Kimberly Clark (KMB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Kimberly Clark's (KMB) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 23.94% in Q1 2026, up 42.0% year-on-year from 16.86% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 23.85% in Q4 2025.
Kimberly Clark (KMB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kimberly Clark's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 23.94% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 42.0% year-over-year to 23.94% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 28.99%, a 1077.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 29.19%, up 1091.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was little changed at 23.94% in Q1 2026 per KMB's latest filing, from 23.85% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 45.42% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 800.0% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 22.49% (2023), against an average of 25.69%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate plunged 82182 bps in 2023 and surged 81302 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 22.46% in 2022, then increased by 1 bps to 22.61% in 2023, then tumbled by 41 bps to 13.35% in 2024, then jumped by 79 bps to 23.85% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 23.94% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KMB Tax Rate figures stand at 23.94% (Q1 2026), 23.85% (Q4 2025), and 45.42% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 341.94 Bn | 329.86 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 20.83% |
| 2 | Unilever | 131.50 Bn | 123.41 Bn | - | -27.77% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 72.27 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 23.65% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.23 Bn | 36.12 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 29.46% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.62 Bn | 35.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 23.94% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 28.99 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 50.28% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 22.75 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 20.65% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.26 Bn | 11.23 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 25.39% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.15 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -31.60% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.43 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 18.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.44% |