Latest headcount
36,000
YoY change
-5.3%
Headcount CAGR
-0.5%
Revenue / employee
$478K
Employee count history for Kimberly-Clark
| 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.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $166K |
| 1994 | $172K |
| 1995 | $249K |
| 1996 | $240K |
| 1997 | $220K |
| 1998 | $225K |
| 1999 | $237K |
| 2000 | $211K |
| 2001 | $226K |
| 2002 | $212K |
| 2003 | $231K |
| 2004 | $251K |
| 2005 | $279K |
| 2006 | $304K |
| 2007 | $345K |
| 2008 | $366K |
| 2009 | $341K |
| 2010 | $346K |
| 2011 | $366K |
| 2012 | $363K |
| 2013 | $371K |
| 2014 | $459K |
| 2015 | $432K |
| 2016 | $433K |
| 2017 | $435K |
| 2018 | $451K |
| 2019 | $461K |
| 2020 | $416K |
| 2021 | $432K |
| 2022 | $459K |
| 2023 | $498K |
| 2024 | $528K |
| 2025 | $478K |
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.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $12.1K |
| 1994 | $12.5K |
| 1995 | $599.92 |
| 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.
- 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 $478K 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.
Frequently asked questions
Test yourself on KMB
Employees — 10 rounds, every one of them KMB against another company. Leave whenever you like.
Practice run — it doesn’t move your skill rating and doesn’t touch the leaderboards. Misses do go into your review queue.
Explore more
Deep-dives across the income statement, cash flow, capital return, and valuation
- Buybacks0.25% TTM
- Dividend Profile4.65% yield
- Dividend Calculator
- Dividend Forecast
- Dividend Capture
- Stock Split History5 splits
How this company returns cash to shareholders — buybacks, dividends, and stock splits.