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KIMBERLY CLARK CORP KMB

Nasdaq · stock · Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) · website · IPO 1929-05-09 · LEI

KIMBERLY CLARK CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$36.3B
P / E18.0×
P / S2.2×
P / B22.3×
Dividend yield4.57%
Net margin12.3%
Return on equity124.0%
Return on capital23.6%
Graham number -76.3%$25.85

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($25.85); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
11.80% 12.40% 7.60% 11.70% 12.30% 9.30% 9.60% 10.30% 15.10% 12.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
36.60% 35.90% 30.30% 32.70% 35.60% 30.80% 30.80% 36.60% 37.40% 36.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
18.50% 18.30% 12.10% 16.20% 16.90% 13.20% 13.30% 11.20% 16.10% 14.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
1851.30% 258.30% 1111.90% 270.70% 246.10% 276.30% 165.20% 261.00% 124.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
361.7M 355.9M 349.6M 345.6M 342.5M 338.8M 338.3M 338.8M 337.0M 333.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$6.48B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
14.80% 15.00% 9.70% 14.10% 13.40% 10.20% 10.80% 10.20% 15.40% 11.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
63.26× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$5.99 $6.40 $4.03 $6.24 $6.87 $5.35 $5.72 $5.21 $7.55 $6.07 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

KIMBERLY CLARK CORP trades at about 17.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.5×–27.6×, median 22.7×).

16.5× 27.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (16.5×–27.6×); dot = today's 17.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin36.0%37.4%36.6%30.8%30.8%35.6%32.7%30.3%35.9%36.6%
Operating margin14.3%16.1%11.2%13.3%13.2%16.9%16.2%12.1%18.3%18.5%
Net margin12.3%15.1%10.3%9.6%9.3%12.3%11.7%7.6%12.4%11.8%
Return on assets11.8%15.4%10.2%10.8%10.2%13.4%14.1%9.7%15.0%14.8%
Return on equity124.0%261.0%165.2%276.3%246.1%270.7%1111.9%-491.3%258.3%1851.3%
Debt / equity—————————63.26×
Current ratio0.750.800.820.780.820.800.730.770.890.87

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.