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Church & Dwight vs Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark is the larger business, with $16.45bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.20bn for Church & Dwight (2.7 times as much). Church & Dwight grew faster (1.6% against -2.1%). Kimberly-Clark kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 12.3% against 11.9%. Church & Dwight carries less debt relative to equity (55.1% against 477.2%).

Latest fiscal yearChurch & DwightCHD, 2025Kimberly-ClarkKMB, 2025
Revenue $6.20bn $16.45bn
Revenue growth 1.6% -2.1%
Net income $737m $2.02bn
Operating margin 17.4% 14.3%
Net margin 11.9% 12.3%
Return on equity 17.6% 172.6%
Free cash flow $1.09bn $1.64bn
Cash $409m $688m
Total debt $2.21bn $7.17bn
Debt to equity 55.1% 477.2%
Dividend per share $1.18 $5.04
Dividend yield 1.1% 4.7%
Share buybacks $900m $141m
Employees 5,550 36,000
Market value $26.14bn $35.36bn
Price vs our value range Above our value range Within our value range
Moat score 81 (Strong) 73 (Strong)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 12 sales 1 buys, 4 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.