SuperworthKimberly-Clark profit margin KMB
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 11.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 15.2%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −3.0 pts
- Peer median
- 9.4%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Kimberly-Clark kept 11.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 15.2% and a gross margin of 36.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 10.5%.
The median for 8 household and personal products stocks of a similar size is 9.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.3% | 14.3% | 36.0% |
| FY2024 | 15.1% | 17.6% | 37.4% |
| FY2023 | 8.6% | 11.5% | 34.4% |
| FY2022 | 9.6% | 13.3% | 30.8% |
| FY2021 | 9.3% | 13.2% | 30.8% |
| FY2020 | 12.3% | 16.9% | 35.6% |
| FY2019 | 11.7% | 16.2% | 32.7% |
| FY2018 | 7.6% | 12.1% | 30.3% |
| FY2017 | 12.4% | 18.3% | 35.9% |
| FY2016 | 11.9% | 18.2% | 36.5% |
| FY2015 | 5.4% | 8.7% | 35.6% |
| FY2014 | 7.7% | 12.8% | 33.9% |
| FY2013 | 10.1% | 15.2% | 34.2% |
| FY2012 | 8.3% | 12.8% | 32.0% |
| FY2011 | 7.6% | 11.7% | 29.5% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 11.8% | −3.0 pts | 15.2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 12.8% | −2.1 pts | 14.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 12.3% | −2.9 pts | 14.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 12.0% | −2.8 pts | 14.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 14.8% | +2.5 pts | 17.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 14.9% | +5.5 pts | 16.6% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 15.1% | +6.5 pts | 17.6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 14.8% | +6.1 pts | 17.5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 12.3% | +4.2 pts | 15.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 9.4% | −0.3 pts | 12.3% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 8.6% | −1.0 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 8.6% | −0.2 pts | 11.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Household & Personal Products nearest Kimberly-Clark's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| KMBKimberly-Clark | 11.8% |
| KVUEKenvue | 10.8% |
| ELEstée Lauder Companies | 1.2% |
| CHDChurch & Dwight | 12.0% |
| CLColgate-Palmolive | 9.7% |
| AVYAvery Dennison | 7.6% |
| ELFe.l.f. Beauty | 3.4% |
| REYNReynolds Consumer Products | 9.1% |
| IPARInterparfums | 11.2% |
| Peer median | 9.4% |
Where Kimberly-Clark ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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