Kimberly-Clark Corporation

LSE:0JQZ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$46.4b

Kimberly-Clark Valuation

Is 0JQZ undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0JQZ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0JQZ ($139.84) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($193.62)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0JQZ is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0JQZ?

Key metric: As 0JQZ is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0JQZ. This is calculated by dividing 0JQZ's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0JQZ's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17.9x
EarningsUS$2.61b
Market CapUS$46.40b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0JQZ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0JQZ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.1x
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group
21.8x11.3%UK£33.7b
HLN Haleon
28.1x10.6%UK£33.9b
MCB McBride
5.5x-0.2%UK£184.5m
ULVR Unilever
20.9x5.6%UK£116.2b
0JQZ Kimberly-Clark
17.9x2.2%US$46.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0JQZ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x) compared to the peer average (19.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0JQZ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Household Products Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0JQZ 17.9xIndustry Avg. 17.8xNo. of Companies14PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0JQZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x) compared to the Global Household Products industry average (17.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0JQZ's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0JQZ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.9x
Fair PE Ratio22.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0JQZ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0JQZ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$139.84
US$150.36
+7.5%
7.2%US$175.00US$125.00n/a19
Nov ’25US$134.54
US$150.57
+11.9%
7.0%US$175.00US$125.00n/a19
Oct ’25US$141.74
US$148.92
+5.1%
8.0%US$175.00US$125.00n/a20
Sep ’25US$144.29
US$148.07
+2.6%
8.2%US$175.00US$125.00n/a20
Aug ’25US$138.31
US$148.21
+7.2%
8.4%US$175.00US$125.00n/a19
Jul ’25US$138.62
US$144.94
+4.6%
9.4%US$167.00US$119.00n/a18
Jun ’25US$131.16
US$138.50
+5.6%
10.3%US$167.00US$115.00n/a18
May ’25US$137.21
US$137.62
+0.3%
10.2%US$167.00US$115.00n/a19
Apr ’25US$129.55
US$130.41
+0.7%
10.1%US$153.00US$110.00n/a19
Mar ’25US$122.79
US$127.93
+4.2%
8.7%US$153.00US$110.00n/a19
Feb ’25US$122.52
US$128.04
+4.5%
8.6%US$153.00US$110.00n/a19
Jan ’25US$120.92
US$129.93
+7.5%
8.3%US$153.00US$111.00n/a19
Dec ’24US$123.71
US$131.09
+6.0%
7.8%US$153.00US$111.00n/a19
Nov ’24US$119.70
US$130.26
+8.8%
7.6%US$153.00US$111.00US$134.5418
Oct ’24US$120.65
US$135.89
+12.6%
6.8%US$154.00US$125.00US$141.7419
Sep ’24US$127.27
US$137.66
+8.2%
6.5%US$154.00US$125.00US$144.2918
Aug ’24US$128.65
US$137.72
+7.1%
6.8%US$157.00US$125.00US$138.3118
Jul ’24US$137.36
US$139.94
+1.9%
5.6%US$154.00US$125.00US$138.6218
Jun ’24US$134.09
US$140.00
+4.4%
5.7%US$154.00US$125.00US$131.1619
May ’24US$144.86
US$139.49
-3.7%
6.4%US$154.00US$118.00US$137.2119
Apr ’24US$133.61
US$128.91
-3.5%
5.4%US$143.00US$118.00US$129.5518
Mar ’24US$124.28
US$128.44
+3.3%
5.2%US$143.00US$118.00US$122.7919
Feb ’24US$129.59
US$128.91
-0.5%
5.1%US$143.00US$118.00US$122.5218
Jan ’24US$135.78
US$127.00
-6.5%
8.1%US$150.00US$103.00US$120.9218
Dec ’23US$136.32
US$125.33
-8.1%
6.5%US$137.00US$103.00US$123.7118
Nov ’23US$124.05
US$125.22
+0.9%
6.5%US$137.00US$103.00US$119.7018

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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