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

Kimberly Clark (KMB) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 18.09% in Q1 2026, up 45.56% quarter-over-quarter from 12.43% in Q4 2025, and up 252.0% on a YoY basis from 5.14% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 252.0% year-over-year to 18.09%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.94% (down 89.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.29%, down 177.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 18.09% for Q1 2026 at Kimberly Clark, up from 12.43% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 24.76% in Q3 2024 to a low of 2.2% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 14.31% across 5 years, with a median of 14.31% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBIT Margin plunged 1006 bps in 2023, then surged 1054 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 14.31% in 2022, then gained by 5 bps to 15.07% in 2023, then plunged 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.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 18.09% (Q1 2026), 12.43% (Q4 2025), and 14.96% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 21.55%
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 8.80%
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 18.11%
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 19.62%
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 18.09%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 6.71%
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 19.81%
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.90%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 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 2.20%
Mar 31, 2023 15.13%
Dec 31, 2022 14.31%
Sep 30, 2022 12.84%
Jun 30, 2022 12.27%
Mar 31, 2022 13.59%
Dec 31, 2021 10.55%
Sep 30, 2021 13.11%
Jun 30, 2021 13.04%