Kimberly Clark (KMB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Kimberly Clark (KMB) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 23.94% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 23.85% in Q4 2025, and up 42.0% on a YoY basis from 16.86% in Q1 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.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 42.0% year-over-year to 23.94%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.99% (up 1077.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 29.19%, up 1091.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 23.94% for Q1 2026 at Kimberly Clark, roughly flat from 23.85% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 45.42% in Q3 2025 to a low of 800.0% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 25.69% across 5 years, with a median of 22.49% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Rate plunged 82182 bps in 2023, then soared 81302 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 22.46% in 2022, then increased by 1 bps to 22.61% in 2023, then sank 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.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 23.94% (Q1 2026), 23.85% (Q4 2025), and 45.42% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 611.49 Bn | 611.46 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 338.86 Bn | 326.78 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 20.83% |
| 3 | Unilever | 142.58 Bn | 132.10 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 69.08 Bn | 68.08 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 23.65% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 33.68 Bn | 33.57 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 29.46% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 32.46 Bn | 32.04 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 23.94% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.67 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 50.28% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.55 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 20.65% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.54 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 25.39% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.05 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 18.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.61% |