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 | Free account |
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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