KMB vs PRGO vs HNST Stock Comparison

Kimberly Clark, Perrigo and Honest Company Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KMB Kimberly Clark Corp
$110.46 +14.1% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$35.92B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.57B
Div. yield
0.05%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
PRGO PERRIGO Co plc
$15.70 +12.2% 1M +4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.09B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
HNST Honest Company, Inc.
$4.44 -11.7% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$507.65M
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$334.05M
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionKMBPRGOHNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.92B $2.22B $507.65M KMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.9x -1.3x 6.5x HNST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 6.8x 37.0x PRGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% -4.5% -12.8% KMB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.9% -43.3% 23.5% HNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.6% -27.9% — KMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x -2.2x — PRGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.4% +4.0% +34.5% HNST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr -19.5%/yr -13.3%/yr KMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 49.2% 72.0% KMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 40/100 76/100 HNST

Percentile Scorecard

KMBPRGOHNST

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

AxisKMBPRGOHNST
Valuation 63 #19 of 50 49 #26 of 50 80 #11 of 50
Growth 60 #20 of 49 4 #47 of 49 90 #6 of 49
Profitability 77 #11 of 45 18 #37 of 45 52 #22 of 45
Financial Health 57 #24 of 54 36 #35 of 54 98 #2 of 54
Shareholder Returns 48 #16 of 30 93 #3 of 30 62 #12 of 30
Overall 61 40 76
  • KMB ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • PRGO ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • HNST ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKMBPRGOHNSTSPY
1 month +14.1%+12.2%-11.7% -5.9%
3 months +1.7%+25.1%-18.1% -4.6%
6 months +10.9%+34.0%+19.0% +0.2%
Year to date +9.5%+12.8%+72.1% +7.5%
1 year +10.4%+4.0%+34.5% +8.2%
3 years -8.6%-44.9%+270.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.9%-18.0%+54.7% +19.0%
5 years -16.5%-66.1%-50.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.5%-19.5%-13.3% +9.4%
10 years -1.7%-80.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -0.2%-15.3%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKMBPRGOHNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%49.2%72.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%43.4%71.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.951.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.080.48 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-80.7%-89.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%-5.5%-25.4% -5.9%
52-week high $114.74$16.62$5.95 $779.14
52-week low $93.05$9.25$2.10 $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.

MultipleKMBPRGOHNST
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 17.9x -1.2xmedian 17.9x 6.2xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 14.3x -3.9xmedian 14.3x -36.6xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 17.4x 13.0xmedian 17.4x 10.7xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.62 0.00median 0.62 0.13median 0.62

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 monthsKMBPRGOHNST
Revenue $16.57B $4.09B $334.05M
Gross profit $6.04B $1.32B $125.55M
Operating income $2.41B -$1.61B -$14.09M
Net income $3.34B -$1.77B $78.40M
Free cash flow $1.94B $168.20M $48.58M
R&D – $92.00M $7.57M
EPS (diluted) $9.90 $-12.70 $0.70
Cash & equivalents $1.87B $436.60M $102.95M
Total debt $6.49B $3.29B –
Shares (diluted) 333.70M 139.40M 112.48M
Enterprise value $31.86B $491.36M $118.84M

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
MetricKMBPRGOHNST
P/E 11.1x -1.2x 6.2x
P/FCF 18.9x 13.0x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 9.1x 9.9x
P/S 2.2x 0.5x 1.6x
P/B 12.0x 0.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 12.2x 7.2x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x -3.9x -36.6x
EV/EBIT 17.2x -3.1x -29.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF 21.3x 29.9x 8.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 20.9x 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 0.00 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMBPRGOHNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% -4.5% -12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -4.2% -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% -12.9% -15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -6.8% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.4% -677.9% -401.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -116.4% 35.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 67.5% -3,316% 1,009%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -655.7% 51.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 67.4% -3,304% 1,021%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -651.2% 48.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% -36.0% 350.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -14.3% 73.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.3% -38.0% 324.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.9% -16.8% 67.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMBPRGOHNST
Gross margin 36.5% 32.3% 37.6%
EBITDA margin 19.0% -31.8% -3.4%
Operating margin 14.5% -39.4% -4.2%
Pretax margin 13.1% -40.4% -3.3%
Net margin 19.9% -43.3% 23.5%
FCF margin 11.7% 4.1% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 20.4% 5.9% 15.7%
Return on equity 134.8% -71.4% 36.5%
Return on assets 18.4% -23.4% 29.4%
Return on invested capital 19.6% -27.9% –
Return on capital employed 21.0% -24.7% -6.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.1x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMBPRGOHNST
Debt / assets 36.6% 44.0% –
Debt / equity 2.1x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x -2.2x –
Debt / FCF 3.3x 19.6x –
Liabilities / assets 82.7% 67.4% 15.9%
Equity / assets 17.3% 32.6% 84.1%
Interest coverage 11.0x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 2.4x 4.3x
Quick ratio 6.7x 1.1x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 3.72 -0.44 6.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMBPRGOHNST
Dividend yield 4.6% 7.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 7.4% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 86.7% – –
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.

ConsensusKMBPRGOHNST
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 37.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.65FY2026 $2.32FY2026 $0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 -15.6%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.1% -3.0% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.00BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026 $307.35MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% -0.3% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMBPRGOHNST
Held by institutions 96.8% 100.0% 45.0%
Institutions holding 1,715 339 146
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% +6.4% +5.2%
Institutions buying 830 194 94
Institutions selling 622 92 36
Buyers to sellers 1.33 2.11 2.61

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.

KMBPRGOHNST
KMB 1.00 0.37 0.15
PRGO 0.37 1.00 0.14
HNST 0.15 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMB, PRGO and HNST?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimberly Clark (KMB) $35.92B, Perrigo (PRGO) $2.22B, Honest Company (HNST) $507.65M.

Which stock is cheaper, KMB, PRGO and HNST?

Honest Company (HNST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 10.9x, Perrigo (PRGO) -1.3x, Honest Company (HNST) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perrigo (PRGO) is cheapest (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 14.4x, Perrigo (PRGO) 6.8x, Honest Company (HNST) 37.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kimberly Clark (KMB) +0.6%, Perrigo (PRGO) -4.5%, Honest Company (HNST) -12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Honest Company (HNST) has the highest net margin (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.9%, Perrigo (PRGO) -43.3%, Honest Company (HNST) 23.5%). On return on invested capital, Kimberly Clark (KMB) leads (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.6%, Perrigo (PRGO) -27.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honest Company (HNST) returned the most: Kimberly Clark (KMB) +10.4%, Perrigo (PRGO) +4.0%, Honest Company (HNST) +34.5%. Over five years, Kimberly Clark (KMB) compounded fastest (Kimberly Clark (KMB) -3.5%/yr, Perrigo (PRGO) -19.5%/yr, Honest Company (HNST) -13.3%/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%, Perrigo (PRGO) 0.00%, Honest Company (HNST) 0.00%. Perrigo (PRGO) and Honest Company (HNST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimberly Clark (KMB) has been the steadiest (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 25.0%, Perrigo (PRGO) 49.2%, Honest Company (HNST) 72.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.