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How Kimberly-Clark Corporation stacks up
KMB · against 53 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
49/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #20 of 54 · scores higher than 58% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score12 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including KMB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 49?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Its metrics sit close to the Consumer Defensive norm.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 5.2% vs peer median 6.2%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 8.0% vs peer median 8.7%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 5.6% vs peer median 4.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KMB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KMB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 53 reported | 4.9% | 4.5% | 56% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 54 reported | 8.6% | 8.3% | 57% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 22 reported | 5.2% | 5.9% | 38% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 53 reported | 5.0% | 27.0% | 6% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KMB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 379.9B MXN (≈$20.5B) | 84 | 68 | |
| 2 | 28.1B EUR (≈$30.9B) | 79 | 51 | |
| 3 | 40.7B USD | 75 | 66 | |
| 4 | 22.1B GBP (≈$28.7B) | 71 | 46 | |
| 5 | 162.4B CNY (≈$22.7B) | 66 | 81 | |
| 18 | 148.0B DKK (≈$22.2B) | 51 | 56 | |
| 18 | 44.8B EUR (≈$49.3B) | 51 | 48 | |
| 20 | 293.3B CNY (≈$41.1B) | 49 | 54 | |
| 20 | 17.4B GBP (≈$22.6B) | 49 | 56 | |
| 20 | 34.7B USD | 49 | 44 | |
| 20 | 35.5B USD | 49 | 40 | |
| 24 | 39.5B USD | 48 | 26 | |
| 25 | 20.0B USD | 46 | 39 | |
| 26 | 34.0B USD | 44 | 39 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score