Kimberly Clark Corp vs Rockwell Automation — how do they compare? Kimberly Clark Corp trades at $108.18 (market cap $36.01B), while Rockwell Automation trades at $466.05 (market cap $51.04B). The key difference: Rockwell Automation is the larger of the two by market cap, and Kimberly Clark Corp pays the higher dividend (4.72%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KMB | ROK | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.01B | $51.04B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Industrials |
52-Week High | $136.77 | $495.08 |
52-Week Low | $93.05 | $328.67 |
Enterprise Value | $42.55B | $54.67B |
Dividend Yield | 4.72% | 1.2% |
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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 →Rockwell Automation is a pure-play automation competitor that is the successor entity to Rockwell International, which spun off its former Rockwell Collins avionics segment in 2001. As of fiscal 2021, the firm operates through three segments--intelligent devices, software and control, and lifecycle services. Intelligent devices contains its drives, sensors, and industrial components, software and control contains its information and network and security software, while lifecycle services contains its consulting and maintenance services as well as its Sensia JV with Schlumberger.
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