Kimberly Clark (KMB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kimberly Clark's Gross Margin was 38.27% in Q2 2026, up 3.29 percentage points from 34.97% a year earlier and up 1.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Kimberly Clark's Gross Margin was 36.76% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.47 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 36.01%, down 1.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +0.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 37.42% in FY2024 (+0.86 pp), 36.56% in FY2023 (+5.74 pp), 30.83% in FY2022 (+0.02 pp) and 30.80% in FY2021 (-4.84 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.91 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 25.03 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 22.59 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KMB's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 36.85% (Q1 2026), 35.91% (Q4 2025) and 35.98% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 370.01 Bn | 325.76 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 48.50% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 75.18 Bn | 69.91 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 61.48% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 38.38 Bn | 26.46 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 75.46% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.86 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 58.18% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.78 Bn | 32.98 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 38.27% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 24.94 Bn | 23.47 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 45.35% |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.64 Bn | 8.92 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 41.27% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.76 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 83.20% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.81 Bn | 4.47 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 25.95% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 45.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 38.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 57.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.60% |
API Access
Kimberly Clark Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "KMB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();