Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Kimberly Clark (KMB) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 105.02% for Q2 2026, down 81.66 percentage points from 186.68% a year earlier and down 16.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kimberly Clark posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 157.31%, down 95.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -293.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 252.37% in FY2024 (+52.83 pp), 199.55% in FY2023 (-73.38 pp), 272.93% in FY2022 (+43.29 pp) and 229.64% in FY2021 (-221.16 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2014.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -34.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 62.71 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 171.88 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 121.39% (Q1 2026), 132.28% (Q4 2025) and 138.70% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 388.65 Bn | 344.41 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 29.61% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.54 Bn | 72.27 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 410.84% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 38.77 Bn | 26.85 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 4.67% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.79 Bn | 33.40 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 15.67% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.89 Bn | 34.09 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 105.02% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.71 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 17.46% |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.67 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 349.42% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.67 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 5.18% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.92 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 23.39% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.56 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 692.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 105.02% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 121.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 132.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 138.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 186.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 226.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 213.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 193.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 187.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 164.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 184.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 237.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 217.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 256.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 305.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 272.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 227.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 224.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 255.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 277.00% |
API Access
Kimberly Clark Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();