CL vs TEVA vs KMB Stock Comparison

Colgate Palmolive, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Kimberly Clark Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CL Colgate Palmolive Co
$94.02 +9.4% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$74.31B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.05B
Div. yield
0.02%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp
$110.15 +12.7% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.43B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.58B
Div. yield
0.05%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kimberly Clark leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kimberly Clark 5, Colgate Palmolive 4, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLTEVAKMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $74.31B $46.50B $36.43B CL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.5x 65.9x 18.6x KMB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 20.7x 14.5x KMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +4.1% +0.7% CL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 4.1% 11.8% KMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.2% 6.4% 19.4% CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 5.0x 1.7x KMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.05% KMB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +107.2% -7.2% TEVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +31.2%/yr -3.7%/yr TEVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.2% 38.0% 29.4% CL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 66/100 54/100 TEVA

Percentile Scorecard

CLTEVAKMB

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

AxisCLTEVAKMB
Valuation 45 #28 of 50 84 #101 of 624 51 #25 of 50
Growth 54 #23 of 49 83 #102 of 603 44 #28 of 49
Profitability 95 #3 of 44 86 #79 of 555 81 #9 of 44
Financial Health 50 #28 of 55 11 #586 of 657 39 #34 of 55
Shareholder Returns 50 #16 of 31 – 53 #15 of 31
Overall 59 66 54
  • CL ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • TEVA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KMB ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLTEVAKMBSPY
1 month +9.4%+0.9%+12.7% -1.0%
3 months +3.6%+27.8%+0.4% +2.9%
6 months +11.1%+28.6%+12.6% +6.4%
Year to date +19.0%+26.2%+9.2% +11.4%
1 year +19.9%+107.2%-7.2% +13.1%
3 years +29.1%+381.1%-8.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.9%+68.9%-3.0% +21.5%
5 years +24.5%+288.9%-17.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.5%+31.2%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years +32.6%-10.5%-7.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.9%-1.1%-0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLTEVAKMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.2%38.0%29.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%27.1%33.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.150.750.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.852.82-0.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.1%-43.7%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-5.0%-8.7% -2.5%
52-week high $99.14$41.49$120.66 $779.14
52-week low $74.98$18.95$93.05 $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.

MultipleCLTEVAKMB
P/E now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 18.7x 65.0xmedian 17.2x 18.7xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 8.8x 2.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 13.0x 22.7xmedian 16.0x 13.0xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 19.0x 34.1xmedian 17.8x 20.1xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 132.4xmedian 2.3x 5.9xmedian 2.1x 19.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.04median 0.97 2.04median 0.32 2.85median 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 monthsCLTEVAKMB
Revenue $21.05B $17.32B $16.58B
Gross profit $12.72B $9.09B $6.10B
Operating income $3.13B $1.60B $2.51B
Net income $2.16B $708.00M $1.99B
Free cash flow $3.86B $1.35B $1.82B
R&D – $1.72B –
EPS (diluted) $2.54 $0.61 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $1.37B $3.66B $956.00M
Total debt $7.86B $66.82B $28.07B
Shares (diluted) 801.80M 1.17B 333.30M
Enterprise value $69.04B $33.35B $33.63B

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
MetricCLTEVAKMB
P/E 36.9x 65.0x 18.7x
P/FCF 19.4x 34.1x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.8x 24.2x 11.0x
P/S 3.6x 2.7x 2.2x
P/B 132.4x 5.9x 19.5x
P/Tangible book -80.7x 10.7x 20.3x
EV/EBITDA 21.6x 22.7x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 26.0x 36.7x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 3.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF 21.1x 43.7x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 31.0x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.04 2.04 2.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLTEVAKMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 4.1% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 4.9% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 10.1% 2.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 10.0% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.9% 79.3% -5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 49.7% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.2% 438.8% -18.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 31.8% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.0% 545.3% -19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 31.8% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 36.5% 16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 3.8% 1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 51.5% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 4.7% -8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLTEVAKMB
Gross margin 60.4% 52.5% 36.8%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 15.0% 19.5%
Operating margin 14.9% 9.3% 15.2%
Pretax margin 14.0% 4.1% 13.5%
Net margin 9.7% 4.1% 11.8%
FCF margin 18.3% 7.8% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 21.2% 11.0% 20.1%
Return on equity 410.8% 8.9% 105.0%
Return on assets 12.9% 1.8% 11.1%
Return on invested capital 27.2% 6.4% 19.4%
Return on capital employed 29.7% 6.6% 23.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLTEVAKMB
Debt / assets 46.8% 41.6% 35.1%
Debt / equity 13.9x 2.1x 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 5.0x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 12.3x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 96.6% 80.5% 89.9%
Equity / assets 3.4% 19.5% 10.1%
Interest coverage 12.3x – 10.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.91 0.88 3.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLTEVAKMB
Dividend yield 2.2% – 4.6%
Net buyback yield 1.5% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 0.0% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 84.3% – 84.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.2% – 92.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.1% – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusCLTEVAKMB
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 20.7xFY2026 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $7.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% +66.3% -7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.42BFY2026 $15.47BFY2026 $16.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -7.8%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +17.0% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLTEVAKMB
Held by institutions 83.8% 62.7% 96.8%
Institutions holding 2,015 670 1,710
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +8.6% +9.1%
Institutions buying 919 359 827
Institutions selling 720 190 620
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.89 1.33

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.

CLTEVAKMB
CL 1.00 0.11 0.60
TEVA 0.11 1.00 0.06
KMB 0.60 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CL, TEVA and KMB?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Colgate Palmolive (CL) $74.31B, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) $46.50B, Kimberly Clark (KMB) $36.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, CL, TEVA and KMB?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 36.5x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 65.9x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kimberly Clark (KMB) is cheapest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 25.1x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 20.7x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 14.5x). 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: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.2%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +4.1%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest net margin (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.7%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 4.1%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.2%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 6.4%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) returned the most: Colgate Palmolive (CL) +19.9%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +107.2%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -7.2%. Over five years, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) compounded fastest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) +4.5%/yr, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +31.2%/yr, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest dividend yield: Colgate Palmolive (CL) 0.02%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 0.00%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 0.05%. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Colgate Palmolive (CL) has been the steadiest (Colgate Palmolive (CL) 23.2%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 38.0%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 29.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 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.