Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB)
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States. It operates in two segments, North America and International Personal Care. The North America segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, tissue, towels, soaps and sanitizers, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Goodnites, Kotex, Poise, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Wypall , and other brand names. Its International Personal Care segment provides baby and child care, adult care and feminine care, including disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Kotex, Goodfeel, Intimus, Depend, and other brand names. The company sells its household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce. It also sells its professional use products through distributors, directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and high-volume public facilities, and through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
- Symbol
- KMB
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- Market cap
- $31.38B
- 52 week range
- 92.42 - 123.38
Valuation
- Share price
- $94.36 (close of 2026-10-02)
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.05x
- Price to book
- 16.75x
- Price to free cash flow
- 17.24x
- Enterprise value
- $36.95B
- Book value per share
- $5.63
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.02% |
| 5 days | -4.13% |
| 1 month | -13.66% |
| 3 months | -17.75% |
| 6 months | -1.84% |
| Year to date | -6.47% |
| 1 year | -23.05% |
| 3 years | -20.71% |
| 5 years | -28.61% |
| 10 years | -25.19% |
| All time | +3674.40% |
Members of Congress who disclosed KMB trades
Lisa McClain · Robert Bresnahan · Alan Armstrong · Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Julie Johnson · Kevin Hern · Tommy Tuberville
Super investors holding KMB
Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Mairs & Power (Mairs & Power Inc)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 123.99%
- Return on invested capital
- 21.27%
- Return on assets
- 11.82%
- Return on capital employed
- 23.57%
- Gross margin
- 36.01%
- Net margin
- 12.29%
- EBITDA margin
- 19.19%
- Revenue growth
- -2.13%
- Net income growth
- -20.59%
- Free cash flow growth
- -34.78%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 5.80%
- Current ratio
- 0.91x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 1.74x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $16.45B
- Cost of revenue
- $10.52B
- Gross profit
- $5.92B
- EBITDA
- $3.16B
- Net income
- $2.02B
- Earnings per share
- $6.09
- Research and development
- $326.00M
- Interest expense
- $256.00M
- Shares outstanding
- 331.90M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $16.45B | $5.92B | $2.02B | $6.09 |
| 2024-12-31 | $16.80B | $6.29B | $2.54B | $7.58 |
| 2023-12-31 | $17.15B | $6.27B | $1.76B | $5.22 |
| 2022-12-31 | $20.18B | $6.22B | $1.93B | $5.73 |
| 2021-12-31 | $19.44B | $5.99B | $1.81B | $5.38 |
| 2020-12-31 | $19.14B | $6.82B | $2.35B | $6.90 |
| 2019-12-31 | $18.45B | $6.04B | $2.16B | $6.28 |
| 2018-12-31 | $18.49B | $5.60B | $1.41B | $4.05 |
| 2017-12-31 | $18.35B | $6.59B | $2.28B | $6.44 |
| 2016-12-31 | $18.29B | $6.69B | $2.17B | $6.03 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 36.01% | 12.29% | 123.99% | 21.27% |
| 2024-12-31 | 37.42% | 15.14% | 261.03% | 30.11% |
| 2023-12-31 | 36.56% | 10.29% | 165.17% | 19.59% |
| 2022-12-31 | 30.83% | 9.59% | 276.29% | 24.78% |
| 2021-12-31 | 30.80% | 9.33% | 246.13% | 214.42% |
| 2020-12-31 | 35.64% | 12.29% | 270.66% | 244.11% |
| 2019-12-31 | 32.71% | 11.69% | 1111.86% | 142.90% |
| 2018-12-31 | 30.28% | 7.63% | -3065.22% | 282.18% |
| 2017-12-31 | 35.90% | 12.42% | 258.28% | 211.81% |
| 2016-12-31 | 36.59% | 11.84% | 1851.28% | 36.37% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $688.00M | - |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.01B | - |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.09B | - |
| 2022-12-31 | $427.00M | - |
| 2021-12-31 | $270.00M | - |
| 2020-12-31 | $303.00M | - |
| 2019-12-31 | $442.00M | - |
| 2018-12-31 | $539.00M | - |
| 2017-12-31 | $616.00M | - |
| 2016-12-31 | $923.00M | $6.44B |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $1.64B | $140.00M |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.51B | $131.00M |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.78B | $169.00M |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.86B | $150.00M |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.72B | $26.00M |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.51B | $147.00M |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.53B | $96.00M |
| 2018-12-31 | $2.09B | $41.00M |
| 2017-12-31 | $2.14B | $76.00M |
| 2016-12-31 | $2.46B | $77.00M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-09-04
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $5.10
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | $1.28 |
| 2026-06-05 | $1.28 |
| 2026-03-06 | $1.28 |
| 2025-12-05 | $1.26 |
| 2025-09-05 | $1.26 |
| 2025-06-06 | $1.26 |
| 2025-03-07 | $1.26 |
| 2024-12-06 | $1.22 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-10-29
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $1.66
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Jun/2026 | $2.00 |
| 2026-04-28 | Mar/2026 | $1.92 |
| 2026-01-27 | Dec/2025 | $1.39 |
| 2025-10-30 | Sep/2025 | $1.45 |
| 2025-08-01 | Jun/2025 | $1.68 |
| 2025-04-22 | Mar/2025 | $1.89 |
| 2025-01-28 | Dec/2024 | $1.50 |
| 2024-10-22 | Sep/2024 | $1.69 |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- kimberly-clark.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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