Financial Analysis: Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB)’s Ratios Unveil Key Insights

Kevin Freeman

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As of close of business last night, Kimberly-Clark Corp’s stock clocked out at $97.92, down -0.96% from its previous closing price of $98.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.05 million shares were traded. KMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $99.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $97.68.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of KMB’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 53.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.62. 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:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 32498974720 and an Enterprise Value of 39355576320. As of this moment, Kimberly-Clark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 24.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.995 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.065.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for KMB is 0.27, which has changed by -0.21932554 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19362879 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 $96.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.14%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that KMB traded 5.73M shares on average per day over the past three months and 5006920 shares per day 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 83.83% stake in the company. Shares short for KMB as of 1765756800 were 23217242 with a Short Ratio of 4.05, compared to 1763078400 on 17229910. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23217242 and a Short% of Float of 7.84.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 5.0, KMB has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.04. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05057146. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.6. 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 assessment of Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) involves the perspectives of 13.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.04, with high estimates of $2.16 and low estimates of $1.96.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.53 and $7.39 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.48. EPS for the following year is $7.65, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $7.97 and $7.33.

Revenue Estimates

In. The current quarter, 10 analysts expect revenue to total $4.1B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.14B to a low estimate of $4.03B. 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 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KMB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.39B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.47B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.06BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.03B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.55B and the low estimate is $16.79B.

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