Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB

98.43 1.21 1.24% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$32.3B
P/E
16.7×
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) trades at a P/E ratio of 16.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.6× (April 2026) to 79.0× (December 2015); the current reading is higher than 4% of that period. That is below the Household & Personal Products industry median of 22.5× and in line with the Consumer Defensive sector median of 16.7×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 16.6× (4.14%)
FY2024 17.3× (26.01%)
FY2023 23.4× (2.23%)
FY2022 23.9× (9.93%)
FY2021 26.6× 35.95%
FY2020 19.5× (10.79%)
FY2019 21.9× (21.95%)
FY2018 28.1× 52.02%
FY2017 18.5× (2.99%)
FY2016 19.0× (58.44%)

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 18.7× 23.27%
Mar 2026 15.1× (8.73%)
Dec 2025 16.6× (20.99%)
Sep 2025 21.0× 18.60%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 14.6× High 79.0×
Ten-year median 22.5×
Current reading's percentile 4

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
UL Unilever PLC compare 10.5×
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation 16.7×
CLX The Clorox Company compare 17.4×
KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare 20.5×
IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare 22.5×
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare 30.9×
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare 33.9×
ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare 99.5×
EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare 185×
Household & Personal Products industry median 22.5×
Consumer Defensive sector median 16.7×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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