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) Gross margin

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 36.8%, up 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (36.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 30.3% (fiscal 2018) to 37.4% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is below the Household & Personal Products industry median of 46.3% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 34.8%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2025 36.0% (1.41)
FY2024 37.4% 0.86
FY2023 36.6% 5.73
FY2022 30.8% 0.03
FY2021 30.8% (4.84)
FY2020 35.6% 2.93
FY2019 32.7% 2.43
FY2018 30.3% (5.62)
FY2017 35.9% (0.69)
FY2016 36.6% 0.96

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 38.3% 1.42
Mar 2026 36.9% 0.94
Dec 2025 35.9% (0.07)
Sep 2025 36.0% 1.01
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 30.3% High 37.4%
Ten-year median 35.6%
Current reading's percentile 73

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare 75.5%
ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare 74.4%
IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare 63.8%
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare 60.4%
KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare 58.2%
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare 45.7%
CLX The Clorox Company compare 42.3%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation 36.8%
UL Unilever PLC compare 0.00%
Household & Personal Products industry median 46.3%
Consumer Defensive sector median 34.8%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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