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Kimberly-Clark (XTER:KMY) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 18.19 (As of Jun. 05, 2025)


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What is Kimberly-Clark Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-05), Kimberly-Clark's current share price is €122.78. Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €6.75. Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 18.19.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:KMY' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.96   Med: 22.5   Max: 29.44
Current: 19.12

During the past years, Kimberly-Clark's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 29.44. The lowest was 16.96. And the median was 22.50.

XTER:KMY's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
53.08% of 697 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 20.4 vs XTER:KMY: 19.12

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Kimberly-Clark's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €0.341. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €6.75 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Kimberly-Clark Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kimberly-Clark Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Kimberly-Clark Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.67 23.04 21.10 17.97 18.54

Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.76 19.85 20.38 18.54 19.49

Competitive Comparison of Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Kimberly-Clark Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=122.78/6.75
=18.19

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Kimberly-Clark's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=0.341/134.9266*134.9266
=0.341

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.285 100.684 1.722
201509 1.406 100.392 1.890
201512 1.025 99.792 1.386
201603 0.823 100.470 1.105
201606 1.677 101.688 2.225
201609 1.881 101.861 2.492
201612 1.798 101.863 2.382
201703 0.576 102.862 0.756
201706 1.632 103.349 2.131
201709 1.409 104.136 1.826
201712 1.609 104.011 2.087
201803 0.812 105.290 1.041
201806 1.537 106.317 1.951
201809 1.162 106.507 1.472
201812 1.615 105.998 2.056
201903 0.003 107.251 0.004
201906 0.911 108.070 1.137
201909 1.544 108.329 1.923
201912 1.521 108.420 1.893
202003 0.926 108.902 1.147
202006 3.363 108.767 4.172
202009 0.747 109.815 0.918
202012 1.351 109.897 1.659
202103 0.057 111.754 0.069
202106 0.893 114.631 1.051
202109 1.378 115.734 1.607
202112 2.054 117.630 2.356
202203 -0.132 121.301 -0.147
202206 1.462 125.017 1.578
202209 1.758 125.227 1.894
202212 2.216 125.222 2.388
202303 1.136 127.348 1.204
202306 1.631 128.729 1.710
202309 2.121 129.860 2.204
202312 2.701 129.419 2.816
202403 0.664 131.776 0.680
202406 2.372 132.554 2.414
202409 2.132 133.029 2.162
202412 1.737 133.157 1.760
202503 0.341 134.927 0.341

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Kimberly-Clark  (XTER:KMY) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Kimberly-Clark Business Description

Address
P.O. Box 619100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75261-9100
With more than half of its sales from personal care and another third from consumer tissue products, Kimberly-Clark is a leading manufacturer in the tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, PullUps, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates in the professional segment, partnering with businesses to provide safety and sanitary offerings for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.

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