Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Kimberly Clark (KMB) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 11.13% in Q2 2026, down 3.70 percentage points from 14.83% a year earlier and down 1.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kimberly Clark reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 12.18%, down 3.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -2.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 15.21% in FY2024 (+5.22 pp), 9.99% in FY2023 (-0.96 pp), 10.95% in FY2022 (+0.52 pp) and 10.43% in FY2021 (-4.18 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 5.08 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 3.72 percentage points in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 12.55% (Q1 2026), 12.06% (Q4 2025) and 11.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 337.81 Bn | 293.80 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 12.67% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.01 Bn | 63.06 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 12.94% |
| 3 | Kenvue | 33.93 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 6.19% |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.63 Bn | 21.70 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.92% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.41 Bn | 29.73 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 11.13% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.35 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 8.22% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.80 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 8.45% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.95 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 2.46% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.56 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 10.69% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.55 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 13.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.40% |
Kimberly Clark Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "KMB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();