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

Kimberly Clark (KMB) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 1.3 in Q1 2026, down 54.4% quarter-over-quarter from 2.86 in Q4 2025, and down 60.45% on a YoY basis from 3.29 in Q1 2025.

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

Kimberly Clark's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 17 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 0.91 (up 5086.79% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.01, up 7172.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 1.3 for Q1 2026 at Kimberly Clark, down from 2.86 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 3.29 in Q1 2025 to a low of 2.19 in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.67 across 5 years, with a median of 0.28 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio sank 1681.9% in 2024, then surged 10751.48% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 1.96 in 2022, then plunged by 97.6% to 0.05 in 2023, then sank by 44.12% to 0.03 in 2024, then soared by 10751.48% to 2.86 in 2025, then plunged by 54.4% to 1.3 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.3 (Q1 2026), 2.86 (Q4 2025), and 2.19 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.84
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 0.68
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.14
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 1.30
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.00
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.51
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -0.92
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.30
Dec 31, 2025 2.86
Sep 30, 2025 -2.19
Jun 30, 2025 0.73
Mar 31, 2025 3.29
Dec 31, 2024 0.03
Sep 30, 2024 -0.99
Jun 30, 2024 0.48
Mar 31, 2024 1.63
Dec 31, 2023 0.05
Sep 30, 2023 0.06
Jun 30, 2023 0.08
Mar 31, 2023 0.04
Dec 31, 2022 1.96
Dec 31, 2021 -1.44
Sep 30, 2021 0.70
Jun 30, 2021 1.07
Mar 31, 2021 15.61
Dec 31, 2020 0.65
Sep 30, 2020 1.21