KMB PEER ANALYSIS

Kimberly-Clark Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · US · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Household & Personal Products

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

KMBIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	KMB	HEN3	ESSITY-B	BEI	PUIG	UNA	Ind. Median
P/E	18.04	15.12	15.42	18.20	8.71●	19.83	19.95
P/B	21.29	1.50●	2.19	1.99	2.48	7.77	2.64
EV/EBITDA	14.62	8.60	8.68	8.84	6.28●	13.09	13.05
P/S	2.31	1.50	1.41	1.73	1.10●	2.39	1.73

Financial Health
Metric	KMB	HEN3	ESSITY-B	BEI	PUIG	UNA	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.77	1.19	1.05	1.90●	1.12	0.79	1.22
Debt/Equity	394.4%	18.1%	48.2%	2.5%●	53.5%	190.6%	56.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.14	0.16	1.18	-1.34●	0.62	2.21	1.30

Profitability
Metric	KMB	HEN3	ESSITY-B	BEI	PUIG	UNA	Ind. Median
Net Margin	12.8%●	9.9%	9.1%	9.5%	12.6%	12.1%	4.5%
ROE	146.3%●	9.6%	14.9%	11.0%	29.8%	34.3%	9.6%
ROA	12.7%	5.9%	7.1%	7.1%	12.9%●	8.1%	3.9%
EBITDA Margin	18.5%	17.8%	18.8%	17.1%	19.3%	22.0%●	17.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KMB	HEN3	ESSITY-B	BEI	PUIG	UNA	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-8.8%	-5.1%	-6.2%	1.7%	44.5%●	-16.9%	-3.6%
NI Growth	-14.0%	1.4%	-0.8%	27.2%	54.1%●	6.1%	2.1%
Div. Yield	4.5%●	2.7%	3.1%	1.3%	1.2%	3.6%	2.2%
Payout	79.0%	0.0%	45.8%	23.7%	10.2%	74.2%	27.4%

Valuation
Metric	KMB	KVUE	EL	CHD	CL	CLX	Ind. Median
P/E	18.04	23.44	—	32.14	36.66	15.69●	19.95
P/B	21.29	3.58	7.73	5.63	527.65	-177.06●	2.64
EV/EBITDA	14.62	14.39	27.59	19.68	21.36	11.57●	13.05
P/S	2.31	2.49	2.08	3.80	3.68	1.75●	1.73

Financial Health
Metric	KMB	KVUE	EL	CHD	CL	CLX	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.77	0.98	1.27●	1.22	1.02	0.84	1.22
Debt/Equity	394.4%	81.6%	232.9%	56.8%	5,498.6%	-6,695.5%●	56.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.14	2.39	4.60	1.45●	1.69	2.52	1.30

Profitability
Metric	KMB	KVUE	EL	CHD	CL	CLX	Ind. Median
Net Margin	12.8%●	10.6%	-1.7%	11.8%	10.0%	11.2%	4.5%
ROE	146.3%	15.7%	-5.9%	16.8%	475.4%●	—	9.6%
ROA	12.7%●	6.1%	-1.3%	8.2%	12.6%	12.7%	3.9%
EBITDA Margin	18.5%	20.7%	9.0%	20.8%●	18.7%	19.4%	17.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KMB	KVUE	EL	CHD	CL	CLX	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-8.8%	-0.1%	0.4%	2.2%	4.3%●	-3.7%	-3.6%
NI Growth	-14.0%	53.6%●	—	26.9%	-28.0%	8.9%	2.1%
Div. Yield	4.5%	4.3%	1.7%	1.2%	2.2%	5.1%●	2.2%
Payout	79.0%	146.2%	-204.4%	39.2%	87.9%	79.6%	27.4%

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