BFNH vs KMB vs CL Stock Comparison

Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings, Kimberly Clark and Colgate Palmolive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp
$109.10 +10.8% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$36.21B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.58B
Div. yield
0.05%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
CL Colgate Palmolive Co
$92.19 +7.1% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$73.46B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.05B
Div. yield
0.02%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Colgate Palmolive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Colgate Palmolive 5, Kimberly Clark 5, Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFNHKMBCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $230.45M $36.21B $73.46B CL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,250x 18.5x 36.1x KMB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 24.6x KMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.7% +5.2% CL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.8% 9.7% KMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.4% 27.2% CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.7x 1.7x KMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.02% KMB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +826.2% -9.6% +18.5% BFNH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.7%/yr -3.5%/yr +3.7%/yr BFNH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 300.4% 29.4% 23.3% CL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 54/100 61/100 CL

Percentile Scorecard

BFNHKMBCL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBFNHKMBCL
Valuation 22 #41 of 52 57 #23 of 52 49 #27 of 52
Growth 98 #2 of 50 43 #29 of 50 57 #22 of 50
Profitability 7 #42 of 45 82 #9 of 45 96 #3 of 45
Financial Health 62 #22 of 56 38 #35 of 56 51 #28 of 56
Shareholder Returns – 50 #16 of 31 53 #15 of 31
Overall 47 54 61
  • BFNH ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • KMB ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • CL ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBFNHKMBCLSPY
1 month -19.8%+10.8%+7.1% -0.2%
3 months +517.5%-3.5%-0.6% +3.9%
6 months +1,135.0%+10.8%+7.6% +8.2%
Year to date +1,177.6%+8.1%+16.7% +12.9%
1 year +826.2%-9.6%+18.5% +12.3%
3 years +210.0%-6.6%+28.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +45.9%-2.3%+8.7% +23.3%
5 years +470.0%-16.1%+19.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +41.7%-3.5%+3.7% +10.9%
10 years +14,720.0%-4.1%+30.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +64.9%-0.4%+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBFNHKMBCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 300.4%29.4%23.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 411.0%32.8%22.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -2.430.02-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.75-0.330.79 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.8%-37.3%-31.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-9.6%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $10.00$120.66$99.14 $779.14
52-week low $0.18$93.05$74.98 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBFNHKMBCL
P/E now vs peer median -2,427xmedian 18.5x 18.5xmedian 18.5x 36.2xmedian 18.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x 12.9xmedian 12.9x 21.2xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5,928xmedian 18.6x 19.9xmedian 18.6x 19.0xmedian 18.6x
P/B now vs peer median 107.9xmedian 2.2x 19.4xmedian 2.2x 129.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -56.51median 0.97 2.82median 0.97 2.98median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBFNHKMBCL
Revenue – $16.58B $21.05B
Gross profit – $6.10B $12.72B
Operating income – $2.51B $3.13B
Net income -$97.44K $1.99B $2.16B
Free cash flow -$41.93K $1.82B $3.86B
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $5.87 $2.54
Cash & equivalents $307.00 $956.00M $1.37B
Total debt – $6.52B $7.86B
Shares (diluted) 33.54M 333.30M 801.80M
Enterprise value $230.44M $33.41B $68.18B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBFNHKMBCL
P/E -2,427x 18.5x 36.2x
P/FCF -5,928x 19.9x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow -5,928x 10.9x 16.5x
P/S – 2.2x 3.5x
P/B 107.9x 19.4x 129.8x
P/Tangible book 107.9x 20.1x -79.1x
EV/EBITDA – 12.9x 21.2x
EV/EBIT -401.8x 16.6x 25.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.5x 3.8x
EV/FCF -5,928x 23.0x 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -5,928x 12.6x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -56.51 2.82 2.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFNHKMBCL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.7% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -6.7% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.0% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -5.8% -26.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% 1.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 92.5% -18.9% -29.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 6.5% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.1% -19.5% -29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.9% 6.6% 12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.9% 16.1% 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 1.5% 12.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.9% -13.4% 14.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -8.7% 17.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFNHKMBCL
Gross margin – 36.8% 60.4%
EBITDA margin – 19.5% 17.9%
Operating margin – 15.2% 14.9%
Pretax margin – 13.5% 14.0%
Net margin – 11.8% 9.7%
FCF margin – 11.0% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.1% 21.2%
Return on equity -78.2% 105.0% 410.8%
Return on assets -51.7% 11.1% 12.9%
Return on invested capital – 19.4% 27.2%
Return on capital employed -55.6% 23.1% 29.7%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.7x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFNHKMBCL
Debt / assets – 35.1% 46.8%
Debt / equity – 3.5x 13.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.7x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 3.5% 89.9% 96.6%
Equity / assets 96.5% 10.1% 3.4%
Interest coverage – 10.7x 12.3x
Current ratio 25.4x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.34 6.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFNHKMBCL
Dividend yield – 4.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield – 4.7% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 84.4% 84.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 92.3% 47.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% 1.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBFNHKMBCL
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 24.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.64FY2026 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.5%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -8.0% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.99BFY2026 $22.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +3.3%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.2% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFNHKMBCL
Held by institutions – 96.8% 83.8%
Institutions holding – 1,710 2,015
Change in shares held, QoQ – +9.1% 0.0%
Institutions buying – 827 919
Institutions selling – 620 720
Buyers to sellers – 1.33 1.28

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BFNHKMBCL
BFNH 1.00 0.04 -0.08
KMB 0.04 1.00 0.60
CL -0.08 0.60 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFNH, KMB and CL?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) $230.45M, Kimberly Clark (KMB) $36.21B, Colgate Palmolive (CL) $73.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, BFNH, KMB and CL?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) -2,250x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 18.5x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kimberly Clark (KMB) is cheapest (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 14.3x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kimberly Clark (KMB) +0.7%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest net margin (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 11.8%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.4%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) returned the most: Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) +826.2%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -9.6%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +18.5%. Over five years, Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) compounded fastest (Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) +41.7%/yr, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -3.5%/yr, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest dividend yield: Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) 0.00%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 0.05%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 0.02%. Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Colgate Palmolive (CL) has been the steadiest (Bioforce Nanosciences Holdings (BFNH) 300.4%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 29.4%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 23.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFNH, KMB and CL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.