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As of close of business last night, Kimberly-Clark Corp’s stock clocked out at $129.14, up 0.33% from its previous closing price of $128.72. In other words, the price has increased by $0.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.79 million shares were traded. KMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $129.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $128.55.
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 67.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.38. 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:
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 42846068736 and an Enterprise Value of 49622061056. As of this moment, Kimberly-Clark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 33.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.517 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.966.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMB is 0.33, which has changed by -0.12358332 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 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 $124.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.66%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that KMB traded 2.34M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1973070 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 331.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 331.15M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.81% stake in the company. Shares short for KMB as of 1755216000 were 6026598 with a Short Ratio of 2.57, compared to 1752537600 on 5037186. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6026598 and a Short% of Float of 2.0399998999999998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 4.96, KMB has a forward annual dividend rate of 6.22. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03853325The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.51. The current Payout Ratio is 64.62% for KMB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-06 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
Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) is currently under the scrutiny of 14.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.82, with high estimates of $1.94 and low estimates of $1.52.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.6 and $7.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.52. EPS for the following year is $7.64, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $8.15 and $6.54.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 12 analysts expect revenue to total $4.18B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.25B to a low estimate of $4.14B. As of the current estimate, Kimberly-Clark Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.95BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.15B. There is a high estimate of $4.19B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.1B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KMB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.64B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.45B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.54B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.06BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.98B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.1B and the low estimate is $16.72B.
