stockrowThe Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) vs Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)
- The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. EL 110.41 +2.56%
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB 108.08 −2.15%
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. and Kimberly-Clark Corporation are both Household & Personal Products companies. Kimberly-Clark Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $67.8B against $39.0B — 1.7× the size. Kimberly-Clark Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 18.8× against 106×. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.79% against 0.71%. Kimberly-Clark Corporation has the higher net margin (11.8% vs 2.41%) and the higher return on invested capital (21.1% vs 7.87%). Both pay a dividend; Kimberly-Clark Corporation yields more (4.61% vs 1.29%). Across the 23 metrics below, Kimberly-Clark Corporation leads on 16 and The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. on 7.
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| Metric | EL | KMB | Household & Personal Products median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 76.04% | 36.76% | 46.90% |
| Operating margin | 6.67% | 15.16% | 1.31% |
| Net margin | 2.41% | 11.79% | 2.32% |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.99% | 11.27% | 4.87% |
| Return on equity | 9.28% | 119.32% | 4.67% |
| Return on assets | 1.87% | 11.07% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.87% | 21.13% | 0.57% |
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