TTM
18.5%
YoY change
−1.79pp
Trough year (1992)
11.7%
Peak year (2000)
22.9%
Latest annual
18.0%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 18.0%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −1.79pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 18.0% | -1.79pp | ||
| 2024 | 19.8% | +4.82pp | ||
| 2023 | 15.0% | -1.72pp | ||
| 2022 | 16.7% | +0.03pp | ||
| 2021 | 16.7% | -4.08pp | ||
| 2020 | 20.8% | +0.04pp | ||
| 2019 | 20.7% | +4.75pp | ||
| 2018 | 16.0% | -6.09pp | ||
| 2017 | 22.1% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2016 | 22.2% | +9.38pp | ||
| 2015 | 12.8% | -4.46pp | ||
| 2014 | 17.2% | -2.10pp | ||
| 2013 | 19.3% | +2.44pp | ||
| 2012 | 16.9% | -0.15pp | ||
| 2011 | 17.0% | -1.23pp | ||
| 2010 | 18.3% | -0.75pp | ||
| 2009 | 19.0% | +1.92pp | ||
| 2008 | 17.1% | -1.63pp | ||
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.62pp | ||
| 2006 | 18.1% | -1.72pp | ||
| 2005 | 19.8% | -2.08pp | ||
| 2004 | 21.9% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2003 | 21.4% | -1.20pp | ||
| 2002 | 22.6% | +1.46pp | ||
| 2001 | 21.2% | -1.72pp | ||
| 2000 | 22.9% | +0.95pp | ||
| 1999 | 22.0% | +3.09pp | ||
| 1998 | 18.9% | +0.73pp | ||
| 1997 | 18.1% | -1.75pp | ||
| 1996 | 19.9% | +3.68pp | ||
| 1995 | 16.2% | +0.61pp | ||
| 1994 | 15.6% | -0.02pp | ||
| 1993 | 15.6% | +3.89pp | ||
| 1992 | 11.7% | -3.13pp | ||
| 1991 | 14.9% | -0.65pp | ||
| 1990 | 15.5% | +0.09pp | ||
| 1989 | 15.4% | +0.07pp | ||
| 1988 | 15.4% | -0.45pp | ||
| 1987 | 15.8% | +0.60pp | ||
| 1986 | 15.2% | -0.18pp | ||
| 1985 | 15.4% | — |
- 202518.0%-1.79pp
- 202419.8%+4.82pp
- 202315.0%-1.72pp
- 202216.7%+0.03pp
- 202116.7%-4.08pp
- 202020.8%+0.04pp
- 201920.7%+4.75pp
- 201816.0%-6.09pp
- 201722.1%-0.07pp
- 201622.2%+9.38pp
- 201512.8%-4.46pp
- 201417.2%-2.10pp
- 201319.3%+2.44pp
- 201216.9%-0.15pp
- 201117.0%-1.23pp
- 201018.3%-0.75pp
- 200919.0%+1.92pp
- 200817.1%-1.63pp
- 200718.7%+0.62pp
- 200618.1%-1.72pp
- 200519.8%-2.08pp
- 200421.9%+0.48pp
- 200321.4%-1.20pp
- 200222.6%+1.46pp
- 200121.2%-1.72pp
- 200022.9%+0.95pp
- 199922.0%+3.09pp
- 199818.9%+0.73pp
- 199718.1%-1.75pp
- 199619.9%+3.68pp
- 199516.2%+0.61pp
- 199415.6%-0.02pp
- 199315.6%+3.89pp
- 199211.7%-3.13pp
- 199114.9%-0.65pp
- 199015.5%+0.09pp
- 198915.4%+0.07pp
- 198815.4%-0.45pp
- 198715.8%+0.60pp
- 198615.2%-0.18pp
- 198515.4%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Kimberly-Clark's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
According to Kimberly-Clark's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 18.5%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Kimberly-Clark (KMB) EBITDA margin totalled 18.05% – contracted 1.8 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual EBITDA margin stands at 22.91%, reached in 2000; the historical low of 11.73% was recorded in 1992.
Kimberly-Clark EBITDA Margin by Year
Kimberly-Clark EBITDA Margin 2025: 18.0%
Kimberly-Clark posted EBITDA margin of 18.05% in 2025, contracted 1.8 percentage points from 2024.
Kimberly-Clark EBITDA Margin 2024: 19.8%
In 2024, Kimberly-Clark reported EBITDA margin of 19.83%, expanded 4.8 percentage points from 2023.
Kimberly-Clark EBITDA Margin 2023: 15.0%
Kimberly-Clark EBITDA margin in 2023 was 15.01%, contracted 1.7 percentage points from 2022.
Kimberly-Clark EBITDA Margin 2022: 16.7%
2022's EBITDA margin for Kimberly-Clark came in at 16.73%, expanded 0.0 percentage points from 2021.
Kimberly-Clark EBITDA Margin 2021: 16.7%
Kimberly-Clark EBITDA margin in 2021 was 16.70%.
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