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Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 17.86 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-24), Kimberly-Clark's share price is $137.49. Kimberly-Clark's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $7.70. Hence, Kimberly-Clark's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.86.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kimberly-Clark's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

KMB' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.44   Med: 20.2   Max: 41.52
Current: 16.76

During the past 13 years, Kimberly-Clark's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 41.52. The lowest was 14.44. And the median was 20.20.

KMB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
52.06% of 1116 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 15.44 vs KMB: 16.76

Kimberly-Clark's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.72. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $7.70.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Kimberly-Clark was 49.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Kimberly-Clark's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 101.00% per year. The lowest was -18.90% per year. And the median was 7.95% per year.


Kimberly-Clark Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kimberly-Clark's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.13 18.38 28.10 24.73 14.83

Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 19.59 19.52 15.91 14.83 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kimberly-Clark's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kimberly-Clark's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Kimberly-Clark Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Kimberly-Clark's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=137.49/7.697
=17.86

Kimberly-Clark's Share Price of today is $137.49.
Kimberly-Clark's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7.70.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Kimberly-Clark  (NYSE:KMB) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Business Description

Address
P.O. Box 619100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75261-9100
With more than half of sales from personal care and another third from tissue products, Kimberly-Clark sits as a leading manufacturer in the tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates K-C Professional, which partners with businesses to provide safety and sanitary products for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over of half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.
Executives
Jeffrey P. Melucci officer: SVP - General Counsel 351 PHELPS DRIVE, IRVING TX 75038
Zackery A Hicks officer: Chief Digital & Technology Off C/O SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED, 375 GHENT ROAD, AKRON OH 44333
Deeptha Khanna director PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Sandra R Karrmann officer: Chief Human Resources Officer P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Doug Cunningham officer: President, EMEA PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Andrew Drexler officer: Vice President and Controller C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC., 300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Michael D. Hsu officer: Group Pres., NACP C/O KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60048
Tristram Wilkinson officer: President, EMEA P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Tamera Fenske officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Sylvia M Mathews director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Nelson Urdaneta officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Todd Maclin director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Ehab Abou-oaf officer: President KCP PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Deirdre Mahlan director 1201 DOWDELL LANE, SAINT HELENA CA 94574
Jaime A Ramirez director 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053