Kimberly-Clark KMB Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 35.9%-1.0pp | 36%+2.1pp | 35.8%-0.4pp | 36.3%+0.5pp | 37%+2.4pp | |
| Operating margin | 14.9%-0.9pp | 14.3%-2.6pp | 13.7%-4.8pp | 16.2%+0.5pp | 15.8%+3.6pp | |
| Net margin | 12.8%-2.1pp | 12.3%-2.9pp | 12%-6.2pp | 14.8%-0.1pp | 14.9%+3.6pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 19.6%-4.2pp | 19.2%-5.4pp | 21.9%-4.8pp | 24.5%+1.1pp | 23.8%+4.4pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.1%-3.4pp | 10%-5.0pp | 10.2%-10.0pp | 12.8%-5.9pp | 14.5%-1.6pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 146.3%-83.5pp | 172.6%-117pp | 150.5%-115pp | 201.9%-77.7pp | 229.8%+20.5pp | |
| Return on assets | 12.7%-2.1pp | 12%-3.0pp | 11.6%-3.6pp | 14.3%+1.1pp | 14.8%+4.3pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 21.8%-11.5pp | 19.4%-13.1pp | 27.7%-4.6pp | 33.5%+5.5pp | 33.3%+9.4pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1×+0.1× | 1×+0.1× | 1×+0.1× | |
| Inventory turnover | 5.6×+0.6× | 6.3×+0.5× | 5.4×+1.2× | 5.4×+1.0× | 5×+0.3× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.8×0.0× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×-0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×-0.1× | 0.1×-0.1× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 3.9×-2.6× | 5.3×-4.8× | 5.5×-0.3× | 5.7×-1.3× | 6.6×-1.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.4×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2×+0.3× | 2.3×+0.5× | 1.9×+0.2× | 1.6×-0.3× | 1.7×-0.6× | |
| Interest coverage | 9.9×-1.8× | 9.2×-3.2× | 10.7×-0.5× | 12.1×+2.1× | 11.7×+3.3× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $5.39+63.2% | $4.51+80.8% | $4.00+4.9% | $3.81+13.5% | $3.30+7.0% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $32.02B-32.1% | $33.48B-23.4% | $41.25B-14.0% | $43.12B-7.4% | $47.17B+8.2% | |
| Enterprise value | $38.56B-28.4% | $40.81B-20.3% | $47.94B-11.7% | $49.73B-6.8% | $53.86B+6.3% | |
| Price / earnings | 15.1×-4.0× | 16.6×-0.6× | 21×+2.6× | 17.7×-2.6× | 19.1×-4.5× | |
| Price / sales | 1.9×-0.9× | 2×-0.6× | 2.5×-0.8× | 2.6×-0.4× | 2.9×+0.2× | |
| Price / book | 17.8×-25.0× | 22.3×-29.7× | 31×-6.4× | 33.9×-7.1× | 42.8×+1.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.9×-1.8× | 12.9×+0.5× | 13.3×-0.9× | 12.3×-2.5× | 13.7×-2.4× | |
| EV / sales | 2.3×-0.9× | 2.5×-0.6× | 2.9×-0.9× | 3×-0.5× | 3.3×+0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.7%+0.7pp | 4.9%-0.9pp | 4.1%-2.0pp | 4.9%-1.3pp | 5.1%-0.9pp | |
| Earnings yield | 6.6%+1.4pp | 6%+0.2pp | 4.8%-0.7pp | 5.6%+0.7pp | 5.2%+1.0pp | |
| Dividend yield | 5.2%+1.8pp | 5%+1.2pp | 4%+0.6pp | 3.8%+0.4pp | 3.5%-0.2pp |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Kimberly-Clark's profit margins?
- Kimberly-Clark (KMB) runs a 35.9% gross margin and a 14.9% operating margin, with a 12.8% net margin.
- Where do Kimberly-Clark's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Kimberly-Clark's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
