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KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for KIMBERLY CLARK CORP. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About KIMBERLY CLARK CORP

Kimberly-Clark Corporation manufactures and markets a wide range of personal care and household products made from natural or synthetic fibers. Its product portfolio includes brands such as Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, and Kotex, serving consumers in over 175 countries across categories like Baby & Child Care, Adult Care, Feminine Care, Family Care, and Professional products. The company sells its products through retail outlets, distributors, and e-commerce channels, primarily serving supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, and professional customers.

Snapshot

Revenue
$16.45B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-2.1%
Net income
$2.02B
Diluted EPS
$6.07
Gross margin
36.0%
Operating margin
14.3%
Net margin
12.3%
FCF margin
10.0%
ROE
124.0%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
19.5×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$32.75B
Long-term debt / equity
3.97×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Kimberly Clark

  • Revenue fell 2.1% to $16.4B in FY2025, after a 2.0% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 14.3% in FY2025, +1.1 pp against 13.2% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $4.2B, up 0.6% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $1.6B in FY2025, 10.0% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 20.6% to $2.0B in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Kimberly Clark’s fundamentals sit among the 113 Consumer Staples companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin36.0%
59th percentile of 97
Operating margin14.3%
84th percentile of 100
Net margin12.3%
85th percentile of 105
FCF margin10.0%
74th percentile of 99
Revenue growth (YoY)-2.1%
30th percentile of 110
ROE124.0%
98th percentile of 99
P/E19.5×
46th percentile of 73
Long-term debt / equity3.97×
92nd percentile of 74
Short interest16.71d
97th percentile of 111

Kimberly Clark’s return on equity of 124.0% ranks in the 98th percentile of the 99 Consumer Staples companies reporting it. Kimberly Clark’s long-term debt to equity of 3.97 ranks in the 92nd percentile of the 74 Consumer Staples companies reporting it. Kimberly Clark’s net margin of 12.3% ranks in the 85th percentile of the 105 Consumer Staples companies reporting it.

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 14% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
6
0 new, 6 added
Reduced / exited
4
1 trimmed, 3 exited
Combined position
$1.20B
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$774.4M7.1MAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$164.6M1.5MAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$85.7M780.5KAdded
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$54.8M501.1KAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$54.5M496.9KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$45.7M416.3KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$16.5M150.1KAdded

No longer held by: Maverick Capital (as of Q2 2026), Millennium Management (as of Q2 2026), Point72 Asset Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Quiet
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-06
Scribner AndrewController, VP & FP&ASell4.1K$98.00$401K
2026-05-04
Chen KatyPresident, Int'l Personal CareSell1.6K$95.34$152K
2026-04-30
filed 2026-05-01
Chen KatyPresident, Int'l Personal CareSell1.4K$96.95$136K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
50.1M
settled 2026-08-31
Change vs prior
+12.6%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
16.71
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
3.0M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-3150.1M+12.6%16.71
2026-08-1444.5M+1.2%11.78
2026-07-3144.0M+1.7%14.66
2026-07-1543.2M+2.1%10.09
2026-06-3042.3M-4.3%7.35
2026-06-1544.2M+2.4%9.73
2026-05-2943.2M+2.1%10.05
2026-05-1542.3M+3.6%9.74

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$16.45B$16.80B$17.15B$16.95B$19.44B
Gross profit$5.92B$6.29B$6.27B$5.52B$5.99B
Operating income$2.35B$2.70B$1.93B$2.31B$2.56B
Net income$2.02B$2.54B$1.76B$1.93B$1.81B
Diluted EPS$6.07$7.55$5.21$5.72$5.35

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$688.0M$1.01B$1.07B$427.0M$270.0M
Current assets$5.31B$5.58B$5.70B$5.73B$5.57B
Total assets$17.10B$16.55B$17.34B$17.97B$17.84B
Current liabilities$7.13B$7.00B$6.93B$7.33B$6.75B
Long-term debt$6.47B$6.85B$7.39B$7.58B$8.14B
Total liabilities$15.47B$15.57B$16.28B$17.27B$17.10B
Total equity$1.63B$975.0M$1.07B$700.0M$737.0M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$2.78B$3.23B$3.54B$2.73B$2.73B
Capital expenditure$1.14B$721.0M$766.0M$876.0M$1.01B
Free cash flow$1.64B$2.51B$2.78B$1.86B$1.72B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$4.19B0.6%$345.0M$1.04
Q1 FY2026$4.16B2.7%$665.0M$2.00
Q4 FY2025$4.08B-0.6%$499.0M$1.50
Q3 FY2025$4.15B0.1%$446.0M$1.34
Q2 FY2025$4.16B-1.6%$509.0M$1.53
Q1 FY2025$4.05B-6.3%$567.0M$1.70
Q4 FY2024$4.10B143.6%$447.0M$1.34
Q3 FY2024$4.14B-19.3%$907.0M$2.69

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorConsumer Staples
SIC industryConverted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes)
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2017
SEC CIK55785

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-12
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10-K2025-02-13
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10-Q2026-08-04
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10-Q2026-04-28
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10-Q2025-10-30
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10-Q2025-08-01
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8-K2026-08-04
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8-K2026-05-14
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.