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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 $139.3B against $34.6B — 4.0× the size. Unilever PLC trades at the lower P/E: 11.2× against 18.0×. Kimberly-Clark Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.01% against 5.30%. Unilever PLC has the higher net margin (12.0% vs 11.8%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 21.1%). Both pay a dividend; Kimberly-Clark Corporation yields more (4.83% vs 3.36%). Across the 20 metrics below, Kimberly-Clark Corporation leads on 10 and Unilever PLC on 10.

Valuation

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
P/E 17.95 11.16 23.53
P/S 2.12 n/m 1.58
P/B 18.73 n/m 3.36
Price to free cash flow 18.78 n/m 19.95
EV/EBITDA 12.55 0.12 13.02
EV/Sales 2.45 0.02 1.42
Earnings yield 5.57% 8.96% 0.25%
Free cash flow yield 5.33% 0.00% 3.66%

Profitability

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
Gross margin 36.76% 0.00% 47.14%
Operating margin 15.16% 0.00% 1.31%
Net margin 11.79% 12.03% 0.61%
Free cash flow margin 11.27% 0.00% 2.89%
Return on equity 119.32% 0.00% 2.12%
Return on assets 11.07% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 21.13% 0.00% 0.24%

Growth

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.01% 5.30% 2.93%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (19.60%) 75.13% (12.73%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (2.99%) (0.28%) 2.03%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (2.99%) 10.94% 0.00%

Health

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
Debt to equity 3.48 0.00 0.46
Current ratio 0.91 0.74 1.59
Net debt to EBITDA 2.05 (0.49) 1.37

Dividend

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
Dividend yield 4.83% 3.36% 2.79%
Payout ratio 0.87 — 0.87

Size

Metric KMB UL Household & Personal Products median
Market cap 34.61b 139.28b 620.01m

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