Kimberly-Clark (KMB) financial statements
Kimberly-Clark reported revenue of $16.4B in fiscal 2025, down 1.2% a year over 9 years.
Net income was $2.0B and the operating margin 14.3%, against 18.5% in 2016.
Free cash flow was $1.6B, and the company returned $1.7B in dividends and $141M in net buybacks.
The diluted share count fell 8% over the period (buybacks).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from Kimberly-Clark's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.3B | $18.3B | $18.5B | $18.4B | $19.1B | $19.4B | $20.2B | $17.1B | $16.8B | $16.4B |
| Cost of revenue | $11.6B | $11.8B | $12.9B | $12.4B | $12.3B | $13.5B | $14.0B | $10.9B | $10.5B | $10.5B |
| Gross profit | $6.7B | $6.6B | $5.6B | $6.0B | $6.8B | $6.0B | $6.2B | $6.3B | $6.3B | $5.9B |
| Research and development | $326M | $309M | $317M | $284M | $276M | $269M | $292M | $303M | $328M | $326M |
| Operating income | $3.4B | $3.4B | $2.2B | $3.0B | $3.2B | $2.6B | $2.7B | $1.9B | $2.7B | $2.4B |
| Interest expense | $319M | $318M | $263M | $261M | $252M | $256M | $282M | $293M | $270M | $256M |
| Pre-tax income | $3.0B | $3.0B | $1.8B | $2.6B | $2.9B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $1.6B | $2.4B | $2.1B |
| Income tax | $922M | $776M | $471M | $576M | $676M | $479M | $495M | $343M | $442M | $599M |
| Net income | $2.2B | $2.3B | $1.4B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $2.5B | $2.0B |
| Diluted shares | 362M | 356M | 350M | 346M | 342M | 339M | 338M | 339M | 337M | 333M |
| Gross margin | 36.6% | 35.9% | 30.3% | 32.7% | 35.6% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 36.6% | 37.4% | 36.0% |
| Operating margin | 18.5% | 18.3% | 12.1% | 16.2% | 16.9% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 11.2% | 16.1% | 14.3% |
| Net margin | 11.8% | 12.4% | 7.6% | 11.7% | 12.3% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 15.1% | 12.3% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from Kimberly-Clark's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $923M | $616M | $539M | $442M | $303M | $270M | $427M | $1.1B | $1.0B | $688M |
| Receivables | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.1B | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| Inventory | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.0B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Total current assets | $5.1B | $5.2B | $5.0B | $5.1B | $5.2B | $5.6B | $5.7B | $5.7B | $5.6B | $5.3B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $7.2B | $7.4B | $7.2B | $7.5B | $8.0B | $8.1B | $7.9B | $7.9B | $6.3B | $6.8B |
| Goodwill | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.8B |
| Total assets | $14.6B | $15.2B | $14.5B | $15.3B | $17.5B | $17.8B | $18.0B | $17.3B | $16.5B | $17.1B |
| Total current liabilities | $5.8B | $5.9B | $6.5B | $6.9B | $6.4B | $6.7B | $7.3B | $6.9B | $7.0B | $7.1B |
| Long-term debt | $6.4B | $6.5B | $6.2B | $6.2B | $7.9B | $8.1B | $7.6B | $7.4B | $6.9B | $6.5B |
| Total liabilities | $14.5B | $14.3B | $14.6B | $15.1B | $16.7B | $17.1B | $17.3B | $16.3B | $15.6B | $15.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | -$102M | $882M | -$287M | -$33M | $626M | $514M | $547M | $915M | $840M | $1.5B |
| Net debt | $6.6B | $6.8B | $6.9B | $7.3B | $8.1B | $8.3B | $8.0B | $6.9B | $6.4B | $6.5B |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from Kimberly-Clark's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $3.2B | $2.9B | $3.0B | $2.7B | $3.7B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $3.5B | $3.2B | $2.8B |
| Capital spending | $771M | $785M | $877M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.0B | $876M | $766M | $721M | $1.1B |
| Free cash flow | $2.5B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $1.5B | $2.5B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.8B | $2.5B | $1.6B |
| Stock-based compensation | $77M | $76M | $41M | $96M | $147M | $26M | $150M | $169M | $131M | $140M |
| Dividends paid | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Share buybacks (net) | -$739M | -$911M | -$800M | -$800M | -$700M | -$400M | -$100M | -$225M | -$1.0B | -$141M |
| Net borrowing | $695M | -$544M | $100M | -$1M | $991M | $336M | -$312M | -$112M | -$554M | -$550M |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.5% | 11.7% | 11.3% | 8.3% | 13.1% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 16.2% | 15.0% | 10.0% |
| Dividends per share | $3.62 | $3.82 | $3.96 | $4.07 | $4.24 | $4.47 | $4.61 | $4.69 | $4.83 | $4.98 |
Questions
What was Kimberly-Clark's revenue in 2025?
$16.4B in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does Kimberly-Clark generate?
$1.6B in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From Kimberly-Clark's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.