Kimberly Clark (KMB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Kimberly Clark (KMB) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 36.85% in Q1 2026, up 2.62% quarter-over-quarter from 35.91% in Q4 2025, and down 37.0% on a YoY basis from 58.49% in Q1 2025.

Kimberly Clark (KMB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kimberly Clark's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 36.85% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 37.0% year-over-year to 36.85%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 35.93% (down 104.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 36.01%, down 141.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 36.85% for Q1 2026 at Kimberly Clark, up from 35.91% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 57.8% in Q4 2023 to a low of 29.8% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 36.12% across 5 years, with a median of 35.81% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin surged 2510 bps in 2023, then plunged 2259 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 32.7% in 2022, then jumped by 77 bps to 57.8% in 2023, then tumbled by 39 bps to 35.21% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 35.91% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 36.85% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 36.85% (Q1 2026), 35.91% (Q4 2025), and 35.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 49.51%
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 60.59%
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 58.89%
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 36.85%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 76.40%
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 46.38%
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 43.23%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 72.66%

Historic Data

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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 32.70%
Sep 30, 2022 30.25%
Jun 30, 2022 30.20%
Mar 31, 2022 29.80%
Dec 31, 2021 29.07%
Sep 30, 2021 29.60%
Jun 30, 2021 31.49%