Latest period
333M
YoY change
-1.2%
5Y CAGR
-0.6%
Peak year (FY1998)
586M
Latest annual
333M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 333M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -1.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) from 1985 to 2025
| FY2025 | 333M | -1.2% | -3.9M | ||
| FY2024 | 337M | -0.5% | -1.8M | ||
| FY2023 | 339M | +0.1% | +500K | ||
| FY2022 | 338M | -0.1% | -500K | ||
| FY2021 | 339M | -1.1% | -3.7M | ||
| FY2020 | 343M | -0.9% | -3.1M | ||
| FY2019 | 346M | -1.1% | -4M | ||
| FY2018 | 350M | -1.8% | -6.3M | ||
| FY2017 | 356M | -1.6% | -5.8M | ||
| FY2016 | 362M | -1.3% | -4.6M | ||
| FY2015 | 366M | -2.9% | -11.1M | ||
| FY2014 | 377M | -2.6% | -9.9M | ||
| FY2013 | 387M | -2.2% | -8.8M | ||
| FY2012 | 396M | -0.6% | -2.5M | ||
| FY2011 | 399M | -3.8% | -15.8M | ||
| FY2010 | 414M | -0.6% | -2.4M | ||
| FY2009 | 417M | -0.4% | -1.8M | ||
| FY2008 | 419M | -6.1% | -27.1M | ||
| FY2007 | 446M | -3.4% | -15.7M | ||
| FY2006 | 461M | -3.5% | -16.8M | ||
| FY2005 | 478M | -4.1% | -20.5M | ||
| FY2004 | 499M | -2.0% | -10.1M | ||
| FY2003 | 509M | -2.2% | -11.3M | ||
| FY2002 | 520M | -2.4% | -13M | ||
| FY2001 | 533M | -2.0% | -10.9M | ||
| FY2000 | 544M | +0.8% | +4.15M | ||
| FY1999 | 540M | -7.9% | -46M | ||
| FY1998 | 586M | +4.6% | +25.9M | ||
| FY1997 | 560M | -2.0% | -11.3M | ||
| FY1996 | 571M | +3.2% | +17.9M | ||
| FY1995 | 553M | +67.2% | +222M | ||
| FY1994 | 331M | +3.1% | +9.89M | ||
| FY1993 | 321M | -0.1% | -298K | ||
| FY1992 | 321M | +0.5% | +1.74M | ||
| FY1991 | 320M | -0.1% | -389K | ||
| FY1990 | 320M | -0.3% | -987K | ||
| FY1989 | 321M | +0.1% | +213K | ||
| FY1988 | 321M | -7.3% | -25.1M | ||
| FY1987 | 346M | -5.0% | -18.1M | ||
| FY1986 | 364M | -0.5% | -1.84M | ||
| FY1985 | 366M | — | — |
- FY2025333M-1.2%
- FY2024337M-0.5%
- FY2023339M+0.1%
- FY2022338M-0.1%
- FY2021339M-1.1%
- FY2020343M-0.9%
- FY2019346M-1.1%
- FY2018350M-1.8%
- FY2017356M-1.6%
- FY2016362M-1.3%
- FY2015366M-2.9%
- FY2014377M-2.6%
- FY2013387M-2.2%
- FY2012396M-0.6%
- FY2011399M-3.8%
- FY2010414M-0.6%
- FY2009417M-0.4%
- FY2008419M-6.1%
- FY2007446M-3.4%
- FY2006461M-3.5%
- FY2005478M-4.1%
- FY2004499M-2.0%
- FY2003509M-2.2%
- FY2002520M-2.4%
- FY2001533M-2.0%
- FY2000544M+0.8%
- FY1999540M-7.9%
- FY1998586M+4.6%
- FY1997560M-2.0%
- FY1996571M+3.2%
- FY1995553M+67.2%
- FY1994331M+3.1%
- FY1993321M-0.1%
- FY1992321M+0.5%
- FY1991320M-0.1%
- FY1990320M-0.3%
- FY1989321M+0.1%
- FY1988321M-7.3%
- FY1987346M-5.0%
- FY1986364M-0.5%
- FY1985366M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
According to Kimberly-Clark's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 333M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
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 diluted shares outstanding stands at 333M (2025) – edged down 1.2% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Kimberly-Clark diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of -0.6% – with a net decline across the window.
Kimberly-Clark diluted shares outstanding peaked at 586M in 1998; the latest annual figure is 333M in 2025 (43.1% below peak).
1998 marks the peak diluted shares outstanding at 586M, with the historical low of 320M recorded in 1991.
Kimberly-Clark Shares Outstanding by Year
Kimberly-Clark Shares Outstanding 2025: 333M
2025's diluted shares outstanding for Kimberly-Clark came in at 333M, edged down 1.2% below 2024.
Kimberly-Clark Shares Outstanding 2024: 337M
Kimberly-Clark posted diluted shares outstanding of 337M in 2024, edged down 0.5% below 2023.
Kimberly-Clark Shares Outstanding 2023: 339M
In 2023, Kimberly-Clark reported diluted shares outstanding of 339M, edged up 0.1% from 2022.
Kimberly-Clark Shares Outstanding 2022: 338M
Kimberly-Clark diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 338M, edged down 0.1% below 2021.
Kimberly-Clark Shares Outstanding 2021: 339M
Kimberly-Clark diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 339M.
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