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

Kimberly Clark's (KMB) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 36.85% in Q1 2026, down 37.0% year-on-year from 58.49% in Q1 2025, and up 2.62% quarter-over-quarter from 35.91% in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 37.0% year-over-year to 36.85% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 35.93%, a 104.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 36.01%, down 141.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin grew to 36.85% in Q1 2026 per KMB's latest filing, from 35.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 57.8% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 29.8% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 35.81% (2023), against an average of 36.14%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin soared 2503 bps in 2023 and plunged 2259 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 32.78% in 2022, then surged by 76 bps to 57.8% in 2023, then sank 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KMB Gross Margin figures stand at 36.85% (Q1 2026), 35.91% (Q4 2025), and 35.98% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 49.51%
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 60.59%
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 58.89%
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn 36.85%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 76.40%
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 46.38%
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn 43.23%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn 77.66%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.86 Bn 4.57 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 33.94%
Mar 31, 2023 33.19%
Dec 31, 2022 32.78%
Sep 30, 2022 30.54%
Jun 30, 2022 29.98%
Mar 31, 2022 29.80%
Dec 31, 2021 28.92%
Sep 30, 2021 29.66%
Jun 30, 2021 31.49%