Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Kimberly Clark's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.16% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 337.0% year-over-year to 24.16% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 24.16%, a 337.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 24.24%, down 292.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed advanced to 24.16% in Q1 2026 per KMB's latest filing, from 23.82% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 28.81% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 11.99% in Q4 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 23.21% (2025), against an average of 22.91%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 653 bps in 2022 and surged 1681 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.69% in 2022, then slipped by 24 bps to 11.99% in 2023, then soared by 140 bps to 28.81% in 2024, then slipped by 17 bps to 23.82% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 24.16% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest KMB Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 24.16% (Q1 2026), 23.82% (Q4 2025), and 23.21% (Q3 2025).