KMB · Kimberly-Clark Corp

NASDAQ Consumer products Large Cap Clavix B+
106.27−1.68  (−1.56%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$35.90B
P/E18.51
Float329.5M
Beta0.28
Volatility7.1%
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorConsumer products
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityLow
Clavix score78
Price106.27
Change−1.56%
Prev Close107.95
Open109.75
Day Low107.50
Day High110.00
Avg Vol3
Avg $ Vol$343.5M
52W High131.53
52W Low92.42
52W Pos35.4%
From High−19.20%
From Low+14.99%
Max DD 1Y−28.95%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20−2.70%
SMA 50−3.20%
SMA 200+2.94%
RSI (14)46.5
Vol 30D25.5%
Vol 90D26.8%
1Y Range92–132
Daily bars506
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%
ClavixB+
Debt / Eq4.79
Curr Ratio0.75
Int Cover11.4×
FCF Margin11.0%
Rev Growth+0.6%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageVery High
Sector rank5 / 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 day
B+78/100

KMB 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.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

KMBConsumer products median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.281.21
Volatilityannualized7.1%30.3%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−29.0%
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change0.92%
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions135%

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

KMB
107.95

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

KMB

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

KMBConsumer products median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.281.21
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketLowHigh50% of 18

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 6Moderate 3High 9Very High 0

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

Sector
Consumer products17 companies ranked
KMB
#5 of 17

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 3030since 24 Jul
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish60
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4018 · 3
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening18 ↑ 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

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
4.79sector median 0.59 · 18 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
0.75sector median 2.19 · 18 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
11.0%sector median 11.8% · 18 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
11.4×sector median 13.8× · 18 names

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
MetricKMBSector spreadMedian
Beta0.28
1.21
Volatility7.1%
30.3%
P/E18.51
21.80
Debt / equity4.79
0.59
Current ratio0.75
2.19
FCF margin11.0%
11.8%
Interest coverage11.4×
13.8×

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

Australia'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.

Source Reuters Significance major Impact regulatory Risk improving

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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.

Source Reuters Significance major Impact regulatory Risk improving

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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.

Source marketbeat.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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The article does not point to a specific reason for the decline beyond general investor caution.

Source yahoo.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk neutral

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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.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk neutral

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