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

Kimberly Clark (KMB) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Kimberly Clark (KMB) posted Payout Ratio of 1.44 for Q2 2026, up 114.38% on a QoQ basis from 0.67 in Q1 2026, and up 59.88% year-over-year from 0.9 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Kimberly Clark (KMB) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kimberly Clark has reported Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 1.44 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio rose 59.88% year-over-year to 1.44 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.95, a 30.56% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.9, up 29.97% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 1.44 for Q2 2026 at Kimberly Clark, up from 0.67 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Payout Ratio was 1.44 in Q2 2026, with the low at 0.09 in Q3 2023.
  • Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.8, with a median of 0.83 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Payout Ratio sank 90.02% in 2023, then jumped 434.29% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.81 in 2022, then plunged by 62.53% to 0.31 in 2023, then jumped by 227.66% to 1.0 in 2024, then dropped by 7.32% to 0.93 in 2025, then jumped by 55.44% to 1.44 in 2026.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.44 (Q2 2026), 0.67 (Q1 2026), and 0.93 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.44
Mar 31, 2026 0.67
Dec 31, 2025 0.93
Sep 30, 2025 1.02
Jun 30, 2025 0.90
Mar 31, 2025 0.77
Dec 31, 2024 1.00
Sep 30, 2024 0.47
Jun 30, 2024 0.84
Mar 31, 2024 0.57
Dec 31, 2023 0.31
Sep 30, 2023 0.09
Jun 30, 2023 1.33
Mar 31, 2023 0.73
Dec 31, 2022 0.81
Sep 30, 2022 0.89
Jun 30, 2022 0.95
Mar 31, 2022 0.75
Dec 31, 2021 1.09
Sep 30, 2021 0.84