Kimberly Clark (KMB) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Kimberly Clark's (KMB) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $321.0 million in Q1 2026, up 160.98% year-on-year from $123.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 44.17% quarter-over-quarter from $575.0 million in Q4 2025.

Kimberly Clark (KMB) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kimberly Clark's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $321.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 160.98% year-over-year to $321.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.8 billion, a 23.2% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.6 billion, down 34.78% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to $321.0 million in Q1 2026 per KMB's latest filing, from $575.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $998.0 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$49.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $575.0 million (2025), against an average of $535.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 313.04% in 2022 and soared 940.82% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $794.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 25.69% to $998.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 39.08% to $608.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 5.43% to $575.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 44.17% to $321.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KMB Free Cash Flow figures stand at $321.0 million (Q1 2026), $575.0 million (Q4 2025), and $368.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 346.74 Bn 334.43 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
2 Unilever 134.47 Bn 123.99 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.63 Bn 72.29 Bn 3.23 Bn 766.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 37.34 Bn 37.24 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.98 Bn 36.44 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.87 Bn 26.74 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.41 Bn 22.90 Bn 681.40 Mn 160.40 Mn
8 Clorox 11.80 Bn 10.61 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.36 Bn 6.22 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.80 Bn 4.51 Bn 326.45 Mn 100.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 321.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 321.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 575.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 575.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 368.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 368.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 573.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 573.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 123.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 123.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 608.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 608.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 798.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 798.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 863.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 863.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 244.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 244.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 998.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 998.00 Mn