% vs $114.72

Low $99.00
Median $100.00
High $106.00

Latest: Piper Sandler · Jun 17, 2026

3 analysts covering

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How KMB stacks vs Household & Personal Products

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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