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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)

Consumer Defensive · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

Kimberly-Clark Corporation
KMB · $35.11B
$105.57-2.6%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$90.70$115.5352 weeks
Buy · 16 analystsPT $117.28 +11.1%
  • P/E vs own+0.5%
  • P/E vs sector-23.3%
  • Target upside+11.1%
  • Off 52w high-8.6%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • FCF yield+7.3%
  • Earnings in20d
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▲ +2.6%
  • RSI68
  • MA20×50↑ in ~15d
  • Volume1.0x
  • Support-7.6%
  • Resistance+0.3%

The average 12-month analyst price target for KMB is $117.28, 11.1% above the last close of $105.57 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $97.47 to $153.12. Rating consensus: Buy.

Snapshot

  • P/E18.0x
  • P/E vs sector-23.3%
  • P/E vs own+0.5%
  • Target upside+11.1%
  • ConsensusBuy
  • Market cap$35.11B
  • FCF yield+7.3%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • Earnings in20d
  • News

Why it moved

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) rose 1.4% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Defensive stocks rose 1.0%. Most of the move came from its sector.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Consumer Defensive sector+2.1%
KMB specific+0.5%

1 story on the day (30-day average 1.2).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$92.31$99.51$107$114Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26EAADEDEDEDE

Last close $105.57 · -7.3% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▲ +2.6%
  • MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
  • Above MAs4 of 4 above
  • MA20×50↑ in ~15d
  • RSI68
  • Support-7.6%
  • Resistance+0.3%
  • Off 52w high-8.6%
  • Off ATH-23.3%
  • 52w range$105.57
  • Bollingerabove upper
  • MACD1.23
  • ATR+2.1%
  • Volume1.0x

Analyst price targets

Low$97.47
Average$117.28
Median$116.98
High$153.12
Upside+11.1%

9 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $105.57 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$87.58$105$122$139$156Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26Feb 27Jun 27+45%+5%-3%-7%+9%+13%
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Strong buy 3 · Buy 4 · Hold 8 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 0

Revenue and free cash flow

Q2 FY2026: Revenue +0.6% year over year, free cash flow 13.3% of revenue, operating margin 10.7%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026$4.19B1.04$556M38.3%10.7%8.2%
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026$4.16B2.00$321M36.8%11.4%16.0%
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025$4.08B1.50$575M35.9%12.4%12.2%
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025$4.13B1.34$1.11B35.7%15.0%10.8%
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025$4.16B1.53$573M35.0%14.2%12.2%
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025$4.84B1.70$123M35.8%15.9%11.7%
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024$4.93B1.34$608M34.0%11.1%9.1%
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024$4.14B2.69$798M37.7%24.8%21.9%

Peers

20D
1PGThe Procter & Gamble Company$159.35+1.4%-3.3%+0.6%24.1$370B
2CLColgate-Palmolive Company$94.11+1.6%-3.9%+0.8%37.3$75.02B
3ELThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.$104.54-2.5%-11.7%+0.6%213.3$37.88B
4KVUEKenvue Inc.$18.91+1.3%-2.4%-5.4%21.7$36.32B
5KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation$105.57+1.4%-8.6%+11.1%18.0$35.11B
6HSYThe Hershey Company$170.83+1.3%-26.6%+18.2%23.3$34.32B
7CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.$104.53+1.4%-0.1%-1.2%33.7$24.79B
8CLXThe Clorox Company$87.09+1.0%-29.8%+13.3%18.1$10.53B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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