Growth Metrics

Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Kimberly Clark has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 24.16% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 337.0% year-over-year to 24.16%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 24.16%, down 337.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 24.24%, 292.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 24.16% at Kimberly Clark, up from 23.82% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 28.81% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 11.99% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 22.91% and a median of 23.21% in 2025 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: crashed -653bps in 2022 and later soared 1681bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.69% in 2022, then decreased by -24bps to 11.99% in 2023, then surged by 140bps to 28.81% in 2024, then decreased by -17bps to 23.82% in 2025, then increased by 1bps to 24.16% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for KMB at 24.16% in Q1 2026, 23.82% in Q4 2025, and 23.21% in Q3 2025.