Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Kimberly Clark's Return on Sales [ROS] was 12.48% in Q3 2026, down 2.48 percentage points from 14.96% a year earlier and down 2.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Kimberly Clark's Return on Sales [ROS] was 14.54% through Sep 30, 2026, up 0.80 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 14.29%, down 1.77 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -2.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.07% in FY2024 (+4.82 pp), 11.24% in FY2023 (-2.04 pp), 13.29% in FY2022 (+0.11 pp) and 13.17% in FY2021 (-3.77 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 2.20% (Q2 2023) and 24.76% (Q3 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.77 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 10.54 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 9.98 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KMB's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 15.11% (Q2 2026), 18.09% (Q1 2026) and 12.43% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 25.51% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 20.26% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 10.98% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 18.17% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 12.48% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 18.19% |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 23.67% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 10.07% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 10.38% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.32 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 14.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.48% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.11% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.55% |
API Access
Kimberly Clark Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();