Kimberly-Clark is −19% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 38 points behind the market. 1-year return: −19% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: −3.0%, below trend, but not far. RSI (14): 50, neutral. Below its 52-week high: 19%.

KMBKimberly-Clark

Consumer Defensive

$97.60-19% 1Y

$97.60

$91.7952 weeks$119.97

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though a crowded short (+16% of shares).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data

TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −3% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest16% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

A crowded short, settled Sep 15, 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 79% of the market

vs 200-day avgmiddle 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 −19% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 38 points behind the market.

−19%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: −3.0%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
RSI (14): 50
RSI (14) · neutral
Below its 52-week high: 19%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 17, 2024$91.79 – $139.21 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $97.60
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: −0.91%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: −19%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: −15%
vs 50-day average$103.85: −6.0%
52-week high: $119.97
52-week low: $91.79
Annualised volatility: 24%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08: −$690K

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	−0.72%
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
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	2 of 10	−0.71%
Feb	10	5 of 10	+0.95%
Mar	10	7 of 10	+1.5%
Apr	10	6 of 10	+2.1%
May	10	2 of 10	−0.85%
Jun	10	9 of 10	+2.7%
Jul	11	5 of 11	−0.01%
Aug	11	7 of 11	+1.1%
Sep	11	1 of 11	−3.9%
Oct	11	2 of 11	−3.7%
Nov	10	9 of 10	+3.4%
Dec	10	4 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.

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