Kimberly Clark Corp vs Ulta Beauty Inc — how do they compare? Kimberly Clark Corp trades at $108.02 (market cap $36.11B), while Ulta Beauty Inc trades at $544.78 (market cap $23.27B). The key difference: Kimberly Clark Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and Kimberly Clark Corp pays a 4.72% dividend while Ulta Beauty Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KMB | ULTA | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.11B | $23.27B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $134.81 | $706.82 |
52-Week Low | $93.05 | $450.75 |
Enterprise Value | $41.67B | $25.35B |
Dividend Yield | 4.72% | — |
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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 →With more than 1,300 stores and a partnership with Target, Ulta Beauty is the largest specialized beauty retailer in the U.S. The firm offers makeup (43% of 2021 sales), fragrances, skin care, and hair care products (20% of 2021 sales), and bath and body items. Ulta offers private-label products and merchandise from more than 500 vendors. It also offers salon services, including hair, makeup, skin, and brow services, in all stores. Most Ulta stores are approximately 10,000 square feet and are in suburban strip centers. Ulta was founded in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
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