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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | Dallas, United States | NasdaqGS
110.18 USD -2.23 (-1.984%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 7:02 a.m. EDT

Kimberly-Clark presents a high-yield defensive play with a 4.66% dividend, but the payout ratio sits at a precarious 98%, leaving minimal margin for error if earnings fluctuate. While the business maintains a fortress-like ROE and consistent dividend growth, the balance sheet carries significant leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 370%. Price momentum is currently favorable, trading above key moving averages and finding support at the 110 strike level where options activity clusters. However, the long-term revenue growth is sluggish at under 3%, which caps the upside potential despite the attractive forward P/E. Investors should view this as a high-yield income vehicle rather than a growth engine, monitoring the dividend coverage closely.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.034418
AutoARIMA0.034489
AutoETS0.034489
AutoTheta0.041403

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 11.63
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.003
Excess Kurtosis 0.68
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 371.264
Revenue per Share 49.879
Market Cap 36,573,188,096
Trailing P/E 21.31
Forward P/E 14.55
Beta 0.28
Profit Margins 12.80%
Website https://www.kimberly-clark.com

As of July 11, 2026, 7:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound scenario between 110 and 115. Heavy open interest walls exist at the 110 strike for both calls and puts, acting as a strong support floor. Call volume is slightly elevated in the near term, particularly at the 118 strike, while put open interest concentrates at lower strikes like 105 and 109. Implied volatility remains moderate around 28-34%, with spikes at deep out-of-the-money strikes indicating tail-risk hedging.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.29% 4.71% 4.01% 3.82%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-05 1.280000 1.292407
2026-03-06 1.280000 1.223943
2025-12-05 1.260000 1.223776
2025-09-05 1.260000 0.970052
2025-06-06 1.260000 0.943467
2025-03-07 1.260000 0.870226
2024-12-06 1.220000 0.905515
2024-09-06 1.220000 0.830440
2024-06-07 1.220000 0.907198
2024-03-07 1.220000 0.969023
2023-12-07 1.180000 0.971273
2023-09-07 1.180000 0.928184
2023-06-08 1.180000 0.875891
2023-03-09 1.180000 0.962401
2022-12-08 1.160000 0.848201
2022-09-08 1.160000 0.924303
2022-06-09 1.160000 0.910089
2022-03-03 1.160000 0.895407
2021-12-09 1.140000 0.840646
2021-09-09 1.140000 0.827286
2021-06-03 1.140000 0.879630
2021-03-04 1.140000 0.885919
2020-12-03 1.070000 0.776375
2020-09-03 1.070000 0.702791
2020-06-04 1.070000 0.776939
2020-03-05 1.070000 0.746633
2019-12-05 1.030000 0.754468
2019-09-05 1.030000 0.738457
2019-06-06 1.030000 0.771074
2019-03-07 1.030000 0.894252
2018-12-06 1.000000 0.885661
2018-09-06 1.000000 0.861698
2018-06-07 1.000000 0.982125
2018-03-08 1.000000 0.892459
2017-12-07 0.970000 0.809953
2017-09-07 0.970000 0.810969
2017-06-07 0.970000 0.745008
2017-03-08 0.970000 0.732905
2016-12-07 0.920000 0.804618
2016-09-07 0.920000 0.723953
2016-06-08 0.920000 0.708892
2016-03-02 0.920000 0.699248
2015-12-02 0.880000 0.734742
2015-09-02 0.880000 0.839775
2015-06-03 0.880000 0.814966
2015-03-04 0.880000 0.812033
2014-12-03 0.840000 0.732345
2014-09-03 0.805369 0.781032
2014-06-04 0.805369 0.754310
2014-03-05 0.805369 0.773196
2013-12-04 0.776606 0.777351
2013-09-04 0.776606 0.875770
2013-06-05 0.776606 0.846307
2013-03-06 0.776606 0.855875
2012-12-05 0.709492 0.872230
2012-09-05 0.709492 0.895884
2012-06-06 0.709492 0.922348
2012-03-07 0.709492 1.035834
2011-12-07 0.671141 0.991221
2011-09-07 0.671141 1.022196
2011-06-08 0.671141 1.069355
2011-03-02 0.671141 1.086113
2010-12-08 0.632790 1.065719
2010-09-08 0.632790 0.998789
2010-06-02 0.632790 1.080196
2010-03-03 0.632790 1.099633
2009-12-02 0.575264 0.898339
2009-09-02 0.575264 1.029160
2009-06-03 0.575264 1.132290
2009-03-04 0.575264 1.301519
2008-12-03 0.556088 1.033683
2008-09-03 0.556088 0.932625
2008-06-04 0.556088 0.919176
2008-03-05 0.556088 0.899643
2007-12-05 0.508150 0.760948
2007-09-05 0.508150 0.776216
2007-06-06 0.508150 0.752735
2007-03-07 0.508150 0.790220
2006-12-06 0.469799 0.727327
2006-09-06 0.469799 0.767905
2006-06-07 0.469799 0.822148
2006-03-08 0.469799 0.831919
2005-12-07 0.431448 0.772268
2005-09-07 0.431448 0.724872
2005-06-08 0.431448 0.693375
2005-03-02 0.431448 0.682853
2004-12-08 0.383509 0.637958
2004-12-01 1.025887 1.683979
2004-09-08 0.383509 0.593296
2004-06-02 0.383509 0.610221
2004-03-03 0.383509 0.620636
2003-12-03 0.325983 0.606061
2003-09-03 0.325983 0.651966
2003-06-04 0.325983 0.649351
2003-03-05 0.325983 0.765766
2002-12-04 0.287632 0.586511
2002-09-04 0.287632 0.507185
2002-06-05 0.287632 0.459559
2002-03-06 0.287632 0.475285
2001-12-05 0.268456 0.481513
2001-09-05 0.268456 0.431832
2001-06-06 0.268456 0.466433
2001-03-07 0.268456 0.395815
2000-12-06 0.258869 0.399704
2000-09-06 0.258869 0.460555
2000-06-07 0.258869 0.460065
2000-03-08 0.258869 0.551021
1999-12-08 0.249281 0.401545
1999-09-08 0.249281 0.467416
1999-06-02 0.249281 0.435147
1999-03-03 0.249281 0.545932
1998-12-02 0.239693 0.465657
1998-09-02 0.239693 0.657894
1998-06-03 0.239693 0.505050
1998-03-04 0.239693 0.437158
1997-12-03 0.230105 0.459879
1997-09-03 0.230105 0.503936
1997-06-04 0.230105 0.470587
1997-03-05 0.230105 0.442906
1996-12-04 0.220518 0.486130
1996-09-04 0.220518 0.585988
1996-06-05 0.220518 0.606261
1996-03-06 0.220518 0.590691
1995-12-06 0.215724 0.601002
1995-09-06 0.215724 0.696325
1995-06-06 0.215724 0.769231
1995-03-06 0.215724 0.878049
1994-12-05 0.210930 0.880000
1994-09-02 0.210930 0.760259
1994-06-06 0.210930 0.780488
1994-02-28 0.210930 0.796380
1993-12-06 0.206136 0.828915
1993-09-03 0.206136 0.882051
1993-05-28 0.207095 0.924065
1993-03-01 0.196548 0.745453
1992-11-30 0.196548 0.677685
1992-08-31 0.196548 0.750570
1992-06-01 0.196548 0.713042
1992-03-02 0.196548 0.790360
1991-12-02 0.196548 0.896173
1991-08-30 0.177373 0.768831
1991-06-03 0.177373 0.773856
1991-03-04 0.177373 0.856730
1990-12-03 0.162991 0.852663
1990-08-31 0.162991 0.918917
1990-06-04 0.162991 0.969695
1990-03-05 0.162991 1.068760
1989-12-04 0.155801 0.878381
1989-09-01 0.155801 0.938631
1989-06-05 0.155801 1.005805
1989-03-06 0.155801 1.063398
1988-12-05 0.095877 0.653059
1988-09-02 0.095877 0.695650
1988-06-06 0.095877 0.740739
1988-02-29 0.095877 0.706400
1987-11-30 0.086290 0.718208
1987-08-31 0.086290 0.615388
1987-06-01 0.086290 0.666670
1987-03-02 0.086290 0.670551
1986-12-01 0.074305 0.730487
1986-08-29 0.074305 0.723033
1986-06-02 0.074305 0.708572
1986-03-03 0.074305 0.781103
1985-12-02 0.069511 0.857671
1985-08-30 0.069511 0.918812
1985-06-03 0.069511 1.002159
1985-03-04 0.069511 1.174683
Additional Data
dividendRate 5.12
dividendYield 4.55
exDividendDate 2026-06-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 5.06
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.045013785
lastDividendValue 1.28
lastDividendDate 2026-06-05
dividendDate 2026-07-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.1307298
Address1 PO Box 619100
All Time High 160.16
All Time Low 2.262105
Ask 114.23
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,389,110
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,686,006
Average Volume 4,686,006
Average Volume10Days 4,389,110
Beta 0.279
Bid 104.69
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 5
Book Value 5.411
City Dallas
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 110.18
Current Ratio 0.766
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 114.9099
Day Low 108.75
Debt To Equity 371.264
Display Name Kimberly-Clark
Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Dividend Rate 5.12
Dividend Yield 4.55
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,873,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,873,600
Earnings Growth 0.179
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.173
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,846,600
Ebitda 3,351,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.2024
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.908
Enterprise To Revenue 2.613
Enterprise Value 43,255,189,504
Eps Current Year 7.54965
Eps Forward 7.57265
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.17
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 101.9684
Fifty Day Average Change 8.211601
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.080530845
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -13.072979
Fifty Two Week High 137.46
Fifty Two Week High Change -27.280006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19845778
Fifty Two Week Low 92.42
Fifty Two Week Low Change 17.760002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.19216622
Fifty Two Week Range 92.42 - 137.46
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.75
Float Shares 330,678,984
Forward Eps 7.57265
Forward P E 14.549728
Free Cashflow 1,054,625,024
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 36,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.37147
Gross Profits 6,150,000,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0070700003
Held Percent Institutions 0.93471
Implied Shares Outstanding 331,940,357
Industry Household & Personal Products
Industry Disp Household & Personal Products
Industry Key household-personal-products
Ir Website http://www.kimberly-clark.com/investors.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Last Dividend Value 1.28
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,414,972,800
Last Split Factor 1,043:1000
Long Business Summary Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States. It operates in two segments, North America and International Personal Care. The North America segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, tissue, towels, soaps and sanitizers, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Goodnites, Kotex, Poise, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Wypall , and other brand names. Its International Personal Care segment provides baby and child care, adult care and feminine care, including disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Kotex, Goodfeel, Intimus, Depend, and other brand names. The company sells its household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce. It also sells its professional use products through distributors, directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and high-volume public facilities, and through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Long Name Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 36,573,188,096
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_283857
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 1,720,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 36,573,188,534
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 113.0
Operating Cashflow 3,195,000,064
Operating Margins 0.19649
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.97870004
Peg Ratio 2.27
Phone 972 281 1200
Pre Market Change -0.4328003
Pre Market Change Percent -0.392812
Pre Market Price 109.7472
Pre Market Time 1,784,030,194
Previous Close 112.41
Price Eps Current Year 14.594053
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 20.362226
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.2090595
Profit Margins 0.12798999
Quick Ratio 0.368
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.5625
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.23
Regular Market Change Percent -1.98381
Regular Market Day High 114.9099
Regular Market Day Low 108.75
Regular Market Day Range 108.75 - 114.9099
Regular Market Open 113.0
Regular Market Previous Close 112.41
Regular Market Price 110.18
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 7,082,734
Return On Assets 0.10163999
Return On Equity 1.11727
Revenue Growth 0.027
Revenue Per Share 49.879
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 331,940,357
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1275
Shares Short 42,319,236
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 43,179,607
Short Name Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1456
Short Ratio 8.18
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol KMB
Target High Price 162.0
Target Low Price 90.0
Target Mean Price 115.46667
Target Median Price 110.0
Total Cash 542,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.633
Total Debt 7,105,999,872
Total Revenue 16,556,000,256
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 5.06
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.045013785
Trailing Eps 5.17
Trailing P E 21.31141
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.2259
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 104.5009
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.6791
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.054344986
Type Disp Equity
Volume 7,082,734
Website https://www.kimberly-clark.com
Zip 75,261-9100