Kimberly-Clark Corporation
KMB Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue was flat, EPS fell 32.0%, free cash flow fell 4.79% and total debt fell 10.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) trades at a EV/Sales of 2.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.2× (October 2026) to 3.6× (October 2024); the current reading is higher than 16% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 1.4× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.0×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.4× | (18.95%) |
| FY2024 | 3.0× | 6.60% |
| FY2023 | 2.8× | 4.58% |
| FY2022 | 2.7× | (7.49%) |
| FY2021 | 2.9× | 3.04% |
| FY2020 | 2.8× | (4.61%) |
| FY2019 | 3.0× | 17.41% |
| FY2018 | 2.5× | (5.51%) |
| FY2017 | 2.7× | 1.94% |
| FY2016 | 2.6× | (9.07%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 2.5× | 8.87% |
| Mar 2026 | 2.3× | (4.15%) |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4× | (20.69%) |
| Sep 2025 | 3.1× | (3.03%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.0× |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 2.2× |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 2.4× |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 2.5× |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 2.7× |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 2.8× |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 3.9× |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 4.1× |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 4.3× |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 1.4× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.0× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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