Kimberly Clark Corp vs Northrop Grumman Corporation — how do they compare? Kimberly Clark Corp trades at $108.57 (market cap $36.11B), while Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $574.85 (market cap $81.78B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is far larger — about 2.3× Kimberly Clark Corp's market cap, and Kimberly Clark Corp pays the higher dividend (4.72%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KMB | NOC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.11B | $81.78B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Industrials |
52-Week High | $134.81 | $768.02 |
52-Week Low | $93.05 | $496.02 |
Enterprise Value | $41.67B | $95.77B |
Dividend Yield | 4.72% | 1.63% |
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With around half of sales from personal care and another third from tissue products, Kimberly-Clark sits as a leading manufacturer of tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates K-C Professional, which partners with businesses to provide safety and sanitary products for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over of half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.
Read more on KMB →Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a long-range missile manufacturer. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
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