Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB

98.43 1.21 1.24% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$32.3B
P/E
16.7×
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Debt to equity

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 3.5×, down 0.9× from fiscal 2025 (4.4×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −162× (fiscal 2018) to 194× (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 0.5× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.3×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2025 4.4× (42.20%)
FY2024 7.6× 1.77%
FY2023 7.5× (37.87%)
FY2022 12.0× 3.42%
FY2021 11.6× 20.87%
FY2020 9.6× (75.90%)
FY2019 39.9× —
FY2018 −162× —
FY2017 8.4× (86.99%)
FY2016 64.7× (66.70%)

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Jun 2026 3.5× (6.04%)
Mar 2026 3.7× (15.84%)
Dec 2025 4.4× (11.62%)
Sep 2025 5.0× (3.60%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −162× High 194×
Ten-year median 9.6×
Current reading's percentile 18

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
UL Unilever PLC compare 0.0×
IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare 0.1×
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare 0.5×
KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare 0.7×
ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare 0.7×
EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare 1.9×
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation 3.5×
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare 13.9×
CLX The Clorox Company compare 15.8×
Household & Personal Products industry median 0.5×
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.3×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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