Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) is a Materials stock trading at $109.91 (as of 2026-07-09), with a market capitalization of $36.48B and a trailing P/E of 17.2. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, swimpants, training and youth pants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, Poise, and other brand names. The Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands. The company sells 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; and away-from-home use products directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through distributors and e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Kimberly-Clark manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products, selling branded items (like Huggies, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, and Kotex) and generating revenue from the sale of these products across its Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional segments.
Operating profit is driven by branded volume and mix performance, moderated by price investments, and supported by productivity (Gross Productivity Rate), with segment profitability reflecting how well each business converts these drivers into operating profit.
| PersonalCare | $2.2B |
| ConsumerTissue | $1.3B |
| K-CPro | $0.7B |
Business quality (Solid): The company shows clear operating metrics by segment (operating profit) and by execution levers (gross productivity, volume plus mix, share gain breadth), which helps track what changes profit, but segment operating profitability is not uniform, so softer execution in any one area can weigh on results.
Valuation: At 16× earnings, KMB trades 10% below the Business Supplies average (18×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $109.91 |
| Market Cap | $36.48B |
| P/E Ratio | 17.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.7 |
| Price / Book | 19.06 |
| Price / Sales | 2.31 |
| FCF Yield | 5.0% |
| DCF Value (model) | $140.03 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | 27.4% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $16.45B |
| Net Margin | 12.3% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -14.0% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | 17.0% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | 161.0% |
| Altman Z-Score | 3.49 (safe) |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4/9 (moderate) |
| Stock P/E | 17.2 |
| Sector P/E (Materials) | 25.9 |
| Industry P/E (Business Supplies) | 22.7 |
| vs Sector | -33.4% |
| vs Industry | -24.1% |
| Top Institutional Holder | VANGUARD GROUP INC ($4.12B) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 10 |
| Sector | Materials |
| Industry | Business Supplies |
| CEO | Michael D. Hsu |
| Employees | 38,000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1980-03-17 |
Data as of 2026-07-09.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.