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KMB

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Consumer Staples / Household Products / Irving, TX

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AnalystScope signal

Buy

Scheduled quote

$109

Base fair value

$136

Bear / base / bull

$107 / $136 / $153

Upside / downside

+24.8 upside

Confidence

Low

Research updated Jun 13, 2026

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Model vs published view

Current model signal differs from the latest published analyst rating.

Live current-price moves may be widening the gap versus the latest published view.

Investment summary

Current view and thesis

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is added as a high-quality large-cap coverage candidate with global household and personal-care staples portfolio with recurring demand. The initial AnalystScope view weighs pricing discipline, productivity, and stable consumer categories against modest growth keeps the fair-value range restrained, keeping the rating restrained until the model has more live refresh history.

Fair value $136 vs. current $109 (+24.8 upside). Current base fair value is $136 versus $109, implying +24.8 upside.

Key drivers

Staples categories support recurring demand.

Productivity can improve margins.

Brand portfolio provides defensive cash flow.

Key risks

Input cost pressure can reduce margin recovery.

Volume elasticity can offset price increases.

Low growth limits valuation expansion.

What would change the view

A clearer evidence base around pricing discipline, productivity, and stable consumer categories would improve confidence.

A deterioration in cost savings and mix can support gradual margin recovery would reduce support for the current fair value.

A wider gap between price and normalized cash-flow support would make the rating harder to defend.

Valuation

Price, range, and method support

Base case $136 / +24.8 upside / low confidence

Price vs fair value

+24.4%

Model-implied return

Scheduled quote

$109

Fair value

$136

Valuation method stack

Weighted fair value $136

Published method weights

DCF (Base)

$144 | 45%

NTM P/E Multiple

$132 | 35%

EV/EBITDA Cross-check

$128 | 20%

Case / method	Value	Weight / support
DCF (Base)	$144	45%
NTM P/E Multiple	$132	35%
EV/EBITDA Cross-check	$128	20%
Bear case	$107	Mixed
Base case	$136	Mixed
Bull case	$153	Mixed

Fundamental analysis

Reported evidence and normalized model base

Normalized annual basis: FY2025

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Normalized figures are AnalystScope's annual valuation model base.

Normalized metric	Latest value	Growth / margin context
Revenue	$21.2B	+1.9% YoY
Operating income	$3.4B	16.0% margin
Net income	$2.1B	EPS proxy $6.25
Free cash flow	$2.5B	11.8% margin
EBITDA	$4.2B	19.8% margin
Net cash / (debt)	-$7.8B	-36.8% of revenue

Metric	Reported	AnalystScope normalized	Basis note
Revenue (TTM)	$16.4B	$21.2B	Model revenue smooths short-term demand, timing, and segment-mix volatility rather than treating the latest period as a straight-line run rate.
Operating Margin	14.3%	16.0%	Margin input uses a durable operating base and tempers one-off restructuring, mix, and cycle effects.
FCF (TTM)	$1.6B	$2.5B	FCF input normalizes working-capital and capital-spending timing so cash conversion is not over-read from one period.
Net Cash / (Debt)	($6.3B)	($7.8B)	Balance-sheet input uses a conservative net cash / debt posture without assuming all cash is excess or fully distributable.

Fundamental snapshot

FY2025

Normalized annual model base

Revenue

+1.9% YoY

$21.2B

Op. margin

+0.2% pts

16.0%

FCF margin

+0.7% pts

11.8%

Revenue + margin trend

Annual normalized model-base history.

Revenue

2023

2024

2025

Operating margin

2023

2024

2025

AnalystScope annual model-base statements in USD across FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025.

Income statement

Line item	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$20.4B	$20.8B	$21.2B
Gross Profit	$7.1B	$7.5B	$7.7B
Operating Income	$3.1B	$3.3B	$3.4B
EBITDA	$3.9B	$4.1B	$4.2B
Net Income	$1.8B	$2.0B	$2.1B

Balance sheet

Line item	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash & Investments	$800.0M	$900.0M	$1.0B
Total Debt	$8.5B	$8.6B	$8.8B
Net Cash / (Debt)	($7.7B)	($7.7B)	($7.8B)
Total Assets	$17.0B	$17.5B	$18.0B
Total Liabilities	$15.8B	$16.0B	$16.2B
Shareholders' Equity	$1.2B	$1.5B	$1.8B

Cash flow

Line item	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Operating Cash Flow	$2.9B	$3.0B	$3.2B
Depreciation & Amortization	$800.0M	$800.0M	$800.0M
Capital Expenditures	($700.0M)	($700.0M)	($700.0M)
Free Cash Flow	$2.2B	$2.3B	$2.5B

Model assumptions

Base-case inputs and sensitivity

Published AnalystScope assumptions; private edits do not change this base case.

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

2.5%

+/- 1.0% => +/-$3/sh

Why this level: This is AnalystScope's base-case growth assumption, not a guarantee. It sits below the latest FY model-base revenue pace (2025.0%), so the model does not extend current strength too far into the outer years. Current company context: Staples categories support recurring demand.

Terminal Growth

2.0%

+/- 0.5% => +/-$3/sh

Why this level: This is AnalystScope's mature long-run growth assumption, not a perpetual hypergrowth claim. At 2.0%, it sits well below the 2.5% five-year revenue CAGR, so the model steps down from the explicit forecast period to a steadier long-run pace. For Kimberly-Clark Corporation, that means a durable franchise can keep compounding after year five without assuming today's faster growth profile lasts indefinitely.

WACC

7.6%

+/- 0.5% => -$4/sh

Why this level: This is AnalystScope's base-case cost-of-capital judgment, not a precise CAPM output. It reflects the current rates backdrop, equity risk premium, and the company's balance-sheet posture. Leverage is manageable but growth is modest

Operating Margin (Year 5)

16.8%

+/- 100 bps => +/-$4/sh

Why this level: This is AnalystScope's base-case margin view, not a promise of straight-line expansion. It keeps year-five margins close to today's model-base operating margin (16.0%), which implies the current margin structure is broadly durable. Margin input uses a durable operating base and tempers one-off restructuring, mix, and cycle effects.

Sensitivity drivers

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

2.5%

+/- 1.0% => +/-$3/sh

Terminal Growth

2.0%

+/- 0.5% => +/-$3/sh

WACC

7.6%

+/- 0.5% => -$4/sh

Operating Margin (Year 5)

16.8%

+/- 100 bps => +/-$4/sh

Confidence

Low

Method outputs show moderate dispersion of +11.8%.

Why the model view could be wrong

Input cost pressure can reduce margin recovery.

Volume elasticity can offset price increases.

Low growth limits valuation expansion.

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Matches the published AnalystScope base case.

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

Public AnalystScope base case: 2.5% | +/- 1.0% => +/-$3/sh

Allowed range: 0.0% to 8.5%

Terminal Growth

Public AnalystScope base case: 2.0% | +/- 0.5% => +/-$3/sh

Allowed range: 1.0% to 3.5%

WACC

Public AnalystScope base case: 7.6% | +/- 0.5% => -$4/sh

Allowed range: 6.0% to 9.6%

Operating Margin (Year 5)

Public AnalystScope base case: 16.8% | +/- 100 bps => +/-$4/sh

Allowed range: 8.8% to 24.8%

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Published base case

Fair value

$136

Upside / Downside

+24.8 upside

Model signal

Buy

Published base-case output

Scenario output reprices the published DCF and multiple methods from projected year-5 revenue, margin, free cash flow, EBITDA, and EPS anchors. Market multiples and capital structure stay anchored to the published base framework.

Fair value

$136

$0/sh vs published base case

Upside / Downside

+24.8 upside

+0.0 pts vs published base case

Model signal

Buy

Unchanged versus the published base case.

Method movement inside the scenario

This breakdown shows what moved inside the published valuation framework when you edit the scenario. The published AnalystScope base case stays anchored, and any method without a clean projected anchor remains pinned to that framework.

Method rows below reflect the current edited scenario state, not just the saved scenario snapshots.

Influence tags are directional rather than exact attribution. They estimate which edited input is moving each method most by reverting one assumption at a time while the other edited inputs stay in place.

3 of 3 methods support model-native repricingModel-native bridge

Method	Published base	Edited scenario	Delta	How it moved / main drivers
DCF (Base) DCF-style \| 45% weight	$144	$144	$0/sh	Base-aligned This method is supported by the model-native bridge and currently stays aligned with the published base case. Edited inputs are largely offsetting each other, so this row stays close to the published base case.
NTM P/E Multiple P/E-style \| 35% weight	$132	$132	$0/sh	Base-aligned This method is supported by the model-native bridge and currently stays aligned with the published base case. Edited inputs are largely offsetting each other, so this row stays close to the published base case.
EV/EBITDA Cross-check EV-based multiple \| 20% weight	$128	$128	$0/sh	Base-aligned This method is supported by the model-native bridge and currently stays aligned with the published base case. Edited inputs are largely offsetting each other, so this row stays close to the published base case.
Weighted fair value Published framework result \| Published framework result	$136	$137	+$1/sh	Moved Combines the repriced method outputs using the published AnalystScope weights. No single edited assumption is dominating this move in a material way.

Published base case vs private scenarios

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Fair-value comparisons use the same workbench recalculation path as the editor above.

Published base case stays pinned as the anchor row.

Scenario	Revenue CAGR (5Y)	Terminal Growth	WACC	Op. Margin (Y5)	Fair Value	Upside / Downside	Model Signal	Delta vs Base	Action
AnalystScope base case Published Official AnalystScope anchor row.	2.5%	2.0%	7.6%	16.8%	$136	+24.8 upside	Buy	Published anchor

Supporting research

Quality, normalization, and monitoring evidence

Annual model base: FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025

Thesis scorecard

Growth

Moderate

pricing discipline, productivity, and stable consumer categories

Profitability

Strong

cost savings and mix can support gradual margin recovery

Balance sheet

Moderate

debt is manageable but limits aggressive upside framing

Valuation

Moderate

modest growth keeps the fair-value range restrained

Execution / Resilience

Moderate

commodity costs and volume elasticity are the main swing factors

Current source status

Quote: Daily scheduled refresh as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC. Fresh through Aug 2, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.

Reported fundamentals: Fundamentals refreshed 1 Aug 2026, 16:26 UTC. Fresh through 2 Aug 2026, 04:26 UTC.

Latest filing: 11-K filed Jun 23, 2026 | Reporting period Dec 31, 2025. Filing refreshed Aug 1, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC. Fresh through Aug 2, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.

Annual model-base income-statement, cash-flow, and balance-sheet metrics, plus cross-statement quality relationships with compact prior-FY direction cues, derived from the curated statement backbone.

Basis: FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025. Live reported fundamentals remain available in the reconciliation section.

Operating and cash-flow trends

Model-base statements

Revenue growth (1Y)

+1.9%

Gross margin

36.3%

Operating margin

16.0%

Operating margin change vs prior FY

+0.2 pts

EBITDA margin

19.8%

EBITDA margin change vs prior FY

+0.1 pts

Operating income growth (1Y)

+3.0%

Net margin

9.9%

FCF margin

11.8%

FCF margin change vs prior FY

+0.7 pts

FCF growth (1Y)

+8.7%

Balance sheet quality

Model-base statements

Cash & investments

$1.0B

Total debt

$8.8B

Net cash / (debt)

Net debt $7.8B

Net cash / (debt) as % of revenue

Net debt 36.8% of revenue

Liabilities / assets

Stable

vs FY2024 (-1.4 pts)

90.0%

Cross-statement quality

Model-base statements

Gross-to-operating spread

20.3 pts

Operating cash flow / net income

Stable

vs FY2024 (+0.0x)

1.5x

Operating cash flow / EBITDA

Stable

vs FY2024 (+0.0x)

0.8x

Free cash flow / net income

Stable

vs FY2024 (+0.0x)

1.2x

CapEx as % of revenue

Stable

vs FY2024 (-0.1 pts)

3.3%

CapEx as % of operating cash flow

Stable

vs FY2024 (-1.5 pts)

21.9%

CapEx / D&A

Stable

vs FY2024 (+0.0x)

0.9x

Cash & investments / total debt

Stable

vs FY2024 (+0.0x)

0.1x

Shareholders' equity as % of revenue

8.5%

Asset turnover

Stable

vs FY2024 (-0.0x)

1.2x

Compact model-base diagnostics for analyst triage, highlighting where the durable valuation base is diverging most clearly from the latest reported picture.

Adjustment focus

Large analyst adjustment

Cash flow | FCF (TTM) | +$900.0M / +56%

Revenue momentum

Stable

+1.9% latest 1Y growth

vs +2.0% prior 1Y

Operating margin trend

Stable

16.0% latest margin

+17 bps vs prior FY

FCF margin trend

Stable

11.8% latest FCF margin

+73 bps vs prior FY

Balance-sheet posture

Stable

Net debt 36.8% of revenue

vs Net debt 37.0% of revenue prior FY

How to read this

Reported = the latest company-reported figure. Model base = AnalystScope's comparable operating base used for valuation and thesis work. It may include standardization, conservative balance-sheet treatment, working-capital cleanup, and through-cycle adjustments when current reported numbers do not look durable.

This is an analyst model base, not a claim of perfect adjusted truth. Larger gaps can reflect deliberate cyclical or base-case adjustments, not just light accounting cleanup.

Why the model base differs

This initial coverage setup keeps valuation tied to durable normalized fundamentals and avoids letting a single recent print dominate the public view.

Rows are sorted by largest comparable adjustment first.

Metric	Model base	Live reported	Variance vs reported	Adjustment size	Why lower / higher?
FCF (TTM)	$2.5B FY2025 model base	$1.6B Live reported TTM	+$900.0M / +56%	Large analyst adjustment	Model base is higher than live reported because the model does not assume the latest cash-flow drag is fully durable. It normalizes working-capital and capital-spending timing so cash conversion is not over-read from one period.
Revenue (TTM)	$21.2B FY2025 model base	$16.4B Live reported TTM	+$4.8B / +29%	Large analyst adjustment	Model base is higher than live reported because the thesis does not assume the latest reported softness is the durable revenue run-rate. It smooths short-term demand, timing, and segment-mix volatility rather than treating the latest period as a straight-line run rate.
Net Cash / (Debt)	($7.8B) FY2025 model base	($6.3B) Live reported balance sheet	-$1.5B / -9% of revenue	Moderate adjustment	Model base is more conservative than the live reported balance-sheet figure. It balance-sheet input uses a conservative net cash / debt posture without assuming all cash is excess or fully distributable.
Operating Margin	16.0% FY2025 model base	14.3% Live reported margin	+1.7 pts	Close to reported	Model base is higher than live reported because the model does not assume the latest reported margin pressure is the durable earnings base. It uses a durable operating base and tempers one-off restructuring, mix, and cycle effects.

Near-term catalysts

Next quarterly update and management commentary on demand quality.

Reported margin, cash-flow conversion, and balance-sheet movement versus the normalized model base.

Daily scheduled quote refreshes that tighten the current price-versus-fair-value read.

What we are watching

Volume versus pricing mix.

Gross margin and productivity savings.

Free-cash-flow conversion.

Date	Event	Published rating	Note
Jun 13, 2026	New	Hold	Started coverage with a Hold view on defensive cash flow versus low growth.