Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Stock Price & Analysis
Market: NASDAQ • Sector: Consumer Defensive • Industry: Household & Personal Products
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Profile & Business Summary
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, swimpants, training and youth pants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, Poise, and other brand names. The Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands. The company sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through distributors and e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Key Information
| Ticker | KMB |
|---|---|
| Leadership | Michael D. Hsu |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Official Site | https://www.kimberly-clark.com |
Market Trend Overview for KMB
One model, two time views: what the market looks like right now, and where the larger trend is heading over time.
This model looks at how prices behave over time to describe the current market environment. It focuses on whether price is moving steadily, stalling, or losing momentum, and checks both short-term and weekly trends for confirmation. The goal is not to predict exact prices, but to help understand when conditions are supportive, risky, or unclear.
Current Market Context (Short-Term)
As of 2026-02-06 (ET), KMB is moving sideways. Price at 104.33 is below its previous support. The next support is near 101.64, while resistance is around 104.58. View Support & Resistance from Options
Why the market looks this way?
Prices have moved back and forth over recent sessions without making steady progress. Trend signals have changed frequently, which suggests the market is stuck in a range. In this environment, chasing moves in either direction is less reliable.
Longer-Term Market Trend (Mid to Long Term)
Shows the bigger market trend, how strong it is, and where risks may start to build over the next few weeks or months. — Updated as of 2026-02-06 (ET)
As of 2026-02-06, KMB is breaking down after a failed trend. Over the longer term, the trend remains bearish.
KMB last closed at 104.33. The price is about 1.5 ATR above its recent average price (101.12), and the market is currently in a breakdown after a failed trend.
The prior trend has broken down. Downside risk is higher, and the market may need time to stabilize before a new direction forms.
Trend score: 5 out of 100. Overall alignment is weak. The market is currently in a breakdown following a failed trend. Trend alignment is weak, and recent signals suggest the structure may be breaking down.
A key resistance level is near 103.61. Price would need to move back above this level for conditions to start stabilizing.
On 2025-12-08, trend conditions deteriorated, suggesting that moves in the prior direction became less dependable.
[2025-12-24] Price moved quickly and looked strong, but participation was limited.
Recent price action shows orderly upward progression with no major deterioration in bar-level efficiency. Structural conditions remain broadly constructive.
Selling into the close appeared orderly, consistent with deliberate overnight risk management.
Short Interest & Covering Risk for KMB
This analysis looks at overall short interest positioning, focusing on the broader setup rather than short-term noise.
Shows how likely a short squeeze may be under current market conditions.
Short Exposure Percentile
Short interest is within its typical range, with no clear imbalance between buyers and sellers. (Historical percentile: 50%)
Structure Analysis
KMB Short positioning is starting to look crowded. Current days to cover is 5.1 trading days, meaning short positions could unwind at a normal pace. Short covering is likely to have a normal impact on price moves.
Bull Trap Structural Risk
No clear bull trap characteristics detected. Recent price behavior remains broadly consistent with current positioning.This reading helps confirm that current price action remains structurally healthy and does not indicate elevated trap risk.
In the latest reporting period, short interest continues to increase. Price is consolidating near highs with a weak upward bias, appearing strong on the surface but structurally more fragile. As a result, similar news or market events could lead to price moves about 1× larger than usual.
Note:
Short interest data is reported every two weeks by
FINRA.
The most recent snapshot is
2026-01-15 (ET).
Because this data updates slowly, it is not intended to predict short-term price moves. Instead, it helps describe longer-term market structure and where pressure may be building if prices begin to move.