KMB vs REYN vs ZONE Stock Comparison

Kimberly Clark, Reynolds Consumer Products and Zone Frontier Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp
$109.10 +10.8% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$36.29B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.58B
Div. yield
4.67%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
ZONE Zone Frontier Inc.
$0.09 -30.8% 1M -91.7% 1Y
Market cap
$39.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.40M
Div. yield
–
Household Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Reynolds Consumer Products leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Reynolds Consumer Products 6, Kimberly Clark 4, Zone Frontier 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMBREYNZONELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.29B $4.84B $39.93M KMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x 14.1x -0.1x REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 13.8x — REYN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +2.7% +64.2% ZONE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 9.1% -5,117.7% KMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.4% 11.1% — KMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.1x 0.3x ZONE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.67% 4.00% — KMB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.6% -2.9% -91.7% REYN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr -3.3%/yr — REYN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 26.3% 169.2% REYN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 69/100 26/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

KMBREYNZONE

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

AxisKMBREYNZONE
Valuation 57 #23 of 52 78 #12 of 52 10 #47 of 52
Growth 43 #29 of 50 63 #19 of 50 18 #41 of 50
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 73 #13 of 45 5 #43 of 45
Financial Health 38 #35 of 56 56 #25 of 56 96 #3 of 56
Shareholder Returns 50 #16 of 31 77 #8 of 31 0 #31 of 31
Overall 54 69 26
  • KMB ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • REYN ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • ZONE 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

PeriodKMBREYNZONESPY
1 month +10.8%+6.0%-30.8% -0.2%
3 months -3.5%-11.0%-86.4% +3.9%
6 months +10.8%+9.8%-69.0% +8.2%
Year to date +8.1%+0.3%-65.4% +12.9%
1 year -9.6%-2.9%-91.7% +12.3%
3 years -6.6%-8.0%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.3%-2.7%— +23.3%
5 years -16.1%-15.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.5%-3.3%— +10.9%
10 years -4.1%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKMBREYNZONESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%26.3%169.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%25.5%232.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.182.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.11-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-36.7%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-15.5%-92.5% -1.2%
52-week high $120.66$27.18$1.20 $779.14
52-week low $93.05$20.56$0.09 $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.

MultipleKMBREYNZONE
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 18.5x 14.1xmedian 18.5x -0.1xmedian 18.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 11.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.9x 9.2xmedian 12.9x -0.4xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 18.6x 15.1xmedian 18.6x -2.2xmedian 18.6x
P/B now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.82median 0.97 1.09median 0.97 —median 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 monthsKMBREYNZONE
Revenue $16.58B $3.79B $3.40M
Gross profit $6.10B $951.00M $1.29M
Operating income $2.51B $554.00M -$58.00M
Net income $1.99B $344.00M -$174.16M
Free cash flow $1.82B $320.00M -$18.19M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $1.62 $-1.04
Cash & equivalents $956.00M $66.00M $15.44M
Total debt $6.52B $1.53B $3.62M
Shares (diluted) 333.30M 211.90M 167.10M
Enterprise value $33.61B $4.51B $2.08M

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
MetricKMBREYNZONE
P/E 18.5x 14.1x -0.1x
P/FCF 19.9x 15.1x -2.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 9.6x -2.2x
P/S 2.2x 1.3x 11.7x
P/B 19.4x 2.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 20.1x 3.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 9.2x -0.4x
EV/EBIT 16.6x 11.4x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.7x 7.5x
EV/FCF 23.0x 19.7x -1.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 12.5x -1.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.82 1.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMBREYNZONE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 2.7% 64.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -0.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.0% 1.8% 30.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 3.9% -808.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 8.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -18.9% 10.6% -2,483%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 13.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -19.5% 9.8% -32.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 12.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.1% 11.0% -676.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 15.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 6.0% -667.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.7% 16.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMBREYNZONE
Gross margin 36.8% 25.1% 37.8%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 18.2% -1,697%
Operating margin 15.2% 14.6% -1,704%
Pretax margin 13.5% 11.8% -1,700%
Net margin 11.8% 9.1% -5,118%
FCF margin 11.0% 8.5% -534.7%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 13.3% -533.5%
Return on equity 105.0% 23.4% -103.4%
Return on assets 11.1% 10.7% -96.5%
Return on invested capital 19.4% 11.1% –
Return on capital employed 23.1% 12.8% -98.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 271.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMBREYNZONE
Debt / assets 35.1% 30.1% 1.7%
Debt / equity 3.5x 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.1x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 4.8x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 89.9% 54.5% 1.9%
Equity / assets 10.1% 45.5% 98.1%
Interest coverage 10.7x 6.4x -353.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x 21.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 18.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 17.5x
Altman Z-score 3.34 2.51 15.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMBREYNZONE
Dividend yield 4.7% 4.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -69.2%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 4.0% -69.2%
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.

ConsensusKMBREYNZONE
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.64FY2026 $1.66FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -8.0% -3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.99BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% -4.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMBREYNZONE
Held by institutions 96.8% 31.1% 30.5%
Institutions holding 1,710 295 45
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% +6.3% -14.3%
Institutions buying 827 182 25
Institutions selling 620 89 7
Buyers to sellers 1.33 2.04 3.57

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.

KMBREYNZONE
KMB 1.00 0.42 -0.11
REYN 0.42 1.00 -0.01
ZONE -0.11 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMB, REYN and ZONE?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimberly Clark (KMB) $36.29B, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $4.84B, Zone Frontier (ZONE) $39.93M.

Which stock is cheaper, KMB, REYN and ZONE?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 18.5x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.1x, Zone Frontier (ZONE) -0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) is cheapest (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 14.3x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zone Frontier (ZONE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kimberly Clark (KMB) +0.7%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%, Zone Frontier (ZONE) +64.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest net margin (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 11.8%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%, Zone Frontier (ZONE) -5,117.7%). On return on invested capital, Kimberly Clark (KMB) leads (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.4%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) returned the most: Kimberly Clark (KMB) -9.6%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -2.9%, Zone Frontier (ZONE) -91.7%. Over five years, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) compounded fastest (Kimberly Clark (KMB) -3.5%/yr, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest dividend yield: Kimberly Clark (KMB) 4.67%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 4.00%. Zone Frontier (ZONE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) has been the steadiest (Kimberly Clark (KMB) 29.4%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 26.3%, Zone Frontier (ZONE) 169.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KMB, REYN and ZONE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) leads on 6. 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.