Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 65
- Profitability 60
- Business Quality 60
- Balance Sheet 55
- Cash Flow 45
Why this rating?
Health 59/100 — Acceptable
Entry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
Company overview
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) is a Household & Personal Products company in the Consumer Defensive sector. Compound Radar rates Kimberly-Clark Corporation 59/100 (Acceptable) due to solid business quality, steady revenue growth, and manageable leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Moderate
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 21.52
- Forward P/E 14.74
- PEG 2.24
- EV/Revenue 2.53
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 0.6%
- Gross Margin 37.6%
- Operating Margin 19.0%
- Net Margin 11.8%
- ROE 104.9%
Financial strength
- Cash $956.00M
- Debt $6.54B
- Net Cash $-5.58B
- Free Cash Flow $1.64B
- Current Ratio 0.91
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Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
Health Entry- Colgate-Palmolive Company Household & Personal Products CL$92.17 70 Health 70 / 100
Strong business quality across profitability, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. Household & Personal Products ELF$113.17 68 Health 68 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- The Procter & Gamble Company Household & Personal Products PG$159.23 66 Health 66 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Household & Personal Products CHD$105.01 63 Health 63 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- Kenvue Inc. Household & Personal Products KVUE$19.43 61 Health 61 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Household & Personal Products EL$108.35 60 Health 60 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- The Clorox Company Household & Personal Products CLX$87.36 58 Health 58 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Edgewell Personal Care Company Household & Personal Products EPC$28.04 50 Health 50 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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