# Kimberly-Clark - Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)

Stock code KMB · Yahoo ticker KMB · Sector: Consumer Defensive

Overall fundamentals score: 47/100 (Okay). Bottom 34% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 40/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 33/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 63/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 17/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 75/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Kimberly-Clark (KMB): Overall score: 47/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 40/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 112% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth -1%/yr - Weak
4-Year Profit Growth +3%/yr - Okay
Net Profit Margin 12% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +1% - Weak

Financial Safety: 33/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 3.7× - Weak
Current Ratio 0.9× - Weak
Interest Coverage 10.5× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 63/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 5% - Okay
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 17/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 18.4× - Okay
P/B Ratio 20.5× - Weak
PEG Ratio 5.3 - Weak

Risk: 75/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Falling - Strong
Share Count Trend (4yr) -0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -6.6 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -9.6% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 2 of 4 quarters down - Okay

## Common questions

### What is Kimberly-Clark's fundamentals score?

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) scores 47/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 34% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Kimberly-Clark strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Risk (75/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (17/100).

### How does Kimberly-Clark rank against its sector?

Kimberly-Clark ranks #15 of 33 scored Consumer Defensive stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Kimberly-Clark pay dividends?

Yes. Kimberly-Clark (KMB) has a dividend yield of 4.7%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 86% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 63/100.

### How do I buy Kimberly-Clark shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy KMB. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Kimberly-Clark (KMB), in plain English?

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is a Consumer Defensive company (Household & Personal Products). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 47/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Risk (75/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (17/100). Shares currently cost about 18 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 18.4×). It also pays back about 4.7% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/kmb-kimberly-clark

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
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