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In the latest session, Kimberly-Clark Corp (NASDAQ: KMB) closed at $101.85 down -1.08% from its previous closing price of $102.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.91 million shares were traded. KMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $102.795 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $101.64.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Kimberly-Clark Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 54.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.22. 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 5.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.86.
On November 04, 2025, Evercore ISI Downgraded its rating to In-line which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $120.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on August 04, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $138.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 33799780352 and an Enterprise Value of 41028141056. As of this moment, Kimberly-Clark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 25.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.08 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.493.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMB is 0.27, which has changed by -0.22627187 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13844287 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 $99.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.78%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KMB has traded an average of 4.70M shares per day and 5827270 over the past ten days. A total of 331.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 331.29M. Insiders hold about 0.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.71% stake in the company. Shares short for KMB as of 1763078400 were 17229910 with a Short Ratio of 3.66, compared to 1760486400 on 8325230. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17229910 and a Short% of Float of 5.82.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for KMB is 5.04, from 5.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04856255. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.57. The current Payout Ratio is 64.62% for KMB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 1043:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) reflects the collective analysis of 14.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.04, with high estimates of $2.16 and low estimates of $1.97.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.53 and $7.44 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.49. EPS for the following year is $7.64, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $7.97 and $7.31.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $4.11B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $4.15B to a low estimate of $3.99B. As of. The current estimate, Kimberly-Clark Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.93BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.18B. There is a high estimate of $4.26B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.1B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KMB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.52B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.35B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.48B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.06BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.04B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.63B and the low estimate is $16.79B.
