Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Kimberly Clark's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 21.00% in Q3 2026, down 2.21 percentage points from 23.21% a year earlier and down 2.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Kimberly Clark came in at 24.24%, down 2.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -8.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 27.16% in FY2024 (+9.19 pp), 17.97% in FY2023 (-7.39 pp), 25.37% in FY2022 (+1.94 pp) and 23.43% in FY2021 (-9.14 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.50 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 10.12 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 7.49 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KMB's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 23.10% (Q2 2026), 24.16% (Q1 2026) and 23.82% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 23.37% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 31.20% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 13.21% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.00% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 15.26% |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 37.50% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 8.06% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 11.51% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 51.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.00% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23.10% |
| 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 | 18.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.16% |
API Access
Kimberly Clark Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();