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

Kimberly Clark's (KMB) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $23.0 million in Q1 2026, down 28.12% year-on-year from $32.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 8.0% quarter-over-quarter from $25.0 million in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 28.12% year-over-year to $23.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $131.0 million, a 0.0% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $140.0 million, up 6.87% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to $23.0 million in Q1 2026 per KMB's latest filing, from $25.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $60.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $16.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $38.0 million (2023), against an average of $36.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation surged 1325.0% in 2022 and slumped 44.74% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $49.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 22.45% to $38.0 million in 2023, then slumped 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KMB Share-based Compensation figures stand at $23.0 million (Q1 2026), $25.0 million (Q4 2025), and $42.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.34 Bn 333.03 Bn 10.51 Bn 132.00 Mn
2 Unilever 134.17 Bn 123.69 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.47 Bn 72.13 Bn 3.23 Bn 40.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 37.18 Bn 37.07 Bn 2.30 Bn 29.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.85 Bn 36.31 Bn 1.53 Bn 23.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.72 Bn 26.60 Bn 2.84 Bn 72.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.34 Bn 22.84 Bn 681.40 Mn 25.70 Mn
8 Clorox 11.75 Bn 10.57 Bn 722.00 Mn 15.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.43 Bn 6.28 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.71 Bn 4.42 Bn 326.45 Mn 231.06 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