Kimberly Clark KMB
NASDAQ KMB
$109.88 +2.16 (+2.01%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Kimberly Clark (KMB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Kimberly Clark (KMB) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 1.3 for Q1 2026, down 60.45% year-over-year from 3.29 in Q1 2025, and up 161.88% quarter-over-quarter from 2.1 in Q4 2025.

Kimberly Clark (KMB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kimberly Clark's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.3 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 60.45% year-over-year to 1.3; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.02 (up 39.51% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.02, up 40.18% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 1.3, up from 2.1 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 3.29 in Q1 2025, with the low at 2.1 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.7 (2022), against an average of 0.43.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 2304.88% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 4238.54% in 2024.
  • Kimberly Clark's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.47 in 2022, then soared by 103.2% to 0.05 in 2023, then sank by 4238.54% to 1.95 in 2024, then decreased by 7.97% to 2.1 in 2025, then soared by 161.88% to 1.3 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KMB's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.3 in Q1 2026, 2.1 in Q4 2025, and 1.14 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 334.68 Bn 324.73 Bn 10.28 Bn 0.64
2 Unilever 135.06 Bn 122.54 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.11 Bn 71.74 Bn 3.30 Bn 0.53
4 Kenvue 36.14 Bn 35.03 Bn 2.30 Bn 0.64
5 Kimberly Clark 35.84 Bn 34.89 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.76
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.63 Bn 27.51 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.41
7 Church & Dwight 23.49 Bn 23.23 Bn 693.90 Mn 0.28
8 Clorox 12.90 Bn 12.75 Bn 804.00 Mn -
9 Yatsen Holding 5.79 Bn 5.65 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 5.48 Bn 5.13 Bn 398.84 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.76
Mar 31, 2026 1.30
Dec 31, 2025 -2.10
Sep 30, 2025 1.14
Jun 30, 2025 0.73
Mar 31, 2025 3.29
Dec 31, 2024 -1.95
Sep 30, 2024 1.51
Jun 30, 2024 -0.44
Mar 31, 2024 1.63
Dec 31, 2023 0.05
Sep 30, 2023 0.06
Jun 30, 2023 0.08
Mar 31, 2023 0.95
Dec 31, 2022 -1.47
Sep 30, 2022 0.67
Jun 30, 2022 1.48
Dec 31, 2021 -1.39
Sep 30, 2021 2.04
Jun 30, 2021 -0.94