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/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) trades at a P/E ratio of 18.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.6× (April 2026) to 79.0× (December 2015); the current reading is higher than 12% of that period. That is below the Household & Personal Products industry median of 23.5× and in line with the Consumer Defensive sector median of 18.1×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| 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 newest first
| 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 | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 11.2× |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 18.0× |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 18.1× |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 21.7× |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 22.1× |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 33.5× |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 37.1× |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 113× |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 205× |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 23.5× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 18.1× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
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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