Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) compounding analysis
Full-size annual and quarterly year-over-year growth charts for revenue, EPS, operating cash flow, EBITDA, and free cash flow against the 15%, 20%, and 30% bars over 3-, 5-, and 10-year windows, with each metric's valuation multiple vs its own history.
Revenue · 5YDoes not currently clear the 15%+, 20%+, or 30%+ revenue bars over 5Y.
- Score
- 19/100
- 5Y CAGR
- -2.1%
- Median YoY
- 0.1%
- YoY volatility
- σ 8.2pp· smooth
- Quarters ≥ 20%
- 0 of 20
- Negative quarters
- 10
- Valuation vs own 5Y history
- P/S 2.3x · 5Y median 2.3x · 67th percentile
How this score is computed
- Quarters at or above 20%: 0 of 20 → 0 of 40 pts
- Steadiness (typical swing 8.2pp) → 19.1 of 25 pts
- Pace (median 0.1% YoY) → 0 of 20 pts
- Latest quarter (-14% YoY) → 0 of 15 pts
- Score: 19 of 100
Annual revenue · last 11 fiscal years
Quarterly YoY revenue growth vs the 20% line · 5Y
P/S multiple vs its 5Y median · context only
Across metrics · 5Y
| Metric | 5Y CAGR | Median YoY | YoY σ | Qtrs ≥ 20% | Neg. qtrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueRevenue | -2.1% | 0.1% | 8.2pp | 0 of 20 | 10 |
| EPSEPS | -2.4% | 0.4% | 102.9pp | 4 of 20 | 9 |
| Op cash flowOperating cash flow | -5.7% | 4.8% | 59.4pp | 6 of 20 | 8 |
| EBITDAEBITDA | -5.1% | -2.8% | 40.1pp | 3 of 20 | 12 |
| FCFFree cash flow | -8.2% | 7.7% | 58.1pp | 8 of 19 | 7 |
Reported figures over 5Y: annual-series CAGR, median and standard deviation (σ, percentage points) of quarterly year-over-year growth, quarters at or above 20%, and quarters with negative YoY. “—” means the window needs more comparable data.
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About Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States. It operates in two segments, North America and International Personal Care. The North America segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, tissue, towels, soaps and sanitizers, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Goodnites, Kotex, Poise, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Wypall , and other brand names. Its International Personal Care segment provides baby and child care, adult care and feminine care, including disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Kotex, Goodfeel, Intimus, Depend, and other brand names. The company sells its household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce. It also sells its professional use products through distributors, directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and high-volume public facilities, and through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- CEO
- Michael D. Hsu