Kimberly-Clark Corporation
KMB Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue was flat, EPS fell 32.0%, free cash flow fell 4.79% and total debt fell 10.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Free cash flow margin
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 11.3%, up 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.72% (fiscal 2015) to 18.8% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 2.89% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.64%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.2% | (8.66) |
| FY2024 | 18.8% | 1.21 |
| FY2023 | 17.6% | 8.36 |
| FY2022 | 9.26% | 0.18 |
| FY2021 | 9.08% | (4.21) |
| FY2020 | 13.3% | 3.70 |
| FY2019 | 9.59% | (2.01) |
| FY2018 | 11.6% | (0.10) |
| FY2017 | 11.7% | (1.88) |
| FY2016 | 13.6% | 6.86 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 18.3% |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 17.9% |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 16.2% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 15.9% |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 12.6% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 11.3% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 8.81% |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 6.03% |
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 2.89% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.64% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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