Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
Consumer Staples · Consumer personal care and household products
A global consumer staples powerhouse manufacturing essential personal care, family care, and professional products across 175+ countries through iconic brands like Huggies, Kleenex, and Kotex.
What Kimberly-Clark does
Kimberly-Clark manufactures and markets a wide range of consumer staple products made from natural or synthetic fibers and materials using advanced fiber, nonwoven, and absorbency technologies. The company operates globally across five main product categories: Baby & Child Care, Adult Care, Feminine Care, Family Care, and Professional, serving consumers in more than 175 countries and territories. Following a reorganization, the company's continuing operations are now organized into two reportable segments: North America and International Personal Care, with a pending joint venture of its International Family Care and Professional business. The company is also pursuing an acquisition of Kenvue, Inc., a global consumer health leader.
Themes: ["Consumer staples","Personal hygiene","Emerging markets expansion","Brand portfolio consolidation","Sustainable manufacturing","M&A integration (Kenvue acquisition)"]
Fundamentals
- Price$109.93 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$36.7B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-15.5% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E17.31 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+12.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+37.1% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+143.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity3.96 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-16.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-6.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.28 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +4.6%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Revenue declined 16.17% YoY and stock declined 12.84% over one year, reflecting market pressures or product mix headwinds in core categories","Significant ongoing M&A activity (Kenvue acquisition and IFP joint venture) creates integration execution risk and capital deployment uncertainty","High debt levels ($6.5B in long-term debt plus $609M current debt) relative to market cap, increasing financial leverage and refinancing risk"]
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.