Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Key Metrics
KMB valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $35.11B
- Enterprise value
- $38.46B
- P/E (TTM)
- 20.8 10-yr median 20.8
- Forward P/E
- 13.1
- PEG ratio
- 2.02
- Price / sales
- 2.1 10-yr median 2.3
- Price / book
- 18.8 10-yr median 59.4
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.0 10-yr median 14.0
- Dividend yield
- 4.85% $5.12 a year
- Beta
- 0.28
KMB key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsKMB valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
KMB returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
KMB per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
KMB financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
KMB efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
KMB valuation history
KMB returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
KMB debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
KMB cash returned to shareholders
KMB price vs earnings per share
KMB key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $33.61B | $44.16B | $41.17B | $45.92B | $48.42B | $46.18B | $47.54B | $39.83B | $42.94B | $41.28B |
| Enterprise value | $40.21B | $51.06B | $48.19B | $54.18B | $56.75B | $54.27B | $54.97B | $46.75B | $49.75B | $47.98B |
| P/E ratio | 16.6 | 17.4 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 26.7 | 19.6 | 22.0 | 28.3 | 18.9 | 19.1 |
| Price / sales | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Price / book | 22.4 | 52.6 | 45.0 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 53.1 | — | — | 68.3 | 352.8 |
| Price / free cash flow | 20.5 | 17.6 | 14.8 | 24.7 | 28.1 | 18.4 | 31.1 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 16.8 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 12.1 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 12.4 | 17.4 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 12.8 |
| EV / sales | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.2 | 12.8 | 20.6 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 11.9 |
| EV / free cash flow | 24.5 | 20.3 | 17.4 | 29.2 | 32.9 | 21.6 | 36.0 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 19.5 |
| Earnings yield | 6.0% | 5.8% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.9% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 6.0% |
| Dividend yield | 4.9% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 5.4% | 6.0% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $100.89 | $131.04 | $121.51 | $135.75 | $142.92 | $134.83 | $137.55 | $113.94 | $120.66 | $114.12 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $51.68 | $59.52 | $60.30 | $59.64 | $57.38 | $55.88 | $53.39 | $52.88 | $51.30 | $50.32 |
| Earnings per share | $6.07 | $7.55 | $5.20 | $5.72 | $5.35 | $6.87 | $6.24 | $4.03 | $6.40 | $5.99 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $8.34 | $9.60 | $10.45 | $8.08 | $8.06 | $10.89 | $7.92 | $8.50 | $8.23 | $8.94 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.92 | $7.46 | $8.19 | $5.49 | $5.09 | $7.33 | $4.42 | $5.99 | $6.02 | $6.80 |
| Cash per share | $2.07 | $3.03 | $3.23 | $1.26 | $0.80 | $0.88 | $1.28 | $1.54 | $1.73 | $2.55 |
| Book value per share | $4.51 | $2.49 | $2.70 | $2.07 | $2.18 | $2.54 | −$0.10 | −$0.82 | $1.77 | $0.32 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$1.24 | −$3.59 | −$4.03 | −$6.58 | −$5.65 | −$5.42 | −$4.42 | −$9.25 | −$7.09 | −$4.00 |
| Dividends per share | $4.98 | $4.83 | $4.69 | $4.61 | $4.47 | $4.24 | $4.07 | $3.96 | $3.82 | $3.62 |
| Capex per share | $3.42 | $2.14 | $2.26 | $2.59 | $2.97 | $3.55 | $3.50 | $2.51 | $2.21 | $2.13 |
| Debt per share | $21.90 | $23.49 | $23.95 | $25.66 | $25.38 | $24.50 | $22.79 | $21.32 | $20.86 | $21.09 |
| Shares outstanding | 333.1M | 337.0M | 338.8M | 338.3M | 338.8M | 342.5M | 345.6M | 349.6M | 355.9M | 361.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.2% | −0.5% | +0.1% | −0.1% | −1.1% | −0.9% | −1.1% | −1.8% | −1.6% | −1.3% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 172.6% | 290.0% | 218.2% | 269.2% | 225.9% | 562.7% | — | — | 610.7% | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 24.0% | 33.6% | 21.9% | 23.8% | 22.6% | 30.5% | 33.4% | 23.5% | 34.9% | 33.3% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 12.0% | 15.0% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 14.5% | 9.5% | 15.3% | 14.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | 13.2% | 17.6% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 11.9% | 15.9% | 15.6% | 12.2% | 19.0% | 16.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.5% | 12.5% | 13.6% | 9.2% | 8.9% | 13.1% | 8.3% | 11.3% | 11.7% | 13.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.37 | 1.27 | 2.01 | 1.41 | 1.50 | 1.59 | 1.27 | 2.11 | 1.29 | 1.49 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $7.30B | $7.92B | $8.11B | $8.68B | $8.60B | $8.39B | $7.88B | $7.46B | $7.42B | $7.63B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $688.0M | $1.02B | $1.09B | $427.0M | $270.0M | $303.0M | $442.0M | $539.0M | $616.0M | $923.0M |
| Net debt | $6.61B | $6.89B | $7.02B | $8.25B | $8.33B | $8.09B | $7.43B | $6.92B | $6.81B | $6.71B |
| Debt / equity | 4.86 | 9.42 | 8.87 | 12.40 | 11.67 | 9.66 | — | — | 11.80 | 65.21 |
| Debt / assets | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.52 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.00 | 1.73 | 3.00 | 2.44 | 2.57 | 2.03 | 1.94 | 2.34 | 1.69 | 1.66 |
| Current ratio | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.89 | 0.87 |
| Quick ratio | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.58 | 0.59 |
| Interest coverage | 9.7 | 11.9 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Working capital | −$1.81B | −$1.42B | −$1.23B | −$1.60B | −$1.18B | −$1.27B | −$1.86B | −$1.50B | −$647.0M | −$731.0M |
| Invested capital | $8.11B | $7.74B | $7.94B | $8.95B | $9.07B | $8.96B | $7.40B | $6.63B | $7.44B | $6.82B |
| Tangible asset value | −$264.0M | −$1.08B | −$1.21B | −$2.23B | −$1.91B | −$1.86B | −$1.30B | −$2.99B | −$2.27B | −$1.45B |
| Net current asset value | −$10.26B | −$9.99B | −$10.57B | −$11.54B | −$11.54B | −$11.48B | −$10.03B | −$9.52B | −$9.06B | −$9.37B |
| Graham number | $24.81 | $20.58 | $17.78 | $16.31 | $16.19 | $19.80 | — | — | $15.95 | $6.60 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$38.22 | −$36.00 | −$37.20 | −$41.38 | −$41.49 | −$40.07 | −$34.88 | −$32.88 | −$30.97 | −$30.66 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.66B | $1.63B | $1.59B | $1.56B | $1.52B | $1.45B | $1.41B | $1.39B | $1.36B | $1.31B |
| Share buybacks (net) | $141.0M | $1.00B | $225.0M | $100.0M | $400.0M | $700.0M | $800.0M | $800.0M | $911.0M | $739.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 82.1% | 64.0% | 90.1% | 80.6% | 83.6% | 61.7% | 65.3% | 98.3% | 59.7% | 60.5% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 109.9% | 104.6% | 65.3% | 89.3% | 111.2% | 85.6% | 144.6% | 104.4% | 105.9% | 83.3% |
| Capex / revenue | 6.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 41.0% | 22.3% | 21.6% | 32.1% | 36.9% | 32.6% | 44.2% | 29.5% | 26.8% | 23.9% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.41 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 1.31 | 1.53 | 1.32 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 1.09 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| R&D / revenue | — | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| SG&A / revenue | 20.5% | 21.5% | 19.0% | 17.7% | 17.5% | 19.0% | 17.6% | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.3% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 41.4 | 37.7 | 39.4 | 40.6 | 41.7 | 42.9 | 43.8 | 44.2 | 44.9 | 44.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 54.3 | 53.5 | 57.5 | 59.0 | 56.2 | 54.7 | 53.0 | 51.0 | 54.1 | 56.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 116.9 | 104.4 | 101.7 | 100.1 | 97.4 | 94.7 | 91.8 | 85.3 | 84.9 | 82.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -21.3 | -13.2 | -4.7 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 18.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 8.83 | 9.68 | 9.26 | 8.99 | 8.75 | 8.51 | 8.34 | 8.25 | 8.13 | 8.17 |
| Payables turnover | 3.12 | 3.50 | 3.59 | 3.65 | 3.75 | 3.85 | 3.98 | 4.28 | 4.30 | 4.42 |
| Inventory turnover | 6.72 | 6.82 | 6.34 | 6.19 | 6.50 | 6.67 | 6.89 | 7.15 | 6.75 | 6.44 |
| Asset turnover | 1.02 | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.24 |
| Average receivables | $1.95B | $2.07B | $2.21B | $2.24B | $2.22B | $2.25B | $2.21B | $2.24B | $2.25B | $2.23B |
| Average payables | $3.55B | $3.68B | $3.73B | $3.83B | $3.59B | $3.20B | $3.12B | $3.01B | $2.72B | $2.61B |
| Average inventory | $1.65B | $1.89B | $2.11B | $2.25B | $2.07B | $1.85B | $1.80B | $1.80B | $1.73B | $1.79B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 11.1% | 12.4% | 13.2% | 16.3% | 14.9% | 15.6% | 9.8% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 10.7% |
Computed from KMB's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 12, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
KMB valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Kimberly-Clark traded at 16.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 20.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 20.8 and the forward P/E is 13.1. Kimberly-Clark earned a return on equity of 172.6% and a return on invested capital of 24.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $7.3 billion of debt and $688.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $6.6 billion. It returned $1.8 billion to shareholders: $1.7 billion in dividends and $141.0 million in share buybacks, 110% of free cash flow. The share count fell 7.9% from 361.7M to 333.1M over 9 years.
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KMB key metrics FAQ
What is Kimberly-Clark's P/E ratio?
Kimberly-Clark's trailing P/E ratio is 20.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 13.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 16.6, compared with a 10-year median of 20.8.
What is Kimberly-Clark's EV/EBITDA?
Kimberly-Clark's enterprise value was 12.2 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $40.2 billion, EBITDA $3.3 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 12.0.
What is Kimberly-Clark's return on equity?
Kimberly-Clark's return on equity (ROE) was 172.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of $2.0 billion on average shareholders' equity of $1.2 billion. ROE is high partly because years of buybacks have reduced equity on the balance sheet.
What is Kimberly-Clark's ROIC?
Kimberly-Clark's return on invested capital was 24.0% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Kimberly-Clark have?
Kimberly-Clark had total debt of $7.3 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.86 and $6.6 billion of net debt (2.00 times EBITDA).
What is Kimberly-Clark's dividend yield?
Kimberly-Clark's forward dividend yield is 4.85%. Kimberly-Clark paid $1.7 billion in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($4.98 per share), a payout ratio of 82.1%.
Does Kimberly-Clark buy back its shares?
Yes. Kimberly-Clark spent $141.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −1.2% over the year, to 333.1M..
What is Kimberly-Clark's free cash flow yield?
Kimberly-Clark generated $1.6 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 4.9% on its market value at year-end ($33.6 billion).
What is Kimberly-Clark's current ratio?
Kimberly-Clark's current ratio was 0.75 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.75 times current liabilities.