Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 13.22 as of 2026-09-10T20:00:01.000Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-10T03:16:38.802Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. A quote earlier than this retrieval cannot support current forward valuation.
Quote observation: 2026-09-10T20:00:01.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 4cc3a455367054275319c894b33b8b115f7c49c7949f53675a838fa2b12d99b8
Forward PE Ratio (13.22) = Close Price ($98.48) / Consensus Forward EPS ($7.45)
FORWARD PE RATIO
13.22
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
15.09
median of 32 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-12.42%
vs the sector median at left
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Market Cap
$32.69B
Forward PE Ratio
13.22
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) | $32.69B | 13.22 |
| Kenvue Inc. (KVUE)vs › | $34.16B | 15.12 |
| The Kroger Co. (KR)vs › | $34.89B | 10.96 |
| The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)vs › | $34.89B | N/A |
| The Hershey Company (HSY)vs › | $35.36B | 20.53 |
| The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)vs › | $28.92B | 11.88 |
| Dollar General Corporation (DG)vs › | $27.13B | 15.61 |
| Sysco Corporation (SYY)vs › | $39.36B | 16.22 |
| Bunge Global S.A. (BG)vs › | $23.94B | N/A |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)vs › | $41.89B | N/A |
Trailing P/E
16.8
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
13.2
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 $98.48 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.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $7.45 | $7.41 – $7.50 | 8 | 13.2x |
| 2027-12-31 | $7.47 | $7.39 – $7.57 | 7 | 13.2x |
| 2028-12-31 | $8.06 | $7.96 – $8.14 | 1 | 12.2x |
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.
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
