Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
Consumer Staples · household & personal care products · NASDAQ
A global consumer staples leader providing essential personal care and hygiene products like diapers, tissue, and feminine care.
What Kimberly-Clark does
Kimberly-Clark is a multinational consumer goods company that produces and markets personal care and tissue products. Its portfolio includes brands focused on diapers, feminine care, adult incontinence products, and facial and bathroom tissue. The company operates globally, selling its products to retailers, distributors, and other commercial and industrial users.
Themes: personal care products, hygiene and tissue products, consumer staples
Fundamentals
- Price$97.59 as of 2026-10-09 close
- Market cap$32.5B as of 2026-07-28 (share count; price 2026-10-09)
- 1-year return-18.4% 2025-10-09 close $119.55 → 2026-10-09 close $97.59
- P/E16.63 as of 2026-10-09
- Net margin+12.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+36.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+134.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity3.74 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)-12.2% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-6.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.07 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +5.2%; at least 7 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How KMB compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 91 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-09
- net profit margintop 25% 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating margintop 25% 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- gross marginmiddle range 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitytop 10% 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
KMB is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
40.8 #1166 of 1,383 scored · #49 of 65 in Consumer Staples
Profitability 78th (return on equity 134.6%, operating margin 14.3%) and capital return 66th (consecutive years of dividend increases 7 years, net share count bought back over the year 1.1); weakest is growth (6th, revenue growth year over year -12.2%, 3-year revenue CAGR -6.6%).
Scores as of 9 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, KMB's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 82%, free-cash-flow payout 101%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout82% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout101% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Kimberly-Clark looks technically
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is trading 4.8% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 53 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 27, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago. It is 20.7% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 4.8% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -4.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $103.74 | $103.74 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $102.48 | $102.48 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 46 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 46 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 112.38. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 53 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 53 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 27, with sellers in control | 27.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 43.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($93.95 to $99.92) — its "stochastic" reading is 61 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 61.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 4 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $123.09 | $123.09 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 20.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -20.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 5.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +5.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 20.7% below its highest point of the past year | 20.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago | 7 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 7 trading days ago | 7 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $160.16 (set on 2020-08-12) | $160.16 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($93.05 to $122.33), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 16% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $111.14 to $112.08. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 15.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 39.1% below its all-time high | -39.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $97.28 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-01-07, most recently on 2026-03-19. Since 2024-10-09 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 12 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $34.40 (set on 1998-09-01) | $34.40 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 183.7% above its all-time low | +183.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 73% of it) | 27th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.97 between its high and its low — about 2.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.97 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $94.75 and $100.23 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $94.75 – $97.49 – $100.23 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.0% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (4.8% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.14× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a bullish engulfing | 1 session ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 1 session ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-09 0.3% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.3% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 3.2 percentage points (the stock lost 1.1% while the market gained 2.1%) | -3.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 14.8 percentage points (the stock lost 11.2% while the market gained 3.6%) | -14.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 14.9 percentage points (the stock lost 0.4% while the market gained 14.5%) | -14.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 34.4 percentage points (the stock lost 18.4% while the market gained 16.0%) | -34.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 10% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-02 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.0% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -10.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 4% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $102.06 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $102.56 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 48 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.8% |
Price levels it has turned at before
KMB last closed at $97.59 on 2026-10-09. Since 2024-10-09 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 12 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $97.28 | Support | 0.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-07 to 2026-03-19 |
| $100.00 | Resistance | 2.5% above the last close | turned there 9 times · 2025-11-05 to 2026-09-30 |
| $102.09 | Resistance | 4.6% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-11-19 to 2026-05-27 |
| $92.87 | Support | 4.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-04 |
| $106.04 | Resistance | 8.7% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-11-17 to 2026-08-04 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $112.38.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $96.69 and $102.68 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $112.38.
This reading has stood for 33 trading days, since 2026-08-25.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-09.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · lagging the market · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-09. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.44 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 15 analysts
- Mean price target$115.27 range $90.00 – $162.00; median $115.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-10. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for KMB
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.60 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-10
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.07546 (-4.5%) from $1.68, on 2026-09-05, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward13% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["exposure to volatile commodity costs (e.g., pulp, energy)","highly competitive consumer goods market with intense price competition","risks associated with international operations and foreign currency exchange fluctuations"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-05. The 5 days since 2026-10-05 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 3 sells ($689696) — 2 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-06. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-05; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about KMB's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 7 matched disclosures for KMB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding KMB as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 71,738,019
- Reported value $7,901,368,336
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 5 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
KMB had 52,516,796 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
KMB had 15.8% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 9.43 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 52,516,796
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 15.8%
- Prior settlement (shares) 50,091,962
- Reported change 4.84%
- Days to cover (reported) 9.43
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Procter & Gamble (PG)
- Essity (ESSITY.ST)
- Unicharm (2813.T)
- Georgia-Pacific
- Edgewell Personal Care (EPC)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Kimberly-Clark (KMB) do?
Kimberly-Clark is a multinational consumer goods company that produces and markets personal care and tissue products. Its portfolio includes brands focused on diapers, feminine care, adult incontinence products, and facial and bathroom tissue. The company operates globally, selling its products to retailers, distributors, and other commercial and industrial users.
What sector is Kimberly-Clark (KMB) in?
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is household & personal care products. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does KMB pay a dividend?
Yes — Kimberly-Clark (KMB) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 5.23% and at least 7 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Kimberly-Clark's (KMB) competitors?
Notable peers of Kimberly-Clark (KMB) include Procter & Gamble, Essity (ESSITY.ST), Unicharm (2813.T), Georgia-Pacific and Edgewell Personal Care. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in KMB?
Yes — we hold 7 matched STOCK Act disclosures for KMB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Kimberly-Clark (KMB) overbought or oversold right now?
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-09). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on KMB come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.