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

Kimberly Clark's (KMB) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.3 in Q1 2026, down 60.45% year-on-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.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 60.45% year-over-year to 1.3 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.02, a 39.51% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.02, up 40.18% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio grew to 1.3 in Q1 2026 per KMB's latest filing, from 2.1 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 3.29 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 2.1 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.7 (2022), against an average of 0.43.
  • Biggest YoY gain for FCF Payout Ratio was 2304.88% in 2024; the steepest drop was 4238.54% in 2024.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.47 in 2022, then jumped by 103.2% to 0.05 in 2023, then plunged by 4238.54% to 1.95 in 2024, then slipped by 7.97% to 2.1 in 2025, then jumped by 161.88% to 1.3 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KMB FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 1.3 (Q1 2026), 2.1 (Q4 2025), and 1.14 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.84
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn 0.54
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.14
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 1.30
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.41
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.45
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn -0.92
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Mar 31, 2021 15.61