Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) vs Unilever PLC (UL)

Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Unilever PLC are both Household & Personal Products companies. Unilever PLC is the larger, with a market value of $145.9B against $67.8B — 2.2× the size. Kimberly-Clark Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 10.9× against 11.1×. Unilever PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.30% against 0.58%. Kimberly-Clark Corporation has the higher net margin (19.9% vs 12.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.6% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Kimberly-Clark Corporation yields more (4.70% vs 3.37%). Across the 20 metrics below, Kimberly-Clark Corporation leads on 12 and Unilever PLC on 8.

Valuation

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
P/E 10.90 11.13 24.47
P/S 2.18 n/m 1.19
P/B 253.99 n/m 3.30
Price to free cash flow 14.97 n/m 18.07
EV/EBITDA 12.56 0.12 13.95
EV/Sales 2.46 0.02 1.27
Earnings yield 9.18% 8.98% 1.09%
Free cash flow yield 6.68% 0.00% 3.78%

Profitability

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
Gross margin 36.48% 0.00% 46.90%
Operating margin 14.54% 0.00% 1.31%
Net margin 19.93% 12.03% 2.32%
Free cash flow margin 14.55% 0.00% 4.87%
Return on equity 410.19% 0.00% 4.67%
Return on assets 19.08% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 19.58% 0.00% 0.57%

Growth

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.58% 5.30% 2.91%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (19.60%) 75.13% (5.01%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (2.99%) (0.28%) 1.39%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (2.99%) 10.94% 0.00%

Health

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
Debt to equity 2.11 0.00 0.43
Current ratio 0.89 0.74 1.75
Net debt to EBITDA 2.05 (0.49) 1.37

Dividend

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
Dividend yield 4.70% 3.37% 2.49%
Payout ratio 0.51 — 0.62

Size

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
Market cap 67.78b 145.87b 679.91m

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