Kimberly-Clark Corporation

DB:KMY Stock Report

Market Cap: €42.6b

Kimberly-Clark Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Kimberly-Clark's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -3%, while the Household Products industry saw earnings declining at 2.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.2% per year. Kimberly-Clark's return on equity is 182.7%, and it has net margins of 13%.

Key information

-3.0%

Earnings growth rate

-2.5%

EPS growth rate

Household Products Industry Growth2.6%
Revenue growth rate2.2%
Return on equity182.7%
Net Margin13.0%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Kimberly-Clark makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:KMY Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2420,1002,6074,0160
30 Jun 2420,2802,2874,0450
31 Mar 2420,3851,8454,0910
31 Dec 2320,4311,7644,0210
30 Sep 2320,4251,7623,9370
30 Jun 2320,3461,6423,7770
31 Mar 2320,2751,9773,6410
31 Dec 2220,1751,9343,5820
30 Sep 2220,1761,7843,5200
30 Jun 2220,1331,7863,4270
31 Mar 2219,7921,7533,3450
31 Dec 2119,4401,8143,2860
30 Sep 2119,3111,9963,3700
30 Jun 2118,9841,9993,4750
31 Mar 2118,8742,2763,4680
31 Dec 2019,1402,3523,5440
30 Sep 2018,8872,3603,4220
30 Jun 2018,8442,5593,3310
31 Mar 2018,8262,3633,3080
31 Dec 1918,4502,1573,1990
30 Sep 1918,4362,0213,0950
30 Jun 1918,3781,8013,0240
31 Mar 1918,3881,7712,9860
31 Dec 1818,4861,4103,1510
30 Sep 1818,5201,6163,0700
30 Jun 1818,6031,7323,1540
31 Mar 1818,5751,8083,2330
31 Dec 1718,3482,2783,2610
30 Sep 1718,2892,1663,2530
30 Jun 1718,2182,1493,2770
31 Mar 1718,2302,1843,2900
31 Dec 1618,2872,1663,3340
30 Sep 1618,1971,9943,3070
30 Jun 1618,3211,9613,3440
31 Mar 1618,3761,0903,3650
31 Dec 1518,5911,0133,4020
30 Sep 1518,8806123,4640
30 Jun 1519,2186563,5000
31 Mar 1519,5281,4623,5690
31 Dec 1419,7241,4763,6160
30 Sep 1418,6101,8803,4060
30 Jun 1418,8161,8653,4870
31 Mar 1419,1301,8903,5570
31 Dec 1319,5611,9393,6990

Quality Earnings: KMY has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: KMY's current net profit margins (13%) are higher than last year (8.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: KMY's earnings have declined by 3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: KMY's earnings growth over the past year (48%) exceeds its 5-year average (-3% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: KMY earnings growth over the past year (48%) exceeded the Household Products industry 29.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst KMY's Return on Equity (182.69%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 09:31
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is covered by 43 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Edward LewisAtlantic Equities LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research