KMB KM

KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products

6 · Fair Momentum 4.0 · Weak At risk Aristocrat

108.57

+0.51%

About the company

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.

4.72%
101.19%
5.12
36.0B
21.46
5.06
103.25

52-week range

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low 92.4 high 136
Yield Growth Momentum Safety Value Health

Dividend deep dive

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) operates in the Household & Personal Products industry within the Consumer Defensive sector. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 4.74%. This yield is above its 5-year average yield of 3.65% and its 5-year high of 3.96%, suggesting it is trading outside its typical historical yield range. Its dividend safety status is currently assessed as 'at_risk'.

Dividend history

Kimberly-Clark has a notable history of dividend increases, boasting a 29-year streak, earning it a 'champion' tier in the CCC list. The dividend has shown consistent growth over recent periods, with a 3-year CAGR of 2.79% and a 5-year CAGR of 3.32%. Looking at recent payments, the company paid $4.72 per share in 2023, which increased to $4.88 per share in 2024. The company has a consistent quarterly payment schedule in March, June, September, and December.

Dividend safety

The dividend's safety appears challenged, with the dividend safety status noted as 'at_risk'. The payout ratio stands at 99.03% of EPS, indicating nearly all earnings are distributed.

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Price history

158 127 96.5 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2020-08 · 158 2020-09 · 148 2020-10 · 133 2020-11 · 139 2020-12 · 135 2021-01 · 132 2021-02 · 128 2021-03 · 139 2021-04 · 133 2021-05 · 131 2021-06 · 134 2021-07 · 136 2021-08 · 138 2021-09 · 132 2021-10 · 129 2021-11 · 130 2021-12 · 143 2022-01 · 138 2022-02 · 130 2022-03 · 123 2022-04 · 139 2022-05 · 133 2022-06 · 135 2022-07 · 132 2022-08 · 128 2022-09 · 113 2022-10 · 124 2022-11 · 136 2022-12 · 136 2023-01 · 130 2023-02 · 125 2023-03 · 134 2023-04 · 145 2023-05 · 134 2023-06 · 138 2023-07 · 129 2023-08 · 129 2023-09 · 121 2023-10 · 120 2023-11 · 124 2023-12 · 122 2024-01 · 121 2024-02 · 121 2024-03 · 129 2024-04 · 137 2024-05 · 133 2024-06 · 138 2024-07 · 135 2024-08 · 145 2024-09 · 142 2024-10 · 134 2024-11 · 139 2024-12 · 131 2025-01 · 130 2025-02 · 142 2025-03 · 142 2025-04 · 132 2025-05 · 144 2025-06 · 129 2025-07 · 125 2025-08 · 129 2025-09 · 124 2025-10 · 120 2025-11 · 109 2025-12 · 101 2026-01 · 100.0 2026-02 · 111 2026-03 · 96.5 2026-04 · 98.4 2026-05 · 97.6 2026-06 · 110 2026-07 · 109
Price

Dividend profile

Frequency
Quarterly
Growth (TTM)
+2.4%
CAGR 3y
+2.8%
+3.3%
29 years

(5-year)

Now 4.7%
3.4% avg 3.6% 4.0%

Payment calendar

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Dividend history

CAGR 3y +2.8% CAGR 5y +3.3% 29y streak
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Per-share dividend by year

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Debt & leverage

371.3%
0.77
0.37
Debt vs cash
Debt Cash
Total debt
7.1B USD
Total cash
542.0M USD
3.4B USD

Latest reported balance-sheet figures.

Held by 9 investors · watched by 2

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