Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 14.67.
Forward PE Ratio (14.67) = Close Price ($109.31) / Consensus Forward EPS ($7.45)
FORWARD PE RATIO
14.67
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
17.16
median of 42 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-14.49%
vs the sector median at left
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Market Cap
$36.28B
Forward PE Ratio
14.67
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) | $36.28B | 14.67 |
| Kenvue Inc. (KVUE)vs › | $36.60B | 16.26 |
| The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)vs › | $36.87B | N/A |
| The Kroger Co. (KR)vs › | $35.47B | 12.06 |
| The Hershey Company (HSY)vs › | $37.82B | 21.95 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)vs › | $38.70B | 15.34 |
| Sysco Corporation (SYY)vs › | $40.22B | 18.34 |
| The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)vs › | $30.33B | 12.46 |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP)vs › | $43.59B | 13.98 |
| Dollar General Corporation (DG)vs › | $27.22B | 18.76 |
Trailing P/E
18.6
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
14.7
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $7.45 implies +26.7% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $5.88.
At today's $109.31 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| Fiscal year end |
|---|
| Consensus EPS |
|---|
| Estimate range |
|---|
| Analysts |
|---|
| Implied P/E |
|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $7.45 | $7.37 – $7.52 | 8 | 14.7x |
| 2027-12-31 | $7.45 | $7.18 – $7.64 | 7 | 14.7x |
| 2028-12-31 | $8.05 | $7.95 – $8.16 | 1 | 13.6x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
