Kimberly-Clark CorporationKMB

Consumer Defensive
Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates KMB as Neutral. Kimberly-Clark Corporation has a market cap of $36.84B, a P/E of 22.15, a 12.8% net margin, and 2.7% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Jul 9, 2026

The case on KMB

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case
  • MACD above signal line indicating bullish momentum
  • Price above SMA20 and SMA50 suggesting uptrend
  • Positive price momentum
  • Forward P/E of 14.67x below current P/E, suggesting valuation improvement
  • Strong ROE of 111.73% indicating high capital efficiency
  • Dividend yield of 5.12% (446% appears erroneous, likely data formatting issue)
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Bear case
  • High debt-to-equity ratio of 3.71x raising financial risk
  • Low current and quick ratios (0.77x and 0.37x) indicating liquidity concerns
  • PEG ratio of 2.28x suggesting overvaluation relative to growth
  • Stagnant revenue growth at 2.70% YoY
  • High payout ratio of 97.87% limiting reinvestment capacity
  • RSI at 62.11 nearing overbought territory

Key facts

Sector
Consumer Defensive
Market cap
$36.84B
P/E ratio
22.15
Gross margin
37.1%
Net margin
12.8%
Rev growth YoY
2.7%
Price (Jul 9, 2026)
$110.98

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Stock Analysis - ASignal rates it Neutral