CELH
Celsius Holdings, Inc.
CELH has the edge over KMB overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
KMB has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
CELH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
CELH's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
KMB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
KMB's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
CELH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 21x | $31.89 | — |
| Current | 35x | $31.89 | — |
| Cheap | 40x | $35.95 | +13% |
| Fair | 141x | $127 | +299% |
| Expensive | 650x | $585 | +1735% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CELH's PE is in its cheap range at 35x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 21x next year's earnings.
KMB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 11x | $107 | — |
| Forward | 15x | $107 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $174 | +62% |
| Fair | 21x | $209 | +95% |
| Expensive | 25x | $243 | +127% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KMB has the edge over CELH in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CELH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CELH has the edge over KMB on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
KMB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect KMB's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CELH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.53 | +70% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.90 | +718% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.24 | -37% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.43 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.25 | -44% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.11 | -85% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.38 | -62% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.33 | -64% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.45 | -42% |
CELH earned $0.90 per share over the past year, about eight times what it earned the year before.
KMB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.08 | -29% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.91 | +68% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.88 | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.37 | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.07 | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.91 | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.26 | +7.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.34 | +35% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.55 | +45% |
KMB has the edge over CELH on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CELH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $847.2M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $817.9M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $782.6M | +138% |
| Q4 2025 | $721.6M | +117% |
| Q3 2025 | $725.1M | +173% |
| Q2 2025 | $739.3M | +84% |
| Q1 2025 | $329.3M | -7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $332.2M | -4.4% |
CELH has the edge over KMB on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +31 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.2% | -10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6% | +9.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | -9.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 19% | -4.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -7.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.6% | -23 points |
CELH has the edge over KMB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KMB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1B | -0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.2B | +0.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.2B | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.1B | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2B | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B | -6% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.9B | -0.8% |
KMB's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $4.1B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | -2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | -8.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.4 points |
KMB's operating margin was 12% last quarter, down 2.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CELH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $127.7M | -60% |
| Q2 2026 | $205.5M | +479% |
| Q1 2026 | $65.8M | -32% |
| Q4 2025 | -$130M | -285% |
| Q3 2025 | $321.5M | +3599% |
| Q2 2025 | $35.5M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $96.4M | -26% |
| Q4 2024 | $70.3M | +16394% |
CELH has the edge over KMB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KMB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $492M | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $556M | -3% |
| Q1 2026 | $321M | +161% |
| Q4 2025 | $575M | -5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $368M | -54% |
| Q2 2025 | $573M | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $123M | -50% |
| Q4 2024 | $608M | -39% |
KMB still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $1.9B over the past year.
CELH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -2.9M shares |
| 3 years | +7.4% | +17.6M shares |
| 5 years | +8.3% | +19.5M shares |
| Available history | +32% | +62.4M shares |
CELH has the edge over KMB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $300,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $1M |
| Q1 2026 | $8.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $448,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $879,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $603,000 |
CELH spent $13M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent the year before.
KMB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +400K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +600K shares |
| 3 years | -1.5% | -5.2M shares |
| 5 years | -1.1% | -3.8M shares |
| Available history | -3.4% | -11.9M shares |
KMB has 334M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1M |
| Q3 2025 | $20M |
| Q2 2025 | $59M |
| Q1 2025 | $61M |
| Q4 2024 | $248M |
KMB has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
CELH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | -7.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.5x | Net Cash |
CELH has the edge over KMB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
KMB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
KMB's net debt is about 1.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.0 years a year ago.
CELH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.8 | Neutral |
CELH's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (neutral).
KMB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 70.5 | Neutral |
KMB's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 70 (neutral).
CELH PE vs Consumer Defensive Sector
| Metric | CELH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 35x | 19x | 82% above |
| PE % | 11 | 18 | 7 pts below |
CELH is trading at 35x earnings, a 82% premium to the Consumer Defensive sector's median of 19x.
KMB PE vs Consumer Defensive Sector
| Metric | KMB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 19x | 44% below |
| PE % | 0 | 18 | 18 pts below |
KMB has the edge over CELH on valuation relative to its sector.
CELH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.1 | 9.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $29.6 | 7.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $36.1 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $38.8 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $44.6 | 29% below |
CELH has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 29% below its 200-week average.
KMB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $103.7 | 3.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $106.2 | 0.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $103.2 | 3.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $116.4 | 7.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $124.1 | 14% below |
KMB has the edge over CELH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CELH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.58 | $14.7 | +832% |
| 2021 | $14.7 | $24.9 | +69% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $35.6 | +43% |
| 2023 | $35.6 | $54.5 | +53% |
| 2024 | $54.5 | $26.5 | -51% |
| 2025 | $26.5 | $45.6 | +72% |
| 2026 YTD | $45.6 | $31.9 | -30% |
CELH's yearly returns have swung widely, from +832% in 2020 to −51% in 2024. It's down 30% so far in 2026.
KMB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $138.1 | $133.9 | -3% |
| 2021 | $133.9 | $138.9 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | $138.9 | $137.2 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | $137.2 | $121.5 | -11% |
| 2024 | $121.5 | $131.8 | +8.5% |
| 2025 | $131.8 | $101.0 | -23% |
| 2026 YTD | $101.0 | $107.2 | +6.1% |
KMB has the edge over CELH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.