Kimberly-Clark (KMB): financials, SEC filings and peers
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is a household products company in the Consumer Staples sector of the S&P 500, headquartered in Irving, Texas.
It was founded in 1872 and joined the S&P 500 on March 4, 1957.
Its fiscal year ends in December, and its shares trade on the Nasdaq.
In its SEC filings it is classified as “Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes)”.
Kimberly-Clark at a glance
- Revenue (12 months)
- $16.6B
- Revenue growth
- +0.7%
- Operating margin
- 15.2%
- Net income (12 months)
- $2.0B
- Free cash flow (12 months)
- $1.8B
- Cash
- $956M
- Debt
- $6.5B
- Diluted EPS (12 months)
- $5.88
Twelve months to June 30, 2026, from the 10-Q filed August 4, 2026.
Latest twelve months
Over the twelve months to June 30, 2026, Kimberly-Clark reported revenue of $16.6 billion, about the same as a year earlier (+0.7%).
Its operating margin was 15.2%, down 1.0 percentage points from a year earlier: for every $100 of sales, about $15 was left as operating profit.
Net income was $2.0 billion (11.8% of revenue), 19.5% lower than a year earlier.
Operating cash flow was $3.3 billion and capital spending $1.5 billion, leaving free cash flow of $1.8 billion (11.0% of revenue).
At the end of the period it held $956 million in cash and $6.5 billion in debt, a net debt position of $5.6 billion.
Five-year trend
- Revenue went from $19.1 billion in fiscal 2020 to $16.4 billion in fiscal 2025, a decline of about 3.0% a year.
- Operating margin narrowed from 16.9% to 14.3% over the same years.
- Free cash flow was positive in each of the last 6 fiscal years.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $19.4B | $20.2B | $17.1B | $16.8B | $16.4B |
| Revenue growth | 1.6% | 3.8% | -15.0% | -2.0% | -2.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 13.3% | 11.2% | 16.1% | 14.3% |
| Net income | $1.8B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $2.5B | $2.0B |
| Free cash flow | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.8B | $2.5B | $1.6B |
| Diluted EPS | $5.35 | $5.72 | $5.21 | $7.55 | $6.07 |
Fiscal years as reported in Kimberly-Clark’s 10-K filings. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending.
Recent SEC filings
- 10-Q filed August 4, 2026 — quarterly report
- 8-K filed August 4, 2026 — Earnings results
- 8-K filed May 14, 2026 — Shareholder vote results
- 8-K filed May 5, 2026 — Executive or director change
- 10-Q filed April 28, 2026 — quarterly report
- 8-K filed April 28, 2026 — Earnings results
- 10-K filed February 12, 2026 — annual report
- 8-K filed January 29, 2026 — Shareholder vote results; Regulation FD disclosure
Companies like Kimberly-Clark
Other S&P 500 companies in Household Products:
- CHDChurch & DwightEwing, New Jersey
- CLColgate-PalmoliveNew York City, New York
- CLXCloroxOakland, California
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Questions about Kimberly-Clark
Is Kimberly-Clark's revenue growing?
Yes. Revenue for the twelve months to June 30, 2026 was $16.6 billion, up 0.7% from a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
Is Kimberly-Clark profitable?
Yes. It earned $2.0 billion in net income over the twelve months to June 30, 2026, a net margin of 11.8%.
Does Kimberly-Clark have more cash or more debt?
At June 30, 2026 it had $956 million in cash and $6.5 billion in debt, so more debt than cash.
When did Kimberly-Clark last file financial results?
Its latest quarterly report (10-Q) was filed with the SEC on August 4, 2026.
Which companies are similar to Kimberly-Clark?
In the S&P 500, Kimberly-Clark is grouped in Household Products within the Consumer Staples sector. Church & Dwight (CHD), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Clorox (CLX) are in the same group.
Understand the numbers
Source: Kimberly-Clark’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), retrieved September 27, 2026. Figures are as reported by the company and may be restated. This page is for information only and is not financial advice.