Kimberly Clark stock analysis
Kimberly Clark (KMY) Stock Price & Analysis
KMY Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 96.95 - EUR 99.21
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 80.28 - EUR 102.20
- Previous Close
- EUR 97.53
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 812
- Market Cap
- EUR 60.38B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 37.29B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 1.87B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 5.88B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 10.8
- Beta
- 0.21
- Next Earnings
- Jan 27, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 1.44
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Dec 04, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 4.51%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Cash Generation
Robust operating and free cash flow gives Kimberly-Clark internal funding for brand investment, innovation, debt service, and integration costs. The strong conversion of earnings into cash provides resilience through cost pressure and supports sustained execution over the next several quarters.
Expanded Consumer Health Platform
The completed Kenvue acquisition broadens Kimberly-Clark beyond household hygiene into consumer health and adds a larger portfolio of established brands. This greater category breadth can improve cross-selling, geographic distribution, and long-term growth opportunities across consumer needs.
Brand Strength And Innovation
Share gains in North American tissue and sustained investment in premium diaper innovation indicate meaningful brand and category advantages. Strong shelf performance, product development, and premiumization can support customer loyalty and help defend profitability over time.
Bears Say
Elevated Leverage
High leverage leaves Kimberly-Clark with less financial flexibility and increases sensitivity to weaker operating performance, refinancing needs, and integration costs. Although management targets lower leverage, the current capital structure remains a material constraint on allocation choices.
Weak Revenue Trajectory
Limited top-line growth suggests that pricing, volume, and market expansion are not yet producing durable momentum. Weak revenue reduces operating leverage and constrains the company's ability to absorb inflation, fund investment, and expand earnings despite solid margins.
Integration And Earnings Dilution
Combining Kenvue requires phased system migration, interim reporting, and substantial staffing changes, creating execution complexity beyond the transaction close. These demands may absorb management attention and delay synergies while the expected 2027 EPS dilution weighs on near-term earnings power.
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Company Description
Kimberly Clark
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States. It operates in two segments, North America and International Personal Care. The North America segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, tissue, towels, soaps and sanitizers, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Goodnites, Kotex, Poise, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Wypall , and other brand names. Its International Personal Care segment provides baby and child care, adult care and feminine care, including disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Kotex, Goodfeel, Intimus, Depend, and other brand names. The company sells its household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce. It also sells its professional use products through distributors, directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and high-volume public facilities, and through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
- Sector
- Consumerdefensive
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- CEO
- Michael D. Hsu
- Employees
- 36,000
- Website
- www.kimberly-clark.com
- Address
- PO Box 619100, Dallas, TX, 75261-9100, US
Kimberly Clark (KMY) Earnings & Revenues
KMY Company Deck
KMY Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was broadly optimistic, led by the completed Kenvue acquisition, strong confidence in the integration plan, on-track cost synergies, positive Kenvue brand momentum, North American tissue strength, continued productivity, and sustained investment in future growth. Offsetting challenges included North American execution and distribution issues, China diaper recovery, Kenvue skincare and oral-care weakness, elevated freight-driven inflation, and expected mid-single-digit EPS dilution in 2027. Overall, the highlights significantly outweigh the lowlights.
View all DE:KMY earnings summariesKMY Net sales Breakdown
- 65.38% North America
- 34.62% IPC
KMY Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Moving Averages | 8 | 0 | 4 |
