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The price of Kimberly-Clark Corp (NASDAQ: KMB) closed at $99.78 in the last session, down -0.86% from day before closing price of $100.65. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.8 million shares were traded. KMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $100.5896 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $99.595.
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 53.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.80. 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:
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 33116295168 and an Enterprise Value of 39972831232. As of this moment, Kimberly-Clark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 24.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.027 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.223.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMB is 0.27, which has changed by -0.23853838 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13153219 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 -8.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.18%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KMB traded on average about 5.31M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6347640 shares per day over the past 10 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 83.75% stake in the company. Shares short for KMB as of 1764288000 were 19191428 with a Short Ratio of 3.62, compared to 1761868800 on 9318172. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19191428 and a Short% of Float of 6.4799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for KMB is 5.04, which was 5.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.049677096. 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
At present, 14.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) in the stock market.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 $7.65, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $7.97 and $7.33.
Revenue Estimates
According to 10 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.11B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.14B to a low estimate of $4.06B. 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 $4.24B 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 $16.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.42B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.48B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.06BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.63B and the low estimate is $16.79B.
