CluenexKimberly-Clark Corporation KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corporation scores average on business quality (5.1 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.
Why it matters
- What Kimberly-Clark Corporation does
Kimberly-Clark manufactures essential personal care and paper products like Huggies and Kleenex, selling them globally to retail consumers and businesses.
- What it does best
Kimberly-Clark dominates household essentials through trusted brands that secure shelf space worldwide. Its operating margin lands in the top quartile of its sector at 78th percentile, showing efficient core execution against peers like PG with its 23.9% margin.
- The main risk
A negative revenue growth rate of -2.1% signals declining demand volumes across core markets. If top-line contraction persists, fixed-cost absorption worsens and squeezes margins further.
Quality, check by check
Scored against its own industry, from company filings.
Operating margin sits at 16.7% and FCF margin at 11.0%. Margins are holding steady despite declining revenues, but scale advantages face pressure from falling volumes.
Global brand recognition locks in everyday consumers who repeat purchases out of habit. Return on equity hits an exceptionally high 122.5%, anchored by heavy leverage.
Revenue growth is negative at -2.1% with sector rank in the bottom quartile at 21st percentile. The historical summary shows consecutive annual revenue declines since 2022.
Debt-to-equity sits at 4.8x alongside $6.4B in net debt, leaving a thin safety margin. Free cash flow came in at $1.8B, covering dividend obligations of $1.7B closely.
Insiders
Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.
No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.
Our sealed record on KMB
Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.
The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.
Questions
Kimberly-Clark Corporation scores average on the Cluenex quality check (5.1 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is fair, moat strong, growth slow and financial health fair.
In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.
Oct 27, 2026, before the open.
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