Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Kimberly Clark's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 19.64% for Q3 2026, up 0.80 percentage points from 18.84% a year earlier and up 0.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kimberly Clark's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 19.37%, down 5.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -9.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 25.30% in FY2024 (+8.61 pp), 16.69% in FY2023 (-6.25 pp), 22.94% in FY2022 (+1.26 pp) and 21.67% in FY2021 (-7.39 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 16.86% (Q4 2023) to 26.69% (Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.10 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 9.83 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 7.74 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KMB's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 19.45% (Q2 2026), 19.74% (Q1 2026) and 18.95% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 17.18% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 27.58% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 4.45% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 10.61% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 19.64% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 13.26% |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 26.70% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 5.63% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 10.14% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 68.81% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.64% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.20% |
API Access
Kimberly Clark Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();