KMBKimberly-Clark

$110.15-4.4% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: in an uptrend, but a crowded short (+16% of shares).

1 good, 1 to watch, 1 without data
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 80). Price is +9% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest16% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A crowded short, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbehind 69% of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 69% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How KMB is trading

Kimberly-Clark is −4.4% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 20 points behind the market.

−4.4%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+8.5%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
80

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
5.8%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$91.79 – $139.21 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$110.15
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+13%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−4.4%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−0.18%
vs 50-day average$102.83
+7.1%
52-week high
$116.91
52-week low
$91.79
Annualised volatility
25%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$690K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+12%
2025−20%
2024+12%
2023−7.1%
2022−1.6%
2021+9.7%
2020+0.95%
2019+25%
2018−2.1%
2017+9.0%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan102 of 10−0.71%
Feb105 of 10+0.95%
Mar107 of 10+1.5%
Apr106 of 10+2.1%
May102 of 10−0.85%
Jun109 of 10+3.0%
Jul115 of 11−0.27%
Aug117 of 11+1.1%
Sep111 of 11−3.9%
Oct112 of 11−2.5%
Nov109 of 10+3.4%
Dec104 of 10−0.09%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.

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