Kimberly Clark (KMB) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Kimberly Clark (KMB) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $3.7 in Q1 2026, down 15.84% quarter-over-quarter from $4.4 in Q4 2025, and down 37.49% on a YoY basis from $5.92 in Q1 2025.

Kimberly Clark (KMB) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kimberly Clark's Debt to Equity history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.7 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 37.49% year-over-year to $3.7; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.7 (down 37.49% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.4, down 42.2% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $3.7 for Q1 2026 at Kimberly Clark, down from $4.4 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $14.73 in Q3 2022 to a low of $3.7 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $8.18 across 5 years, with a median of $7.48 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Debt to Equity increased 16.45% in 2022, then sank 50.25% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $12.03 in 2022, then sank by 37.87% to $7.48 in 2023, then climbed by 1.77% to $7.61 in 2024, then sank by 42.2% to $4.4 in 2025, then dropped by 15.84% to $3.7 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $3.7 (Q1 2026), $4.4 (Q4 2025), and $5.48 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 611.49 Bn 611.46 Bn - 0.00
2 Procter & Gamble 338.86 Bn 326.78 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.68
3 Unilever 142.58 Bn 132.10 Bn - 1.82
4 Colgate Palmolive 69.08 Bn 68.08 Bn 3.23 Bn 16.33
5 Kenvue 33.68 Bn 33.57 Bn 2.30 Bn 0.82
6 Kimberly Clark 32.46 Bn 32.04 Bn 1.53 Bn 3.70
7 Estee Lauder Companies 30.67 Bn 27.54 Bn 2.84 Bn 1.71
8 Church & Dwight 22.55 Bn 22.05 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.57
9 Clorox 11.54 Bn 10.51 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.03
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.05 Bn 2.76 Bn 326.45 Mn 0.74

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.70
Dec 31, 2025 4.40
Sep 30, 2025 5.48
Jun 30, 2025 5.16
Mar 31, 2025 5.92
Dec 31, 2024 7.61
Sep 30, 2024 5.16
Jun 30, 2024 6.22
Mar 31, 2024 6.73
Dec 31, 2023 7.48
Sep 30, 2023 9.63
Jun 30, 2023 12.50
Mar 31, 2023 9.85
Dec 31, 2022 12.03
Sep 30, 2022 14.73
Jun 30, 2022 11.76
Mar 31, 2022 10.62
Dec 31, 2021 11.63
Sep 30, 2021 12.65
Jun 30, 2021 11.98