Growth Metrics

Kimberly Clark (KMB) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Kimberly Clark has reported Operating Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 18.09% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 252.0% year-over-year to 18.09%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 14.94%, down 89.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 14.29%, 177.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 18.09% at Kimberly Clark, up from 12.43% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 24.76% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 2.2% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 14.31% and a median of 14.31% in 2022 define the central range for Operating Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: crashed -1006bps in 2023 and later surged 1054bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 14.31% in 2022, then rose by 5bps to 15.07% in 2023, then plummeted by -32bps to 10.23% in 2024, then rose by 21bps to 12.43% in 2025, then soared by 46bps to 18.09% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for KMB at 18.09% in Q1 2026, 12.43% in Q4 2025, and 14.96% in Q3 2025.