Kimberly Clark (KMB) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Kimberly Clark (KMB) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $23.0 million in Q1 2026, down 8.0% quarter-over-quarter from $25.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 28.12% on a YoY basis from $32.0 million in Q1 2025.

Kimberly Clark (KMB) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kimberly Clark's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $23.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 28.12% year-over-year to $23.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $131.0 million (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $140.0 million, up 6.87% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $23.0 million for Q1 2026 at Kimberly Clark, down from $25.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $60.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of $16.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $36.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $38.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Share-based Compensation soared 1325.0% in 2022, then slumped 44.74% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $49.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 22.45% to $38.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 44.74% to $21.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 19.05% to $25.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 8.0% to $23.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $23.0 million (Q1 2026), $25.0 million (Q4 2025), and $42.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 132.00 Mn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 40.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 29.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 23.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 72.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 25.70 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 15.00 Mn
10 e.l.f. Beauty 3.24 Bn 2.95 Bn 326.45 Mn 17.70 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 23.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 23.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 42.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 42.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 41.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 39.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 39.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 39.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 39.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 38.00 Mn