Church & Dwight Co Inc (CHD) is overvalued and Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) is undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, KMB trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +41%, against -76% for CHD.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 7.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $54.66; the price of $96.12 is 76% above that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 68/100 on 9 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 9.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $168.21; the price of $98.91 is 41% below that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 79/100 on 10 of 12 signals
| Metric | CHD | KMB |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Undervalued |
| Price | $96.12 | $98.91 |
| Intrinsic value | $54.66 | $168.21 |
| Margin of safety | -76% | +41% |
| Leak Score | 68/100 (9/12) | 79/100 (10/12) |
| Market cap | $22.8B | $32.9B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.5% | 14.2% |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 11.8% |
| Return on equity | 17.0% | 111.5% |
| Debt to equity | 0.56 | 3.72 |
| P/E | 30.9x | 16.9x |
| Forward P/E | 23.8x | 13.3x |
| P/B | 5.2x | 18.8x |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 5.2% |