KVUE vs PBH vs KMB Stock Comparison

Kenvue, Prestige Consumer Healthcare and Kimberly Clark Prices as of Oct 30, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KVUE Kenvue Inc.
$19.27 +9.1% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.02B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.53B
Div. yield
5.43%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp
$108.79 +14.0% 1M +8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$36.61B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.58B
Div. yield
0.05%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionKVUEPBHKMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.02B $2.15B $36.61B KVUE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.9x 12.5x 18.7x PBH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 10.9x 14.2x PBH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% -1.4% +0.7% KVUE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.9% 15.6% 11.8% PBH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 6.3% 19.4% KMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 5.9x 1.7x KMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.43% 0.00% 0.05% KVUE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.3% -12.2% +8.1% KVUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.3%/yr -3.8%/yr PBH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 34.3% 25.0% KVUE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 70/100 55/100 PBH

Percentile Scorecard

KVUEPBHKMB

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

AxisKVUEPBHKMB
Valuation 63 #19 of 50 84 #9 of 50 55 #23 of 50
Growth 60 #20 of 49 54 #23 of 49 38 #31 of 49
Profitability 75 #12 of 45 73 #13 of 45 82 #9 of 45
Financial Health 45 #30 of 54 51 #27 of 54 38 #34 of 54
Shareholder Returns 87 #5 of 31 90 #4 of 31 63 #12 of 31
Overall 66 70 55
  • KVUE ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • PBH ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • KMB 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

PeriodKVUEPBHKMBSPY
1 month +9.1%+16.5%+14.0% -1.0%
3 months +0.2%+0.3%-3.2% -0.4%
6 months +10.6%-2.1%+9.7% +4.5%
Year to date +11.7%-13.8%+7.8% +12.4%
1 year +35.3%-12.2%+8.1% +13.6%
3 years +3.6%-10.8%-8.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +1.2%-3.7%-3.1% +20.8%
5 years —-15.5%-17.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year —-3.3%-3.8% +10.4%
10 years —+16.0%-3.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+1.5%-0.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureKVUEPBHKMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%34.3%25.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.0%38.4%24.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.07-0.010.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.45-0.360.32 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-49.8%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-24.3%-5.2% -1.6%
52-week high $19.89$70.21$114.74 $779.14
52-week low $14.24$44.75$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.

MultipleKVUEPBHKMB
P/E now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 19.8x 14.7xmedian 19.8x 18.5xmedian 19.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 13.6x 13.7xmedian 13.6x 12.9xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 17.5x 10.7xmedian 17.5x 19.9xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x 19.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -83.90median 0.89 0.24median 0.89 2.81median 0.89

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 monthsKVUEPBHKMB
Revenue $15.53B $1.10B $16.58B
Gross profit $9.05B $591.44M $6.10B
Operating income $2.71B $290.17M $2.51B
Net income $1.69B $172.01M $1.99B
Free cash flow $2.34B $235.36M $1.82B
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $3.61 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $1.04B $89.13M $956.00M
Total debt $8.21B $2.02B $6.52B
Shares (diluted) 1.93B 47.60M 333.30M
Enterprise value $32.73B $1.81B $33.81B

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
MetricKVUEPBHKMB
P/E 21.9x 14.7x 18.5x
P/FCF 15.8x 10.7x 19.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 10.1x 10.9x
P/S 2.4x 2.3x 2.2x
P/B 3.6x 1.3x 19.3x
P/Tangible book 20.2x -1.9x 20.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 13.7x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 16.3x 15.3x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 4.0x 2.5x
EV/FCF 18.9x 18.9x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 17.8x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -83.90 0.24 2.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKVUEPBHKMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% -1.4% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -0.7% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.8% -5.9% 2.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -1.6% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.6% -13.8% -5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 140.9% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.9% -19.2% -18.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 59.3% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.8% -15.5% -19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 60.7% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.9% -9.6% 16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 4.3% 1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.6% -12.1% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 3.7% -8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKVUEPBHKMB
Gross margin 58.3% 53.5% 36.8%
EBITDA margin 21.1% 29.4% 19.5%
Operating margin 17.4% 26.3% 15.2%
Pretax margin 14.8% 21.2% 13.5%
Net margin 10.9% 15.6% 11.8%
FCF margin 15.1% 21.3% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.6% 22.6% 20.1%
Return on equity 16.3% 9.0% 105.0%
Return on assets 6.3% 4.3% 11.1%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 6.3% 19.4%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 7.5% 23.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKVUEPBHKMB
Debt / assets 30.8% 44.2% 35.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.1x 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 5.9x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 8.6x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 58.0% 89.9%
Equity / assets 38.1% 42.0% 10.1%
Interest coverage – – 10.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.23 1.66 3.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKVUEPBHKMB
Dividend yield 5.4% – 4.7%
Net buyback yield – 4.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 4.8% 4.7%
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.

ConsensusKVUEPBHKMB
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $4.86FY2026 $7.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.8% -0.8% -8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.05BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026 $16.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +15.9% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKVUEPBHKMB
Held by institutions 94.3% 100.0% 96.8%
Institutions holding 1,010 319 1,715
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +3.4% +9.1%
Institutions buying 529 157 831
Institutions selling 353 122 621
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.29 1.34

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.

KVUEPBHKMB
KVUE 1.00 0.38 0.96
PBH 0.38 1.00 0.40
KMB 0.96 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KVUE, PBH and KMB?

Kenvue (KVUE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kenvue (KVUE) $37.02B, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) $2.15B, Kimberly Clark (KMB) $36.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, KVUE, PBH and KMB?

Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kenvue (KVUE) 21.9x, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) 12.5x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) is cheapest (Kenvue (KVUE) 15.8x, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) 10.9x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 14.2x). 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: Kenvue (KVUE) +3.5%, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) -1.4%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) has the highest net margin (Kenvue (KVUE) 10.9%, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) 15.6%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Kimberly Clark (KMB) leads (Kenvue (KVUE) 10.6%, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) 6.3%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kenvue (KVUE) returned the most: Kenvue (KVUE) +35.3%, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) -12.2%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) +8.1%. Over five years, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) compounded fastest (Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) -3.3%/yr, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kenvue (KVUE) has the highest dividend yield: Kenvue (KVUE) 5.43%, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) 0.00%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 0.05%. Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kenvue (KVUE) has been the steadiest (Kenvue (KVUE) 24.3%, Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) 34.3%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KVUE, PBH 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, 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.