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

Kimberly Clark (KMB) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 24.16% in Q1 2026, up 1.39% quarter-over-quarter from 23.82% in Q4 2025, and down 337.0% on a YoY basis from 10.19% in Q1 2025.

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

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

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 337.0% year-over-year to 24.16%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.16% (down 337.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 24.24%, down 292.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 24.16% for Q1 2026 at Kimberly Clark, up from 23.82% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 28.81% in Q4 2024 to a low of 11.99% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 22.91% across 5 years, with a median of 23.21% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed plunged 653 bps in 2022, then soared 1681 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 24.16% (Q1 2026), 23.82% (Q4 2025), and 23.21% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 22.49%
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 9.90%
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 30.32%
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.45%
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 24.16%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 3.12%
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 2.61%
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 62.17%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 3.64%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.16%
Dec 31, 2025 23.82%
Sep 30, 2025 23.21%
Jun 30, 2025 28.49%
Mar 31, 2025 27.52%
Dec 31, 2024 28.81%
Sep 30, 2024 26.31%
Jun 30, 2024 23.78%
Mar 31, 2024 19.28%
Dec 31, 2023 11.99%
Sep 30, 2023 22.86%
Jun 30, 2023 20.27%
Mar 31, 2023 25.27%
Dec 31, 2022 15.69%
Sep 30, 2022 23.10%
Jun 30, 2022 22.28%
Mar 31, 2022 22.59%
Dec 31, 2021 15.07%
Sep 30, 2021 26.45%
Jun 30, 2021 27.21%