Kimberly Clark (KMB) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Kimberly Clark's (KMB) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 18.09% in Q1 2026, up 252.0% year-on-year from 5.14% in Q1 2025, and up 45.56% quarter-over-quarter from 12.43% in Q4 2025.

Kimberly Clark (KMB) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kimberly Clark's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 18.09% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin rose 252.0% year-over-year to 18.09% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 14.94%, a 89.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 14.29%, down 177.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin rose to 18.09% in Q1 2026 per KMB's latest filing, from 12.43% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 24.76% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 2.22% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 14.34% (2022), against an average of 14.31%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin tumbled 996 bps in 2023 and soared 1052 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 14.34% in 2022, then grew by 5 bps to 15.07% in 2023, then slumped by 32 bps to 10.23% in 2024, then grew by 21 bps to 12.43% in 2025, then jumped by 46 bps to 18.09% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KMB EBIT Margin figures stand at 18.09% (Q1 2026), 12.43% (Q4 2025), and 14.96% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 347.41 Bn 335.11 Bn 10.51 Bn 21.55%
2 Unilever 134.76 Bn 124.28 Bn - 8.80%
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.93 Bn 72.60 Bn 3.23 Bn 18.11%
4 Kenvue 37.29 Bn 37.18 Bn 2.30 Bn 19.62%
5 Kimberly Clark 37.00 Bn 36.46 Bn 1.53 Bn 18.09%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.66 Bn 26.54 Bn 2.84 Bn 6.71%
7 Church & Dwight 23.47 Bn 22.96 Bn 681.40 Mn 19.81%
8 Clorox 11.80 Bn 10.61 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.90%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.31 Bn 6.17 Bn 153.20 Mn -0.92%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.67 Bn 4.38 Bn 326.45 Mn -11.20%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 18.09%
Dec 31, 2025 12.43%
Sep 30, 2025 14.96%
Jun 30, 2025 14.22%
Mar 31, 2025 15.56%
Dec 31, 2024 10.23%
Sep 30, 2024 24.76%
Jun 30, 2024 12.74%
Mar 31, 2024 19.72%
Dec 31, 2023 15.07%
Sep 30, 2023 15.08%
Jun 30, 2023 2.22%
Mar 31, 2023 15.13%
Dec 31, 2022 14.34%
Sep 30, 2022 12.96%
Jun 30, 2022 12.18%
Mar 31, 2022 13.59%
Dec 31, 2021 10.49%
Sep 30, 2021 13.14%
Jun 30, 2021 13.04%