- The trend backdrop is active with a 11-week active streak.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.42% based on similar historical setup states.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
KMB
NASDAQ
Week ended 11 Sep 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Kimberly-Clark Corporation · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Latest close
98.15 USD
-6.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is -4.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.5%, after a -10.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 44/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 40d.
Setup score
44
out of 100
Latest Close
98.15 USD
11 Sep 2026
1W Return
-6.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
-10.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-4.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
21.2%
11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.4x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- The latest week was a sharp negative move.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
-6.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move -10.0%.
Indicator stack
50/45
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 55.42%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bearish
44/100 conviction; expected move 1.5%.
News sentiment
53/100
56 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
40d
Next report is scheduled for 29 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is -4.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.5%, after a -10.0% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.7812-week average 0.55
12-week confirmation
Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.78Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -10.0% over four weeks, -4.3% over 12 weeks, and -20.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.11Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-86.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.80Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-41.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 11 Sep 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 97%
Model confidence 97%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength37/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Value33/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Quality90/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Momentum16/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Growth2/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework54/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 16.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 4.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 36.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 12.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 10.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 19.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -8.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -19.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -16.3% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 5.2% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.2% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.7x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningBearish
KMB shows bearish options pressure with a 44/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 2.39, expected move of 1.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Conviction44/100
Expected move1.5%
Put/call volume2.39
Insider activity3 / 17
3 acquisitions and 17 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.
15 positive · 34 neutral · 7 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings40dNext report is scheduled for 29 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move1.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-20.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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17 Apr
15 May
12 Jun
10 Jul
7 Aug
11 Sep
Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.6%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-6.5%Week of 11 Sep.
Latest week-6.5%Week of 11 Sep.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses1
Recent vol3.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.9% / -3.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Consumer Defensive
4-week rank88 / 100
Group average-3.2%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD60.0%positive activity pressure
RS23.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Household & Personal Products
4-week rank23 / 28
Group average-2.2%
Trend breadth53.6%
Trend53.6%active weekly trend signals
MD75.0%positive activity pressure
RS25.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape47/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 47/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis67/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.78; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.42%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.42% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors44/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 33 SVQF54/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 333.5 of 725 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options47/100KMB shows bearish options pressure with a 44/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 2.39, expected move of 1.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 1.5% Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.
Kimberly Clark (KMB) Stock May Be 38% Undervalued On Cash Flow Insiders3 / 173 acquisitions and 17 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings40dNext report is scheduled for 29 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Research flow1 items1 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 98.15 USD | -6.5% | 102.70 USD | 116.11 USD | 0.11 | -14.80 | 28.3M | On |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 104.96 USD | -3.0% | 102.98 USD | 116.20 USD | 0.34 | -10.19 | 19.4M | On |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 108.23 USD | 0.2% | 102.87 USD | 116.26 USD | 0.61 | -7.86 | 15.2M | On |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 107.99 USD | -1.0% | 102.52 USD | 116.29 USD | 0.70 | -8.38 | 13.6M | On |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 109.06 USD | 0.6% | 102.24 USD | 116.34 USD | 0.80 | -10.46 | 11.1M | On |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 108.36 USD | 0.3% | 101.84 USD | 116.37 USD | 0.95 | -10.78 | 27.3M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 107.99 USD | -1.6% | 101.41 USD | 116.40 USD | 0.97 | -7.37 | 17.1M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 109.70 USD | 1.2% | 101.10 USD | 116.43 USD | 1.10 | -6.12 | 12.5M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 108.35 USD | -3.6% | 100.73 USD | 116.47 USD | 1.32 | -9.32 | 22.1M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 112.41 USD | -2.0% | 100.39 USD | 116.56 USD | 1.35 | -10.45 | 18.6M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 114.72 USD | 4.9% | 100.00 USD | 116.60 USD | 1.25 | -7.66 | 18.2M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 109.37 USD | 6.6% | 99.52 USD | 116.64 USD | 1.08 | -11.86 | 33.4M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 102.56 USD | 0.3% | 99.38 USD | 116.72 USD | 0.54 | -21.65 | 20.4M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 102.29 USD | 3.3% | 99.34 USD | 116.84 USD | 0.12 | -20.59 | 17.7M | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.