Kimberly Clark KMB
NASDAQ KMB
$102.93 -2.03 (-1.93%)
At close: Sep 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Kimberly Clark (KMB) posted Gross Margin of 38.27% for Q2 2026, up 3.85% on a QoQ basis from 36.85% in Q1 2026, and up 329.0% year-over-year from 8.92% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Kimberly Clark has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 38.27% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 329.0% year-over-year to 38.27% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 36.76%, a 47.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 36.01%, down 141.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 38.27% for Q2 2026 at Kimberly Clark, up from 36.85% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 57.8% in Q4 2023, with the low at 29.8% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 36.23%, with a median of 35.86% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin surged 2503 bps in 2023, then tumbled 2259 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 32.78% in 2022, then soared by 76 bps to 57.8% in 2023, then slumped by 39 bps to 35.21% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 35.91% in 2025, then increased by 7 bps to 38.27% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 38.27% (Q2 2026), 36.85% (Q1 2026), and 35.91% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Colgate Palmolive 70.76 Bn 69.72 Bn 3.30 Bn 61.48%
2 Kenvue 35.95 Bn 34.84 Bn 2.30 Bn 58.18%
3 Kimberly Clark 34.91 Bn 34.08 Bn 1.60 Bn 38.27%
4 Bath & Body Works 3.94 Bn 3.15 Bn 692.00 Mn 45.71%
5 Prestige Consumer Healthcare 2.94 Bn 2.87 Bn - -
6 Perrigo 2.07 Bn 1.67 Bn 313.90 Mn 30.69%
7 Edgewell Personal Care 1.33 Bn 933.73 Mn 242.50 Mn 42.54%
8 Herbalife 1.30 Bn 935.57 Mn 1.03 Bn 77.67%
9 TFA Therapeutics 1.02 Bn 1.02 Bn - -
10 Honest Company 682.25 Mn 576.35 Mn 40.36 Mn 48.45%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%