Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KMB in the last 90 days.
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Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$97.86−0.33 (−0.3%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:17 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryKimberly-Clark trades at $97.86, down 0.3%, and sits below both its 50-day average of $107.45 and its 200-day average of $102.93. The GekkoIndex reads 73, placing the stock in the Buying zone. Shares are 19.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $121.49, and the one-month return stands at -10.9%, with the one-year return at -22.1%.
This week's news centers on Kimberly-Clark's proposed acquisition of Kenvue, valued at $40 billion in some reports and $48.7 billion in others. The company is preparing asset sales and concessions to address European Union antitrust concerns, with a preliminary review set to conclude on 29 September; the deal has already been approved in Australia. Separately, BNP Paribas lowered its price target on Kimberly-Clark to $101 from $111 while keeping a Neutral rating, and another report noted the company is addressing $150 million in second-half input-cost pressure through pricing and productivity actions.
The next earnings date falls on 29 October, 39 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report on 28 April beat estimates, with EPS of $1.97 against a $1.93 estimate, though shares reacted -2.2%. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -2.1% across 5 years, positive in only 1 of them. Analyst coverage spans 11 firms with 4 buy, 6 hold and 1 sell ratings, and a consensus target of $117. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $97.86200-day averageGekko Fair Value $121.49
Key stats
- Market cap
- $32.48B
- P/E ratio
- 19.3
- Forward P/E
- 13
- EPS, TTM
- $5.06
- Revenue, TTM
- $16.58B
- Profit margin
- 11.8%
- Dividend yield
- 5.17%
- Beta
- 0.27
- Volume
- 6.49M avg 4.55M
- 1-year return
- −22.1%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.9%
- 50-day average
- $107.45
- 200-day average
- $102.93
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 331.9M
Kimberly-Clark swing-trade checklist
Kimberly-Clark scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $97.86 sits between the 50-day ($107.45) and 200-day ($102.93) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
73, Buying
Reading 73 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
19.5% below
Price is 19.5% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 39 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 39 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−2.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.1% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
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Kimberly-Clark stock chart and price history
Kimberly-Clark closed at $97.86 on Sep 18, 2026, −22.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $92.42 to $126.55.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −10.9%
- 3 months
- −4.6%
- 6 months
- −0.7%
- 1 year
- −22.1%
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About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark produces personal care and paper-based household goods, sold largely to shoppers in the United States. It is recognized for consumer brands such as Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Poise, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle and Viva, covering items like diapers, training pants, wipes, feminine and incontinence care, tissue, towels and napkins.
The company is structured around two divisions, one serving North America and another covering international personal care markets, the latter offering similar baby, child, feminine and adult care lines under names including Huggies, Kotex, Goodfeel, Intimus and Depend. Goods meant for home use reach buyers through grocery chains, mass retailers, pharmacies, club stores, department stores, independent distributors and online sales, while items built for workplaces and institutions are supplied to manufacturers, hotels, offices, food service operations and similar large-scale facilities, again including internet-based sales.
Founded in 1872, Kimberly-Clark keeps its headquarters in Dallas, Texas, and its stock trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker KMB.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Household/Personal care
- Website
- kimberly-clark.com
Kimberly-Clark GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Kimberly-Clark’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 73, in the Buying zone, down 7.1 points over five sessions.
73Buying
Down 7.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 38 | +0.7% | +2.4% | ||
| Accumulation | 267 | +0.1% | −0.4% | ||
| Neutral | 319 | −0.3% | −0.3% | ||
| Distribution | 36 | −0.1% | −1.2% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average KMB share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Kimberly-Clark stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Kimberly-Clark trades 19.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $121.49, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Kimberly-Clark shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$121.49
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
19.5% Undervalued
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Kimberly-Clark insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Kimberly-Clark, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in KMB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Kimberly-Clark has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2025
- $1.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
- Trailing four quarters
- $141.0M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
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Kimberly-Clark earnings: next date and track record
Kimberly-Clark reports on Oct 29, 2026, before the open (39 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected before the open, 39 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.62
- Revenue estimate
- $4.14B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.4%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Apr 28, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Kimberly-Clark reported Q1 volume plus mix growth of 3%, building on two consecutive years of broad-based volume growth. CEO Mike Hsu highlighted innovation-driven momentum across Baby Care, Women's Health, and active aging categories. The company reported industry-leading supply chain productivity enabling reinvestment in brands. Management is preparing to integrate Kenvue brands into their operating model while navigating commodity cost pressures, particularly from oil above $100/barrel.
- Guidance
- Full year guidance faces potential commodity headwinds with oil above $100/barrel, though mitigating actions are not yet officially incorporated. Management emphasized pricing discipline (PNOC framework), productivity gains, and flexible ad spend as key levers to offset input cost pressures.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | $1.97 est $1.93 | $4.16B est $4.09B | −2.2% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $1.86 est $1.81 | $4.08B est $4.09B | −1.6% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $1.82 est $1.75 | $4.13B est $4.09B | +2.6% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $1.92 est $1.67 | $4.16B est $4.85B | +6.8% |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $1.93 est $1.89 | $4.84B est $4.89B | −4.8% |
| Jan 28, 2025 | $1.50 est $1.51 | $4.93B est $4.86B | −1.3% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $1.83 est $1.71 | $4.95B est $5.06B | −5.1% |
| Jul 23, 2024 | $1.96 est $1.71 | $5.03B est $5.10B | −2.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Kimberly-Clark stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Kimberly-Clark is $117.00, +19.6% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$117.00consensus 12-month target, +19.6% from the last close
Now $97.86Avg $117.00
Low $90High $162
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Barclays | $105 | +7.3% |
| Sep 11 | RBC Capital | $162 | +65.5% |
| Sep 11 | Piper Sandler | $118 | +20.6% |
| Sep 10 | Barclays | $115 | +17.5% |
| Sep 10 | Wells Fargo | $105 | +7.3% |
+2.4%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
−2.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Kimberly-Clark seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Kimberly-Clark averaged −2.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.5% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −2.6% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −3.8% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −2.1% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −2.9% | 1 of 5 |
For scale, KMB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.9%.
Kimberly-Clark market cap and key statistics
Kimberly-Clark’s market cap is $32.48B, with a P/E ratio of 19.3 and revenue of $16.58B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $32.48B
- P/E ratio
- 19.3
- Forward P/E
- 13
- EPS, TTM
- $5.06
- Gekko Fair Value
- $121.49
Trading
- Volume
- 6.49M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 4.55M
- 52-week high
- $126.55
- 52-week low
- $92.42
- Shares outstanding
- 331.9M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $16.58B
- Profit margin
- 11.8%
- Return on equity
- 104.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −32.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.27
- Typical daily move
- ±2.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.9%
- Dividend yield
- 5.17%
Kimberly-Clark stock news this week
Coverage of Kimberly-Clark this week reads neutral: 2 positive, 5 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
- Kimberly Clark (KMB) Lines Up Assets for $40 Billion Deal ReviewYahoo! Finance Canada, Sep 18
- BNP Paribas Adjusts Price Target on Kimberly-Clark to $101 From $111, Keeps Neutral Ratingmarketscreener.com, Sep 18
- Can Kimberly-Clark's Pricing Actions Offset Rising Input Cost Risks?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 17
- Kimberly-Clark prepares concessions to gain EU approval for Kenvue deal - report (KVUE:NYSE)Seeking Alpha, Sep 15
- Kimberly-Clark preps for asset sale tied to $48B Kenvue purchaseThe Business Journals, Sep 14
- Exclusive-Kimberly-Clark readies EU remedies in bid for Kenvue deal, sources sayWKZO, Sep 14
Kimberly-Clark peers
Kimberly-Clark’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| PGProcter & Gamble | Neutral | 15.8% below |
| CLColgate-Palmolive | Accumulation | 3.3% below |
| KVUEKenvue | Accumulation | 22.7% below |
| ELEstee Lauder Companies | Accumulation | 4.2% below |
| CHDChurch & Dwight | Accumulation | 7.1% below |
| CLXClorox | Buying | 45.5% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Kimberly-Clark stock FAQ
What is Kimberly-Clark’s market cap?
Kimberly-Clark’s market cap is $32.48B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $97.86, with 331.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 19.3.
What is the Kimberly-Clark stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Kimberly-Clark is $117.00, +19.6% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Kimberly-Clark stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Kimberly-Clark is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $97.86 is 19.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $121.49. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Kimberly-Clark report earnings next?
Kimberly-Clark is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, before the market opens (39 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.62 per share on revenue of $4.14B. Kimberly-Clark beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.4% on average across the report.
What is Kimberly-Clark’s 52-week high and low?
Kimberly-Clark’s 52-week high is $126.55 and its 52-week low is $92.42; it closed at $97.86 on Sep 18, 2026, −22.1% over the past year.
Is Kimberly-Clark stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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