KMB · Kimberly-Clark Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $35.90B |
| P/E | 18.51 |
| Float | 329.5M |
| Beta | 0.28 |
| Volatility | 7.1% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Consumer products |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 78 |
| Price | 106.27 |
| Change | −1.56% |
| Prev Close | 107.95 |
| Open | 109.75 |
| Day Low | 107.50 |
| Day High | 110.00 |
| Avg Vol | 3 |
| Avg $ Vol | $343.5M |
| 52W High | 131.53 |
| 52W Low | 92.42 |
| 52W Pos | 35.4% |
| From High | −19.20% |
| From Low | +14.99% |
| Max DD 1Y | −28.95% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −2.70% |
| SMA 50 | −3.20% |
| SMA 200 | +2.94% |
| RSI (14) | 46.5 |
| Vol 30D | 25.5% |
| Vol 90D | 26.8% |
| 1Y Range | 92–132 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | −1.85% |
| Perf Month | −3.93% |
| Perf Quarter | +14.27% |
| Perf Half Y | +2.90% |
| Perf Year | −15.66% |
| Perf YTD | +4.80% |
| Prev Day | −1.56% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 4.79 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.75 |
| Int Cover | 11.4× |
| FCF Margin | 11.0% |
| Rev Growth | +0.6% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Very High |
| Sector rank | 5 / 17 |
What KMB does
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States.
It operates in two segments, North America and International Personal Care. The North America segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, tissue, towels, soaps and sanitizers, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Goodnites, Kotex, Poise, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Wypall , and other brand names.
Its International Personal Care segment provides baby and child care, adult care and feminine care, including disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Kotex, Goodfeel, Intimus, Depend, and other brand names.
The company sells its 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.
It also sells its professional use products through distributors, directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and high-volume public facilities, and through e-commerce.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayKMB grades B+, 78 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (66), most exposed on Sector Resilience (58, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Consumer products median. Ranks 5 of 17 in Consumer products by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| KMB | Consumer products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.28 | 1.21 |
| Volatilityannualized | 7.1% | 30.3% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −29.0% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.92% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 135% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| KMB | Consumer products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.28 | 1.21 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | High50% of 18 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Consumer products names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| KMB | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −1.8% |
| 1 month | −3.9% |
| Year to date | +4.8% |
| 1 year | −15.7% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| KMB | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 24 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 60 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 18 · 3 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 18 ↑ 3 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 18 Consumer products names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| KMB | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +0.6% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Consumer products median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Consumer products
18 companies| Metric | KMB | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.28 | 1.21 | |
| Volatility | 7.1% | 30.3% | |
| P/E | 18.51 | 21.80 | |
| Debt / equity | 4.79 | 0.59 | |
| Current ratio | 0.75 | 2.19 | |
| FCF margin | 11.0% | 11.8% | |
| Interest coverage | 11.4× | 13.8× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openAustralia's competition regulator approved Kimberly-Clark's proposed $40 billion takeover of Kenvue, on the condition that the company sells off Kenvue's Carefree and Stayfree period care brands in Australia to address competition concerns.
Kimberly-Clark has asked EU regulators to approve its proposed $40 billion takeover of Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol. The request was filed with the European Commission, which will now review the deal.
Short interest in Kimberly-Clark de Mexico (KCDMY), the Mexican subsidiary of Kimberly-Clark, fell 71.3% in August, dropping from 269,562 shares on July 30 to 77,464 shares as of August 14. With average daily trading of 64,913 shares, it would take about 1.2 days for short sellers to cover their positions, and only 0.0% of the stock is currently sold short.
The article does not point to a specific reason for the decline beyond general investor caution.
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) hit a record 6.4% productivity level in the second quarter, which helped the company absorb expected input-cost headwinds and fund brand investments. Productivity here means getting more output per unit of cost or labor.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KVUE | Kenvue Inc | A- | $36.40B | 22.24 | 0.44 | Compare |
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| SN | Sharkninja Inc | B | $24.68B | 38.21 | 1.24 | Compare |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd | B | $53.45B | 28.59 | 0.92 | Compare |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co Inc | A- | $23.39B | 31.42 | 0.47 | Compare |
| PHM | Pultegroup Inc | B | $23.30B | 12.35 | 1.18 | Compare |
| LEN | Lennar Corp | B | $20.30B | 12.71 | 1.40 | Compare |
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