TTM
35.9%
YoY change
−0.19pp
Trough year (2011)
29.5%
Peak year (1999)
45.4%
Latest annual
35.6%
Gross Margin history chart for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 35.6%
Gross Margin change chart for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.19pp
Gross Margin history table for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 35.6% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2024 | 35.8% | +1.38pp | ||
| 2023 | 34.4% | +3.59pp | ||
| 2022 | 30.8% | +0.02pp | ||
| 2021 | 30.8% | -4.84pp | ||
| 2020 | 35.6% | +2.93pp | ||
| 2019 | 32.7% | +2.43pp | ||
| 2018 | 30.3% | -5.80pp | ||
| 2017 | 36.1% | -0.68pp | ||
| 2016 | 36.8% | +1.13pp | ||
| 2015 | 35.6% | +1.75pp | ||
| 2014 | 33.9% | -0.35pp | ||
| 2013 | 34.2% | +2.19pp | ||
| 2012 | 32.0% | +2.53pp | ||
| 2011 | 29.5% | -3.66pp | ||
| 2010 | 33.2% | -0.41pp | ||
| 2009 | 33.6% | +3.41pp | ||
| 2008 | 30.2% | -1.05pp | ||
| 2007 | 31.2% | -1.16pp | ||
| 2006 | 32.4% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2005 | 31.9% | -1.69pp | ||
| 2004 | 33.6% | -0.55pp | ||
| 2003 | 34.2% | -0.45pp | ||
| 2002 | 34.6% | -6.08pp | ||
| 2001 | 40.7% | -4.70pp | ||
| 2000 | 45.4% | -0.07pp | ||
| 1999 | 45.4% | +3.09pp | ||
| 1998 | 42.4% | +1.99pp | ||
| 1997 | 40.4% | -1.22pp | ||
| 1996 | 41.6% | +1.40pp | ||
| 1995 | 40.2% | +2.60pp | ||
| 1994 | 37.6% | -0.94pp | ||
| 1993 | 38.5% | -1.59pp | ||
| 1992 | 40.1% | +0.14pp | ||
| 1991 | 40.0% | +2.14pp | ||
| 1990 | 37.8% | -2.10pp | ||
| 1989 | 39.9% | -0.41pp | ||
| 1988 | 40.4% | -0.68pp | ||
| 1987 | 41.0% | +4.00pp | ||
| 1986 | 37.0% | -4.74pp | ||
| 1985 | 41.8% | — |
- 202535.6%-0.19pp
- 202435.8%+1.38pp
- 202334.4%+3.59pp
- 202230.8%+0.02pp
- 202130.8%-4.84pp
- 202035.6%+2.93pp
- 201932.7%+2.43pp
- 201830.3%-5.80pp
- 201736.1%-0.68pp
- 201636.8%+1.13pp
- 201535.6%+1.75pp
- 201433.9%-0.35pp
- 201334.2%+2.19pp
- 201232.0%+2.53pp
- 201129.5%-3.66pp
- 201033.2%-0.41pp
- 200933.6%+3.41pp
- 200830.2%-1.05pp
- 200731.2%-1.16pp
- 200632.4%+0.48pp
- 200531.9%-1.69pp
- 200433.6%-0.55pp
- 200334.2%-0.45pp
- 200234.6%-6.08pp
- 200140.7%-4.70pp
- 200045.4%-0.07pp
- 199945.4%+3.09pp
- 199842.4%+1.99pp
- 199740.4%-1.22pp
- 199641.6%+1.40pp
- 199540.2%+2.60pp
- 199437.6%-0.94pp
- 199338.5%-1.59pp
- 199240.1%+0.14pp
- 199140.0%+2.14pp
- 199037.8%-2.10pp
- 198939.9%-0.41pp
- 198840.4%-0.68pp
- 198741.0%+4.00pp
- 198637.0%-4.74pp
- 198541.8%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
According to Kimberly-Clark's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 35.9%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) most recent annual gross margin stands at 35.61% (2025) – contracted 0.2 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 45.45%, reached in 1999; the historical low of 29.51% was recorded in 2011.
Kimberly-Clark Gross Margin by Year
Kimberly-Clark Gross Margin 2025: 35.6%
In 2025, Kimberly-Clark reported gross margin of 35.61%, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2024.
Kimberly-Clark Gross Margin 2024: 35.8%
Kimberly-Clark gross margin in 2024 was 35.80%, expanded 1.4 percentage points from 2023.
Kimberly-Clark Gross Margin 2023: 34.4%
2023's gross margin for Kimberly-Clark came in at 34.42%, expanded 3.6 percentage points from 2022.
Kimberly-Clark Gross Margin 2022: 30.8%
Kimberly-Clark posted gross margin of 30.83% in 2022, expanded 0.0 percentage points from 2021.
Kimberly-Clark Gross Margin 2021: 30.8%
Kimberly-Clark gross margin in 2021 was 30.80%.
See more financial history for Kimberly-Clark (KMB).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Consumer Defensive peers of Kimberly-Clark (KMB), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 67.8% | |
| 67.3% | |
| 61.7% | |
| 55.5% | |
| 54.1% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 25.0% | |
| 12.9% |
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- 25.0%
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