What is KMB's House Rating?

KMB scores 46 out of 100 (grade D) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #14 of 52 Consumer Staples stocks we cover.

What do analysts say about KMB?

ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for KMB scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.

When does KMB report earnings next?

We do not have a reliable estimate for KMB's next earnings date (irregular SEC filing history); a rough window is 2027-01-12 to 2027-02-09. Check the company's investor-relations page.

ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

KMB Kimberly-Clark

Consumer Staples · Household Products · close $105.57 (2026-10-16) · latest quarter in EDGAR: 2026-06-30

#14/52 in sector · #248/964 overall

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) has a ThetaGrade House Rating of 46/100 (grade D), ranking #14 of 52 in Consumer Staples. Its strongest pillars are profitability (72) and cash flow (52); its weakest is growth (28). TTM revenue growth is 0.7% and operating margin 15.2%.

Data as of 2026-10-16.

Analyst sentiment

weight 7.5% · 50

Consensus score (1–5) (3.8%)	derived	29
90-day net rating shift (3.8%)	derived	79

Growth

weight 30.83% · 28

Revenue growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	0.7%	20
EPS growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	-19.0%	33
Revenue acceleration (6.2%)	-2.1%	34

Profitability

weight 18.5% · 72

Operating margin (9.9%)	15.2%	74
4Q gross-margin change (8.6%)	0.5%	69

Balance sheet

weight 18.5% · 44

Net debt / EBITDA (9.9%)	1.94×	46
Current ratio (4.9%)	0.91	27
Interest coverage (3.7%)	9.82×	63

Cash flow

weight 12.33% · 52

FCF margin (6.2%)	10.0%	61
FCF yield (6.2%)	4.7%	43

Valuation

weight 12.33% · 49

P/E (inverted) (6.2%)	17.95×	71
EV/Sales (inverted) (6.2%)	2.51×	28

Technicals (EOD)

RSI(14)	67.2
EMA 9 / 21	100.43 / 99.63 · crossed up 2d ago
200-day SMA	102.50
Volume vs 20d avg	0.96×
20-day return	7.5%

Exit-rule monitor

EXITRating break: House Rating below 60

Data source per metric (SEC XBRL tag or derivation): Revenue: Revenues · Gross profit: GrossProfit · Operating income: OperatingIncomeLoss · Interest expense: InterestExpense · D&A: DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization · EPS: EarningsPerShareDiluted · Market cap: SEC shares (dei EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding (cover page)) × EOD close · P/E: EOD close ÷ SEC TTM EPS (EarningsPerShareDiluted).

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FAQ

What is KMB's House Rating?: KMB scores 46 out of 100 (grade D) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #14 of 52 Consumer Staples stocks we cover.
What do analysts say about KMB?: ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for KMB scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.
When does KMB report earnings next?: We do not have a reliable estimate for KMB's next earnings date (irregular SEC filing history); a rough window is 2027-01-12 to 2027-02-09. Check the company's investor-relations page.
Is KMB a buy?: ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

Sources: SEC EDGAR filings (fetched 2026-10-18), Finnhub recommendation trends, Massive EOD prices. Scores are sector percentiles; a factor without usable data is a data gap: it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized (nothing is imputed). Educational only. Methodology