Kimberly-Clark Corporation

NYSE:KMB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$45.9b

Kimberly-Clark Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: KMB ($136.43) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($206.95)

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?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

KMB key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA14.2x
PEG Ratio2.6x

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 Average28.1x
CL Colgate-Palmolive
31.9x10.0%US$73.4b
CHD Church & Dwight
34.6x6.6%US$26.2b
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products
20.2x8.6%US$6.0b
PG Procter & Gamble
25.8x7.1%US$383.6b
KMB Kimberly-Clark
24.9x9.6%US$45.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KMB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the peer average (28.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a7.9%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KMB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the Global Household Products industry average (18.5x).


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 Ratio24.9x
Fair PE Ratio30x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KMB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30x).


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$136.43
US$137.04
+0.4%
10.6%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$111.00n/a18
Oct ’24US$120.85
US$135.89
+12.4%
6.8%US$154.00US$125.00n/a19
Sep ’24US$127.46
US$137.66
+8.0%
6.5%US$154.00US$125.00n/a18
Aug ’24US$129.00
US$137.72
+6.8%
6.8%US$157.00US$125.00n/a18
Jul ’24US$138.06
US$139.94
+1.4%
5.6%US$154.00US$125.00n/a18
Jun ’24US$133.93
US$140.00
+4.5%
5.7%US$154.00US$125.00n/a19
May ’24US$145.85
US$139.49
-4.4%
6.4%US$154.00US$118.00n/a19
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
Oct ’23US$112.54
US$131.12
+16.5%
6.6%US$150.00US$118.00US$120.8517
Sep ’23US$128.52
US$131.81
+2.6%
6.4%US$150.00US$118.00US$127.4616
Aug ’23US$135.37
US$131.81
-2.6%
6.4%US$150.00US$118.00US$129.0016
Jul ’23US$136.76
US$131.55
-3.8%
7.3%US$155.00US$118.00US$138.0617
Jun ’23US$131.40
US$131.59
+0.1%
7.3%US$155.00US$118.00US$133.9317
May ’23US$138.83
US$132.18
-4.8%
7.2%US$155.00US$118.00US$145.8517
Apr ’23US$125.03
US$129.38
+3.5%
8.1%US$156.00US$113.00US$134.2217

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


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