Kimberly Clark (KMB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Kimberly Clark (KMB) recorded Tax Rate of 37.94% in Q2 2026, up 15.32 percentage points from 22.61% a year earlier and up 14.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Kimberly Clark's Tax Rate came in at 32.74% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 12.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 29.19%, up 10.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of +6.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 18.28% in FY2024 (-3.08 pp), 21.36% in FY2023 (+0.20 pp), 21.15% in FY2022 (-0.37 pp) and 21.53% in FY2021 (-1.54 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has ranged from -800.00% in Q2 2023 to 45.42% in Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 813.02 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 821.82 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 23.94% (Q1 2026), 23.85% (Q4 2025) and 45.42% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 344.85 Bn | 300.84 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 21.66% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 68.93 Bn | 63.99 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 24.32% |
| 3 | Kenvue | 34.39 Bn | 30.01 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 23.75% |
| 4 | Estee Lauder Companies | 34.18 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 2.74 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 32.92 Bn | 30.25 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 37.94% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.52 Bn | 21.05 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 20.75% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.87 Bn | 8.31 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 21.60% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 5.99 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 29.38% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.65 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 23.28% |
| 10 | Interparfums | 3.69 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 223.53 Mn | 23.55% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.58% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 22.83% |
API Access
Kimberly Clark Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=KMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();