Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States. It operates in two segments, North America and International Personal Care. The North America segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, tissue, towels, soaps and sanitizers, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Goodnites, Kotex, Poise, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Wypall , and other brand names. Its International Personal Care segment provides baby and child care, adult care and feminine care, including disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Kotex, Goodfeel, Intimus, Depend, and other brand names. The company sells its household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce. It also sells its professional use products through distributors, directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and high-volume public facilities, and through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
5-year financial trends. Figures in USD millions.
Latest fiscal year: 2025
Year-by-year revenue, profitability, and cash flow (USD millions, last 10 years)
| Year | Revenue | EBITDA | Net Profit | FCF | ROE | Rev Growth 1Y | NP Growth 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16.4B | $3.1B | $2.0B | $1.6B | 134.6% | -2.1% | -20.6% |
| 2024 | $16.8B | $3.5B | $2.5B | $2.5B | 303.0% | -2.0% | 44.3% |
| 2023 | $17.1B | $2.7B | $1.8B | $2.8B | 192.8% | -15.0% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | $20.2B | $3.4B | $1.9B | $1.9B | 353.6% | - | - |
Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow as reported
Consolidated Figures in USD Millions.
| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 20,175 | 17,146 | 16,805 | 16,447 |
| Cost Of Revenue | 13,956 | 10,877 | 10,516 | 10,524 |
| Gross Profit | 6,219 | 6,269 | 6,289 | 5,923 |
| Operating Expense | 3,538 | 3,683 | 3,492 | 3,572 |
| Operating Income | 2,681 | 2,586 | 2,797 | 2,351 |
| EBITDA | 3,376 | 2,652 | 3,469 | 3,113 |
| EBIT | 2,622 | 1,899 | 2,688 | 2,308 |
| Pretax Income | 2,340 | 1,606 | 2,418 | 2,052 |
| Tax Provision | 495 | 343 | 442 | 599 |
| Net Income | 1,934 | 1,764 | 2,545 | 2,021 |
| Net Income Common Stockholders | 1,934 | 1,764 | 2,545 | 2,021 |
| Total Expenses | 17,494 | 14,560 | 14,008 | 14,096 |
| Interest Expense | 282 | 293 | 270 | 256 |
| Interest Income | 14 | 66 | 48 | 24 |
| Selling General And Administration | 3,581 | 3,615 | 3,930 | 3,528 |
| Normalized EBITDA | 3,376 | 3,310 | 3,566 | 3,113 |
| Normalized Income | 1,934 | 1,969.61 | 2,238.27 | 1,621 |
| Market Cap | 32,478.94 | 32,478.94 | 32,478.94 | 32,478.94 |
Consumer Defensive sector peers, ranked by market cap
| Company | Ticker | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly-Clark Corporationthis co. | KMB | $32.5B | 16.07β discount | 21.62 | 134.6% | 12.56 |
| The Kroger Co. | KR | $44.1B | 41.88 | 7.18 | 17.1% | 11.10 |
| The Hershey Company | HSY | $37.9B | 43.94 | 8.37 | 19.0% | 22.46 |
| Sysco Corporation | SYY | $37.4B | 20.06 | 20.04 | 99.9% | 12.11 |
| Kenvue Inc. | KVUE | $33.8B |
| 22.84 |
| 3.12 |
| 13.7% |
| 13.79 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | ADM | $33.2B | 30.95 | 1.47 | 4.7% | 13.81 |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | CHD | $23.0B | 30.55 | 5.62 | 18.4% | 18.70 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | TSN | $22.1B | 47.56 | 1.25 | 2.6% | 11.69 |
| Dollar Tree, Inc. | DLTR | $21.4B | 15.96 | 5.45 | 34.2% | 11.34 |
| Peer Median | - | 30.75 | 5.54 | 17.8% | 12.95 | |