KMB Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Colgate-Palmolive has a net margin of 9.07% compared to Kimberly-Clark's net margin of 14.94%. Kimberly-Clark's return on equity of 213.79% beat Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity of 420.55%.

Kimberly-Clark has a consensus price target of $144.73, signalling upside risk potential of 1.77%. On the other hand Colgate-Palmolive has an analysts' consensus of $97.73 which suggests that it could grow by 4.3%. Given that Colgate-Palmolive has higher upside potential than Kimberly-Clark, analysts believe Colgate-Palmolive is more attractive than Kimberly-Clark.

Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.376, which suggesting that the stock is 62.423% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.402, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 59.762%.

Kimberly-Clark has a quarterly dividend of $1.26 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.46%. Colgate-Palmolive offers a yield of 2.14% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share. Kimberly-Clark pays 63.97% of its earnings as a dividend. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 61.93% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Kimberly-Clark quarterly revenues are $4.9B, which are smaller than Colgate-Palmolive quarterly revenues of $4.9B. Kimberly-Clark's net income of $447M is lower than Colgate-Palmolive's net income of $739M. Notably, Kimberly-Clark's price-to-earnings ratio is 18.84x while Colgate-Palmolive's PE ratio is 26.62x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Kimberly-Clark is 2.39x versus 3.84x for Colgate-Palmolive. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Clorox has a net margin of 9.07% compared to Kimberly-Clark's net margin of 11.45%. Kimberly-Clark's return on equity of 213.79% beat Clorox's return on equity of 174.43%.

Kimberly-Clark has a consensus price target of $144.73, signalling upside risk potential of 1.77%. On the other hand Clorox has an analysts' consensus of $163.74 which suggests that it could grow by 11.2%. Given that Clorox has higher upside potential than Kimberly-Clark, analysts believe Clorox is more attractive than Kimberly-Clark.

Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.376, which suggesting that the stock is 62.423% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Clorox has a beta of 0.612, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 38.802%.

Kimberly-Clark has a quarterly dividend of $1.26 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.46%. Clorox offers a yield of 3.3% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share. Kimberly-Clark pays 63.97% of its earnings as a dividend. Clorox pays out 212.5% of its earnings as a dividend. Kimberly-Clark's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Clorox's is not.

Kimberly-Clark quarterly revenues are $4.9B, which are larger than Clorox quarterly revenues of $1.7B. Kimberly-Clark's net income of $447M is higher than Clorox's net income of $193M. Notably, Kimberly-Clark's price-to-earnings ratio is 18.84x while Clorox's PE ratio is 40.23x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Kimberly-Clark is 2.39x versus 2.56x for Clorox. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Procter & Gamble has a net margin of 9.07% compared to Kimberly-Clark's net margin of 21.16%. Kimberly-Clark's return on equity of 213.79% beat Procter & Gamble's return on equity of 30.56%.

Kimberly-Clark has a consensus price target of $144.73, signalling upside risk potential of 1.77%. On the other hand Procter & Gamble has an analysts' consensus of $178.70 which suggests that it could grow by 6.33%. Given that Procter & Gamble has higher upside potential than Kimberly-Clark, analysts believe Procter & Gamble is more attractive than Kimberly-Clark.

Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.376, which suggesting that the stock is 62.423% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Procter & Gamble has a beta of 0.408, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 59.218%.

Kimberly-Clark has a quarterly dividend of $1.26 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.46%. Procter & Gamble offers a yield of 2.4% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.01 per share. Kimberly-Clark pays 63.97% of its earnings as a dividend. Procter & Gamble pays out 62.59% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Kimberly-Clark quarterly revenues are $4.9B, which are smaller than Procter & Gamble quarterly revenues of $21.9B. Kimberly-Clark's net income of $447M is lower than Procter & Gamble's net income of $4.6B. Notably, Kimberly-Clark's price-to-earnings ratio is 18.84x while Procter & Gamble's PE ratio is 26.76x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Kimberly-Clark is 2.39x versus 4.91x for Procter & Gamble. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Spectrum Brands Holdings has a net margin of 9.07% compared to Kimberly-Clark's net margin of 3.36%. Kimberly-Clark's return on equity of 213.79% beat Spectrum Brands Holdings's return on equity of 5.52%.

Kimberly-Clark has a consensus price target of $144.73, signalling upside risk potential of 1.77%. On the other hand Spectrum Brands Holdings has an analysts' consensus of $100.25 which suggests that it could grow by 41.16%. Given that Spectrum Brands Holdings has higher upside potential than Kimberly-Clark, analysts believe Spectrum Brands Holdings is more attractive than Kimberly-Clark.

Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.376, which suggesting that the stock is 62.423% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Spectrum Brands Holdings has a beta of 1.200, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 19.96%.

Kimberly-Clark has a quarterly dividend of $1.26 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.46%. Spectrum Brands Holdings offers a yield of 2.51% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share. Kimberly-Clark pays 63.97% of its earnings as a dividend. Spectrum Brands Holdings pays out 40.55% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Kimberly-Clark quarterly revenues are $4.9B, which are larger than Spectrum Brands Holdings quarterly revenues of $700.2M. Kimberly-Clark's net income of $447M is higher than Spectrum Brands Holdings's net income of $23.5M. Notably, Kimberly-Clark's price-to-earnings ratio is 18.84x while Spectrum Brands Holdings's PE ratio is 17.45x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Kimberly-Clark is 2.39x versus 0.69x for Spectrum Brands Holdings. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.