Kimberly Clark (KMB) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kimberly Clark's (KMB) quarterly Net Margin came in at 2.43% in Q1 2026, down 11.0% year-on-year from 2.73% in Q1 2025, and down 16.82% quarter-over-quarter from 2.92% in Q4 2025.
Kimberly Clark (KMB) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kimberly Clark's Net Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.43% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 11.0% year-over-year to 2.43% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.4%, a 6.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.43%, up 14.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin declined to 2.43% in Q1 2026 per KMB's latest filing, from 2.92% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 10.54% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.71% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 2.65% (2025), against an average of 5.21%.
- Across the five-year window, Net Margin jumped 260 bps in 2022 and plunged 832 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Net Margin stood at 9.67% in 2022, then slipped by 5 bps to 9.14% in 2023, then slumped by 73 bps to 2.51% in 2024, then increased by 16 bps to 2.92% in 2025, then dropped by 17 bps to 2.43% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KMB Net Margin figures stand at 2.43% (Q1 2026), 2.92% (Q4 2025), and 2.65% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 347.41 Bn | 335.11 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 18.60% |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.76 Bn | 124.28 Bn | - | 49.24% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.93 Bn | 72.60 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 12.79% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.29 Bn | 37.18 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.13% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 37.00 Bn | 36.46 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 2.43% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.66 Bn | 26.54 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.40% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.47 Bn | 22.96 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 14.72% |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.80 Bn | 10.61 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 11.44% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.31 Bn | 6.17 Bn | 153.20 Mn | 0.58% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.67 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 326.45 Mn | -10.99% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.16% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.13% |