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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) stock analysis

$106.64−1.56%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • KMB gained 7.8% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 97th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −9.5%, 25.3 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 9.4% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 0 analysts raised earnings estimates and 6 cut; forward EPS moved −1.0% (−2.0% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Household care & beauty segment of the Consumer Value Chain, where the 1-month median return is +6.6%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Unresolved structure (since Oct 15, 2026).
Market cap$35.5B
12-month return−9.5%
Forward P/E14.3×
Mean target vs price+7.7%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

KMB+7.8%
Sector median+1.9%
S&P 5000.0%
KMB−0.6%
Sector median+0.7%
S&P 500+4.7%
KMB+10.2%
Sector median−2.7%
S&P 500+8.7%
KMB−9.5%
Sector median−1.9%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50097 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Consumer Defensive89 / 163

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Unresolved structureAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 15, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

86 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −1.2%, positive 45% of the time, against −0.3% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$7.41
30-day change−1.0%
90-day change−2.0%
Mean target$114.80 +7.7%
Raised (30d) 0Cut (30d) 6

15 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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ValuationRevisionsMomentumGrowthCashProfit

Behind peersRevisions, Momentum

PeersPG · UL · CL · EL

Where it sits in the supply chain

Consumer Value Chain · Brands & makers

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Its segment
Household care & beauty+6.6%
EL+3.4%1 monthKVUE+6.6%1 monthKMB+7.8%1 monthCHD+9.2%1 monthCLX−2.7%1 month

Care, household goods and beauty have different occasions, pricing and inventory cycles.

Sells into
Mass merchants & warehouse clubs+9.0%
WMT+7.0%1 monthCOST+11.0%1 monthBJ+12.6%1 monthPSMT−0.7%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−21.0%
Volatility, 60D25.7%
From 52-week high−9.4%
From 52-week low+14.6%
Trailing P/E21.1×
Forward P/E14.3×
ELEstee Lauder Companies, Inc. (TKVUEKenvue Inc.CHDChurch & Dwight Company, Inc.CLXClorox Company (The)WMTWalmartCOSTCostco WholesalePGProcter & GambleCLColgate-Palmolive

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