REYN vs CL vs KMB Stock Comparison

Reynolds Consumer Products, Colgate Palmolive and Kimberly Clark Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CL Colgate Palmolive Co
$93.11 +8.2% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$73.71B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.05B
Div. yield
0.02%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp
$109.63 +11.4% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$36.26B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.58B
Div. yield
0.05%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Colgate Palmolive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Colgate Palmolive 6, Reynolds Consumer Products 3, Kimberly Clark 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionREYNCLKMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.84B $73.71B $36.26B CL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 36.2x 18.5x REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 24.8x 14.3x REYN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +5.2% +0.7% CL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 9.7% 11.8% KMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 27.2% 19.4% CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.7x 1.7x KMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.05% KMB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.8% +19.4% -7.8% CL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +4.2%/yr -3.2%/yr CL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 23.3% 29.4% CL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 61/100 54/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

REYNCLKMB

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

AxisREYNCLKMB
Valuation 78 #12 of 52 47 #28 of 52 55 #24 of 52
Growth 63 #19 of 50 57 #22 of 50 43 #29 of 50
Profitability 73 #13 of 45 96 #3 of 45 82 #9 of 45
Financial Health 56 #25 of 56 51 #28 of 56 38 #35 of 56
Shareholder Returns 80 #7 of 31 53 #15 of 31 50 #16 of 31
Overall 70 61 54
  • REYN ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • CL ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • KMB 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

PeriodREYNCLKMBSPY
1 month +6.2%+8.2%+11.4% -0.8%
3 months -9.8%+1.3%-1.6% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+10.6%+11.6% +7.0%
Year to date +0.4%+17.8%+8.7% +12.2%
1 year -1.8%+19.4%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years -7.8%+29.7%-6.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.7%+9.1%-2.1% +23.1%
5 years -15.5%+22.7%-15.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.3%+4.2%-3.2% +11.0%
10 years —+30.7%-3.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.7%-0.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureREYNCLKMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%23.3%29.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%22.2%32.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.18-0.150.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.83-0.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-31.1%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-6.1%-9.1% -1.8%
52-week high $27.18$99.14$120.66 $779.14
52-week low $20.56$74.98$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.

MultipleREYNCLKMB
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 18.6x 36.5xmedian 18.6x 18.6xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 13.0x 21.4xmedian 13.0x 13.0xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 18.4x 19.2xmedian 18.4x 20.0xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 131.1xmedian 2.1x 19.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.97 3.01median 0.97 2.83median 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 monthsREYNCLKMB
Revenue $3.79B $21.05B $16.58B
Gross profit $951.00M $12.72B $6.10B
Operating income $554.00M $3.13B $2.51B
Net income $344.00M $2.16B $1.99B
Free cash flow $320.00M $3.86B $1.82B
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $2.54 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $66.00M $1.37B $956.00M
Total debt $1.53B $7.86B $6.52B
Shares (diluted) 211.90M 801.80M 333.30M
Enterprise value $4.50B $68.44B $33.46B

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
MetricREYNCLKMB
P/E 14.1x 36.5x 18.6x
P/FCF 15.2x 19.2x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 16.7x 10.9x
P/S 1.3x 3.5x 2.2x
P/B 2.1x 131.1x 19.5x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -79.9x 20.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 21.4x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 25.8x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 3.8x 2.5x
EV/FCF 19.7x 20.9x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 18.1x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 3.01 2.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricREYNCLKMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 5.2% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 4.1% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 5.0% 2.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 6.2% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% -26.9% -5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 1.1% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.6% -29.2% -18.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 8.9% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.8% -29.0% -19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 12.2% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.0% 13.7% 16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 12.9% 1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 14.5% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 17.9% -8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricREYNCLKMB
Gross margin 25.1% 60.4% 36.8%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 17.9% 19.5%
Operating margin 14.6% 14.9% 15.2%
Pretax margin 11.8% 14.0% 13.5%
Net margin 9.1% 9.7% 11.8%
FCF margin 8.5% 18.3% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 21.2% 20.1%
Return on equity 23.4% 410.8% 105.0%
Return on assets 10.7% 12.9% 11.1%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 27.2% 19.4%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 29.7% 23.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricREYNCLKMB
Debt / assets 30.1% 46.8% 35.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 13.9x 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.7x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 2.0x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 54.5% 96.6% 89.9%
Equity / assets 45.5% 3.4% 10.1%
Interest coverage 6.4x 12.3x 10.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.52 6.88 3.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREYNCLKMB
Dividend yield 4.0% 2.3% 4.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 3.8% 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.

ConsensusREYNCLKMB
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 24.8xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $7.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% +11.7% -8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $22.42BFY2026 $16.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +2.1% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersREYNCLKMB
Held by institutions 31.1% 83.8% 96.8%
Institutions holding 295 2,015 1,710
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% 0.0% +9.1%
Institutions buying 182 919 827
Institutions selling 89 720 620
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.28 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.

REYNCLKMB
REYN 1.00 0.44 0.42
CL 0.44 1.00 0.60
KMB 0.42 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REYN, CL and KMB?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $4.84B, Colgate Palmolive (CL) $73.71B, Kimberly Clark (KMB) $36.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, REYN, CL and KMB?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.1x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 36.2x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) is cheapest (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 13.9x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 24.8x, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 14.3x). 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: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.2%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest net margin (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.7%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.2%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Colgate Palmolive (CL) returned the most: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -1.8%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +19.4%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -7.8%. Over five years, Colgate Palmolive (CL) compounded fastest (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -3.3%/yr, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +4.2%/yr, Kimberly Clark (KMB) -3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) has the highest dividend yield: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 0.00%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 0.02%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 0.05%. Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Colgate Palmolive (CL) has been the steadiest (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 26.4%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 23.3%, Kimberly Clark (KMB) 29.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, REYN, CL 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, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 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.