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) Net margin
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 11.8%, down 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.45% (fiscal 2015) to 15.1% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 0.61% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.41%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.3% | (2.85) |
| FY2024 | 15.1% | 4.85 |
| FY2023 | 10.3% | 0.70 |
| FY2022 | 9.59% | 0.26 |
| FY2021 | 9.33% | (2.96) |
| FY2020 | 12.3% | 0.60 |
| FY2019 | 11.7% | 4.06 |
| FY2018 | 7.63% | (4.79) |
| FY2017 | 12.4% | 0.58 |
| FY2016 | 11.8% | 6.39 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 8.24% | (7.73) |
| Mar 2026 | 16.0% | 3.74 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.2% | 1.48 |
| Sep 2025 | 10.8% | (1.48) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 12.0% |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 12.0% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 11.8% |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 11.2% |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 10.8% |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 9.68% |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 8.74% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 3.38% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 1.21% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 0.61% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.41% |
| Market median | 0.45% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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