How many employees does Kimberly-Clark (KMB) have?

Kimberly-Clark reported 36,000 full-time equivalent employees in its most recent annual filing (fiscal year 2025).

How has Kimberly-Clark's headcount changed year over year?

Kimberly-Clark's reported headcount shrank by -5.3% versus the prior fiscal year.

What is Kimberly-Clark's employee growth rate?

Between fiscal years 1993 and 2025, Kimberly-Clark's headcount changed at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -0.5% per year.

How much revenue does Kimberly-Clark generate per employee?

In its most recent annual period, Kimberly-Clark generated roughly $478.2K of revenue per employee. This is derived by dividing annual revenue by reported headcount and is shown only for companies that report in US dollars.

Where does Kimberly-Clark's employee count data come from?

Headcount figures are taken from Kimberly-Clark's annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers) and periodic company filings. Annual filings drive the snapshot, chart, year-over-year change, and CAGR; interim filings are listed in the full history table.

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Employee Count & Headcount History

Latest headcount

36,000

Fiscal year 2025

YoY change

-5.3%

vs. prior fiscal year

Headcount CAGR

-0.5%

Per year, full history

Revenue / employee

$478.2K

Latest annual period

Employee count history for Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark employee count by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Employees
1993	42,131
1994	42,707
1995	55,341
1996	54,800
1997	57,000
1998	54,700
1999	54,800
2000	66,300
2001	64,200
2002	63,900
2003	62,000
2004	60,000
2005	57,000
2006	55,000
2007	53,000
2008	53,000
2009	56,000
2010	57,000
2011	57,000
2012	58,000
2013	57,000
2014	43,000
2015	43,000
2016	42,000
2017	42,000
2018	41,000
2019	40,000
2020	46,000
2021	45,000
2022	44,000
2023	41,000
2024	38,000
2025	36,000

Revenue per employee for Kimberly-Clark

Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.

Kimberly-Clark revenue per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Revenue per employee (USD)
1993	$165.5K
1994	$172.4K
1995	$249.2K
1996	$239.9K
1997	$220.1K
1998	$224.8K
1999	$237.4K
2000	$210.9K
2001	$226.2K
2002	$212.3K
2003	$231.4K
2004	$251.4K
2005	$279K
2006	$304.5K
2007	$344.6K
2008	$366.3K
2009	$341.3K
2010	$346.4K
2011	$365.7K
2012	$363.2K
2013	$371.1K
2014	$458.7K
2015	$432.3K
2016	$433.4K
2017	$434.7K
2018	$450.9K
2019	$461.3K
2020	$416.1K
2021	$432K
2022	$458.5K
2023	$498.3K
2024	$527.8K
2025	$478.2K

Earnings per employee for Kimberly-Clark

Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.

Kimberly-Clark earnings (net income) per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Earnings per employee (USD)
1993	$12.1K
1994	$12.5K
1995	$599.9
1996	$25.6K
1997	$15.8K
1998	$21.3K
1999	$30.4K
2000	$27.2K
2001	$25.1K
2002	$26.2K
2003	$27.3K
2004	$30K
2005	$27.5K
2006	$27.3K
2007	$34.4K
2008	$31.9K
2009	$33.6K
2010	$32.3K
2011	$27.9K
2012	$30.2K
2013	$37.6K
2014	$35.5K
2015	$23.6K
2016	$51.6K
2017	$54.2K
2018	$34.4K
2019	$53.9K
2020	$51.1K
2021	$40.3K
2022	$44K
2023	$43K
2024	$67K
2025	$56.1K

Employee count history for Kimberly-Clark (KMB)

Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) employee count filing history
						Filing
2025	36,000	-5.3%	-2,000	$478.2K	$56.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2025	Feb 12, 2026
2024	38,000	-7.3%	-3,000	$527.8K	$67K	10-K	Dec 31, 2024	Feb 13, 2025
2023	41,000	-6.8%	-3,000	$498.3K	$43K	10-K	Dec 31, 2023	Feb 8, 2024
2022	44,000	-2.2%	-1,000	$458.5K	$44K	10-K	Dec 31, 2022	Feb 9, 2023
2021	45,000	-2.2%	-1,000	$432K	$40.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2021	Feb 10, 2022
2020	46,000	+15.0%	+6,000	$416.1K	$51.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2020	Feb 11, 2021
2019	40,000	-2.4%	-1,000	$461.3K	$53.9K	10-K	Dec 31, 2019	Feb 13, 2020
2018	41,000	-2.4%	-1,000	$450.9K	$34.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2018	Feb 7, 2019
2017	42,000	0.0%	0	$434.7K	$54.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2017	Feb 8, 2018
2016	42,000	-2.3%	-1,000	$433.4K	$51.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2016	Feb 8, 2017
2015	43,000	0.0%	0	$432.3K	$23.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2015	Feb 11, 2016
2014	43,000	-24.6%	-14,000	$458.7K	$35.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2014	Feb 18, 2015
2013	57,000	-1.7%	-1,000	$371.1K	$37.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2013	Feb 14, 2014
2012	58,000	+1.8%	+1,000	$363.2K	$30.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2012	Feb 22, 2013
2011	57,000	0.0%	0	$365.7K	$27.9K	10-K	Dec 31, 2011	Feb 29, 2012
2010	57,000	+1.8%	+1,000	$346.4K	$32.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2010	Feb 23, 2011
2009	56,000	+5.7%	+3,000	$341.3K	$33.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2009	Feb 24, 2010
2008	53,000	0.0%	0	$366.3K	$31.9K	10-K	Dec 31, 2008	Feb 27, 2009
2007	53,000	-3.6%	-2,000	$344.6K	$34.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2007	Feb 22, 2008
2006	55,000	-3.5%	-2,000	$304.5K	$27.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2006	Feb 22, 2007
2005	57,000	-5.0%	-3,000	$279K	$27.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2005	Feb 23, 2006
2004	60,000	-3.2%	-2,000	$251.4K	$30K	10-K	Dec 31, 2004	Feb 24, 2005
2003	62,000	-3.0%	-1,900	$231.4K	$27.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2003	Feb 26, 2004
2002	63,900	-0.5%	-300	$212.3K	$26.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2002	Mar 14, 2003
2001	64,200	-3.2%	-2,100	$226.2K	$25.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2001	Mar 18, 2002
2000	66,300	+21.0%	+11,500	$210.9K	$27.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2000	Mar 23, 2001
1999	54,800	+0.2%	+100	$237.4K	$30.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 1999	Mar 24, 2000
1998	54,700	-4.0%	-2,300	$224.8K	$21.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 1998	Mar 26, 1999
1997	57,000	+4.0%	+2,200	$220.1K	$15.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 1997	Mar 26, 1998
1996	54,800	-1.0%	-541	$239.9K	$25.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 1996	Mar 21, 1997
1995	55,341	+29.6%	+12,634	$249.2K	$599.9	10-K	Dec 31, 1995	Mar 26, 1996
1994	42,707	+1.4%	+576	$172.4K	$12.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 1994	Mar 24, 1995
1993	42,131	—	—	$165.5K	$12.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 1993	Mar 24, 1994

202536,000-5.3%
202438,000-7.3%
202341,000-6.8%
202244,000-2.2%
202145,000-2.2%
202046,000+15.0%
201940,000-2.4%
201841,000-2.4%
201742,0000.0%
201642,000-2.3%
201543,0000.0%
201443,000-24.6%
201357,000-1.7%
201258,000+1.8%
201157,0000.0%
201057,000+1.8%
200956,000+5.7%
200853,0000.0%
200753,000-3.6%
200655,000-3.5%
200557,000-5.0%
200460,000-3.2%
200362,000-3.0%
200263,900-0.5%
200164,200-3.2%
200066,300+21.0%
199954,800+0.2%
199854,700-4.0%
199757,000+4.0%
199654,800-1.0%
199555,341+29.6%
199442,707+1.4%
199342,131—

About Kimberly-Clark's employee count

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) employed 36,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -2,000 (-5.3%) from 38,000 a year earlier.

Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 42,131 to 36,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -0.5% per year.

Kimberly-Clark generated about $478.2K of revenue and $56.1K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.

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