Peers · Consumer Defensive
Alternatives to KMB
6 stocks in the same consumer defensive sector with similar yield and safety profiles to KMB (4.97% yield, 5.4/10 safety).
The closest alternative to KMB in our universe is PEP — 0.64% higher yield than KMB (4.33% vs 4.97%) and a 5.6/10 safety score compared to KMB's 5.4/10. Across all 6 peers, yields range from 3.05% to 6.54% and safety scores range from 4.7 to 7.3/10.
Switching from KMB to a peer is not always straightforward — a higher yield peer often carries a lower safety score, and vice versa. The table below ranks each alternative by how closely it matches KMB on both dimensions simultaneously, so you can see the full yield-vs-safety tradeoff at a glance.
Closest matches
| Ticker | Yield | Safety | How it differs from KMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEP · PepsiCo, Inc. | 4.33% | 5.6/10 · Mixed | 0.64% yield gap (lower) |
| CLX · The Clorox Company | 5.58% | 4.7/10 · Weak | 0.7 safety-score gap (riskier) |
| ABEV · Ambev S.A. - ADR | 4.73% | 6.8/10 · Solid | 1.4 safety-score gap (safer) |
| MO · Altria Group, Inc. | 6.54% | 5.2/10 · Mixed | 1.57% yield gap (higher) |
| BTI · British American Tobacco p.l.c. ADR | 5.94% | 7.3/10 · Solid | 1.9 safety-score gap (safer) |
| PG · The Procter & Gamble Company | 3.05% | 7.0/10 · Solid | 1.92% yield gap (lower) |
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