Kimberly-Clark Corporation

NYSE:KMB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$45.2b

Kimberly-Clark Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 KMB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KMB ($136.37) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($190.77)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KMB. This is calculated by dividing KMB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KMB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17.4x
EarningsUS$2.61b
Market CapUS$45.22b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KMB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KMB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average37.6x
CHD Church & Dwight
49.6x18.0%US$27.2b
CL Colgate-Palmolive
26.8x6.7%US$76.5b
CLX Clorox
58.3x20.3%US$20.8b
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products
15.8x3.9%US$5.8b
KMB Kimberly-Clark
17.4x2.2%US$45.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KMB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.4x) compared to the peer average (37.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
KMB 17.4xIndustry Avg. 17.5xNo. of Companies14PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KMB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.4x) compared to the Global Household Products industry average (17.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KMB'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.

KMB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.4x
Fair PE Ratio28.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KMB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.4x).

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 KMB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$136.37
US$150.36
+10.3%
7.2%US$175.00US$125.00n/a19
Nov ’25US$134.61
US$150.57
+11.9%
7.0%US$175.00US$125.00n/a19
Oct ’25US$142.41
US$148.92
+4.6%
8.0%US$175.00US$125.00n/a20
Sep ’25US$144.66
US$148.07
+2.4%
8.2%US$175.00US$125.00n/a20
Aug ’25US$138.48
US$148.21
+7.0%
8.4%US$175.00US$125.00n/a19
Jul ’25US$137.82
US$144.94
+5.2%
9.4%US$167.00US$119.00n/a18
Jun ’25US$133.30
US$138.50
+3.9%
10.3%US$167.00US$115.00n/a18
May ’25US$136.47
US$137.62
+0.8%
10.2%US$167.00US$115.00n/a19
Apr ’25US$128.80
US$130.41
+1.2%
10.1%US$153.00US$110.00n/a19
Mar ’25US$122.90
US$127.93
+4.1%
8.7%US$153.00US$110.00n/a19
Feb ’25US$123.43
US$128.04
+3.7%
8.6%US$153.00US$110.00n/a19
Jan ’25US$121.51
US$129.93
+6.9%
8.3%US$153.00US$111.00n/a19
Dec ’24US$124.04
US$131.09
+5.7%
7.8%US$153.00US$111.00n/a19
Nov ’24US$119.47
US$130.26
+9.0%
7.6%US$153.00US$111.00US$134.6118
Oct ’24US$120.85
US$135.89
+12.4%
6.8%US$154.00US$125.00US$142.4119
Sep ’24US$127.46
US$137.66
+8.0%
6.5%US$154.00US$125.00US$144.6618
Aug ’24US$129.00
US$137.72
+6.8%
6.8%US$157.00US$125.00US$138.4818
Jul ’24US$138.06
US$139.94
+1.4%
5.6%US$154.00US$125.00US$137.8218
Jun ’24US$133.93
US$140.00
+4.5%
5.7%US$154.00US$125.00US$133.3019
May ’24US$145.85
US$139.49
-4.4%
6.4%US$154.00US$118.00US$136.4719
Apr ’24US$134.22
US$128.91
-4.0%
5.4%US$143.00US$118.00US$128.8018
Mar ’24US$124.72
US$128.44
+3.0%
5.2%US$143.00US$118.00US$122.9019
Feb ’24US$130.01
US$128.91
-0.8%
5.1%US$143.00US$118.00US$123.4318
Jan ’24US$135.75
US$127.00
-6.4%
8.1%US$150.00US$103.00US$121.5118
Dec ’23US$136.60
US$125.33
-8.2%
6.5%US$137.00US$103.00US$124.0418
Nov ’23US$124.35
US$125.22
+0.7%
6.5%US$137.00US$103.00US$119.4718

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

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