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The price of Kimberly-Clark Corp (NASDAQ: KMB) closed at $119.55 in the last session, down -0.07% from day before closing price of $119.63. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.85 million shares were traded. KMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $120.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $119.36.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KMB’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 62.56 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 0.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.70 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.09.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on January 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $145.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 04 ’25 when Hicks Zackery A bought 15,038 shares for $133.37 per share.
Hicks Zackery A sold 15,038 shares of KMB for $2,006,117 on Aug 04 ’25. The Chief Digital & Technology Off now owns 14,321 shares after completing the transaction at $133.40 per share. On May 02 ’25, another insider, Chen Katy, who serves as the President, Int’l Personal Care of the company, sold 740 shares for $129.70 each. As a result, the insider received 95,978 and left with 3,997 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KMB now has a Market Capitalization of 39664291840 and an Enterprise Value of 46440292352. As of this moment, Kimberly-Clark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 31.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.355 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.135.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMB is 0.28, which has changed by -0.1595782 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15822446 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KMB has reached a high of $150.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $119.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.90%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KMB traded on average about 2.36M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2075550 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 331.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 331.19M. Insiders hold about 0.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.78% stake in the company. Shares short for KMB as of 1757894400 were 6925429 with a Short Ratio of 2.93, compared to 1755216000 on 6026598. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6925429 and a Short% of Float of 2.34.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for KMB is 6.26, which was 4.96 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.041461173. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.53. The current Payout Ratio is 64.62% for KMB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 1043:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) is underway, with the input of 14.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.8, with high estimates of $1.94 and low estimates of $1.35.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.57 and $5.99 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.37. EPS for the following year is $7.58, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $8.16 and $6.39.
Revenue Estimates
According to 12 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.1B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.21B to a low estimate of $3.9B. As of. The current estimate, Kimberly-Clark Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.95BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.14B. There is a high estimate of $4.24B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.98B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KMB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.62B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.47B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.06BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.65B and the low estimate is $16.58B.
