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) Operating margin
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 15.2%, up 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.68% (fiscal 2015) to 18.5% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Household & Personal Products industry median of 1.31% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.55%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.3% | (1.78) |
| FY2024 | 16.1% | 4.83 |
| FY2023 | 11.2% | (2.05) |
| FY2022 | 13.3% | 0.12 |
| FY2021 | 13.2% | (3.78) |
| FY2020 | 17.0% | 0.74 |
| FY2019 | 16.2% | 4.15 |
| FY2018 | 12.1% | (6.24) |
| FY2017 | 18.3% | (0.20) |
| FY2016 | 18.5% | 9.82 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 15.1% | (2.98) |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1% | 5.66 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.4% | (2.53) |
| Sep 2025 | 15.0% | 0.74 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. compare | 17.5% |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. compare | 17.3% |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. compare | 17.1% |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 15.2% |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Company compare | 14.9% |
| CLX The Clorox Company compare | 13.6% |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty compare | 7.23% |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. compare | 5.18% |
| UL Unilever PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Household & Personal Products industry median | 1.31% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.55% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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