KMB vs KVUE vs PRGO Stock Comparison

Kimberly Clark, Kenvue and Perrigo Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp
$110.02 +11.1% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$36.27B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.58B
Div. yield
0.05%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
KVUE Kenvue Inc.
$19.57 +9.3% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$37.35B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.41B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
PRGO PERRIGO Co plc
$15.90 +6.1% 1M -25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kenvue leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kenvue 5, Kimberly Clark 4, Perrigo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMBKVUEPRGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.27B $37.35B $2.19B KVUE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 22.5x -1.3x KMB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 16.0x 6.8x PRGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +1.8% -4.2% KVUE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 10.8% -41.9% KMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.4% 10.2% -26.2% KMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.3x -2.3x PRGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.7% +36.8% -25.3% KVUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr — -18.9%/yr KMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 24.2% 57.3% KVUE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 61/100 39/100 KVUE

Percentile Scorecard

KMBKVUEPRGO

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

AxisKMBKVUEPRGO
Valuation 55 #24 of 52 59 #22 of 52 45 #29 of 52
Growth 45 #28 of 50 55 #23 of 50 6 #47 of 50
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 75 #12 of 45 18 #37 of 45
Financial Health 38 #35 of 56 44 #32 of 56 33 #38 of 56
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 73 #9 of 31 93 #3 of 31
Overall 55 61 39
  • KMB ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • KVUE ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • PRGO 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

PeriodKMBKVUEPRGOSPY
1 month +11.1%+9.3%+6.1% +0.7%
3 months -0.2%+1.4%+54.2% +3.7%
6 months +11.8%+11.6%+34.3% +7.1%
Year to date +9.0%+13.4%+14.2% +12.8%
1 year -5.7%+36.8%-25.3% +11.9%
3 years -7.9%+5.0%-41.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.7%+1.6%-16.3% +22.8%
5 years -15.0%—-64.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.2%—-18.9% +10.9%
10 years -4.0%—-81.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.4%—-15.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKMBKVUEPRGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%24.2%57.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%20.9%59.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.051.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.201.52-0.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-48.7%-80.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-1.6%-25.3% -1.2%
52-week high $120.21$19.89$21.28 $779.14
52-week low $93.05$14.24$9.25 $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.

MultipleKMBKVUEPRGO
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 18.7x 22.7xmedian 18.7x -1.3xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 0.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 13.0x 14.1xmedian 13.0x -4.1xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 18.9x 19.6xmedian 18.9x 18.5xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.84median 1.01 -4.57median 1.01 0.01median 1.01

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 monthsKMBKVUEPRGO
Revenue $16.58B $15.41B $4.14B
Gross profit $6.10B $8.97B $1.38B
Operating income $2.51B $2.63B -$1.56B
Net income $1.99B $1.66B -$1.73B
Free cash flow $1.82B $1.91B $119.30M
R&D – – $95.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $0.86 $-12.43
Cash & equivalents $956.00M $1.11B $399.70M
Total debt $6.52B $8.48B $3.29B
Shares (diluted) 333.30M 1.92B 139.60M
Enterprise value $33.47B $32.97B $466.05M

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
MetricKMBKVUEPRGO
P/E 18.7x 22.7x -1.3x
P/FCF 20.1x 19.6x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 16.2x 11.2x
P/S 2.2x 2.4x 0.5x
P/B 19.5x 3.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 20.3x 17.5x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 14.1x -4.1x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 17.1x -3.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 23.2x 23.5x 42.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 19.3x 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.84 -4.57 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMBKVUEPRGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 1.8% -4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 0.0% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.0% 2.1% -10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 1.7% -4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 10.2% -644.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -2.9% -123.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.9% 16.9% -2,060%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -3.5% -194.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.5% 17.2% -2,039%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -5.0% -192.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.1% 11.2% -46.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – -14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 17.2% -53.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.7% – -20.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMBKVUEPRGO
Gross margin 36.8% 58.2% 33.3%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 20.7% -29.8%
Operating margin 15.2% 17.1% -37.7%
Pretax margin 13.5% 14.4% -38.9%
Net margin 11.8% 10.8% -41.9%
FCF margin 11.0% 12.4% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 15.1% 4.7%
Return on equity 105.0% 15.7% -69.2%
Return on assets 11.1% 6.2% -22.3%
Return on invested capital 19.4% 10.2% -26.2%
Return on capital employed 23.1% 12.6% -23.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.4x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMBKVUEPRGO
Debt / assets 35.1% 31.7% 43.3%
Debt / equity 3.5x 0.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.3x -2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 4.4x 27.6x
Liabilities / assets 89.9% 60.5% 66.9%
Equity / assets 10.1% 39.5% 33.1%
Interest coverage 10.7x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.35 2.29 -0.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMBKVUEPRGO
Dividend yield 4.6% 5.3% 7.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 5.5% 7.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 84.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 92.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusKMBKVUEPRGO
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 16.0xFY2026 6.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.64FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $2.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 -15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.0% -0.8% -1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.99BFY2026 $16.05BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% +6.4% -0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMBKVUEPRGO
Held by institutions 96.8% 94.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,712 1,008 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% +3.7% +6.4%
Institutions buying 829 528 194
Institutions selling 620 353 92
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.50 2.11

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.

KMBKVUEPRGO
KMB 1.00 0.44 0.28
KVUE 0.44 1.00 0.24
PRGO 0.28 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMB, KVUE and PRGO?

Kenvue (KVUE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimberly Clark (KMB) $36.27B, Kenvue (KVUE) $37.35B, Perrigo (PRGO) $2.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, KMB, KVUE and PRGO?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 18.6x, Kenvue (KVUE) 22.5x, Perrigo (PRGO) -1.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perrigo (PRGO) is cheapest (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 14.4x, Kenvue (KVUE) 16.0x, Perrigo (PRGO) 6.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kenvue (KVUE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kimberly Clark (KMB) +0.7%, Kenvue (KVUE) +1.8%, Perrigo (PRGO) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest net margin (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 11.8%, Kenvue (KVUE) 10.8%, Perrigo (PRGO) -41.9%). On return on invested capital, Kimberly Clark (KMB) leads (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.4%, Kenvue (KVUE) 10.2%, Perrigo (PRGO) -26.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kenvue (KVUE) returned the most: Kimberly Clark (KMB) -5.7%, Kenvue (KVUE) +36.8%, Perrigo (PRGO) -25.3%. Over five years, Kimberly Clark (KMB) compounded fastest (Kimberly Clark (KMB) -3.2%/yr, Perrigo (PRGO) -18.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kimberly Clark (KMB) 0.05%, Kenvue (KVUE) 0.00%, Perrigo (PRGO) 0.00%. Kenvue (KVUE) and Perrigo (PRGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kenvue (KVUE) has been the steadiest (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 29.2%, Kenvue (KVUE) 24.2%, Perrigo (PRGO) 57.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KMB, KVUE and PRGO?

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