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) P/B ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) trades at a P/B ratio of 18.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (June 2019) to 1,246× (April 2016); the current reading is higher than 7% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 3.4× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.7×.
P/B ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 20.5× | (54.45%) |
| FY2024 | 45.1× | 16.54% |
| FY2023 | 38.7× | (41.44%) |
| FY2022 | 66.1× | 1.04% |
| FY2021 | 65.4× | 23.74% |
| FY2020 | 52.9× | (78.30%) |
| FY2019 | 244× | — |
| FY2018 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2017 | 47.7× | (86.43%) |
| FY2016 | 352× | (69.61%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 19.5× | 16.39% |
| Mar 2026 | 16.7× | (18.57%) |
| Dec 2025 | 20.5× | (26.90%) |
| Sep 2025 | 28.1× | (7.91%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/B ratio against peers
| Company | P/B ratio |
|---|---|
| UL Unilever PLC compare | n/m |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 3.4× |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 3.4× |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 5.7× |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 5.7× |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 10.0× |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 18.7× |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 42.2× |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 133× |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 3.4× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.7× |
| Market median | 1.7× |
What P/B ratio is
Price to Book Value tells an investor how much the market pays for a company’s shares relative to the accounting net worth that belongs to common shareholders.
Stock Price ÷ (Common Equity (Total) (latest quarter) ÷ Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter))
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- P/E ratio
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- EV/EBITDA
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- Return on equity
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- Current ratio
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