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Kimberly Clark (KMB) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 · Kimberly Clark (KMB) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue down 0% year over year to $4.1B · 43¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 12.5%

Kimberly Clark made $4.1B in Q3 2026 (-0.4% Y/Y): Baby and Child Care $1.6B, Family Care $1.1B, Adult Care $512M. Operating margin 12.5%, net earnings $1.8B. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026.

Revenue$4.1B
Year over year-0.4%
Operating margin12.5%
Net earnings$1.8B
Operating cash flow$755M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $4.1B in Q3 2026, roughly flat year over year and down 1% from the previous quarter. Baby and Child Care was the largest line at 39% of revenue. Baby and Child Care lost $0.09B year over year (down 5%), 538% of the total change.

Gross margin was 34.9%, down 1.1 points from Q3 2025. Operating profit was $0.52B, a 12.5% margin (down 2.5 points year over year). Operating expenses grew 6% against flat revenue. Net earnings were $1.8B, up 302% year over year. The effective tax rate was 5.0%. Non-operating items added $1.4B, 73% of pre-tax earnings, so the bottom line overstates operating performance.

Operating cash flow was $0.76B (up 7% year over year), 42% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $0.18B of depreciation and amortization and $0.04B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items used $1.3B. Capital expenditures of $0.26B left free cash flow of $0.49B.

Quarterly history

Kimberly Clark revenue by quarterKimberly Clark revenue by quarter$4.8BQ1 2025$4.2BQ2 2025$4.2BQ3 2025$4.1BQ4 2025$4.2BQ1 2026$4.2BQ2 2026$4.1BQ3 2026
Kimberly Clark net earnings by quarterKimberly Clark net earnings by quarter$567MQ1 2025$509MQ2 2025$446MQ3 2025$499MQ4 2025$665MQ1 2026$345MQ2 2026$1.8BQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 5, 2026$4.1B-0.4%12.5%$1.8B$755M
Q2 202610-QAug 4, 2026$4.2B+0.6%15.1%$345M$908M
Q1 202610-QApr 28, 2026$4.2B+3%18.1%$665M$745M
Q4 202510-KFeb 12, 2026$4.1B-0.6%12.4%$499M$972M
Q3 202510-QOct 30, 2025$4.2B+0.1%15.0%$446M$708M
Q2 202510-QAug 1, 2025$4.2B-2%14.2%$509M$770M
Q1 202510-QApr 22, 2025$4.8B-6%15.9%$567M$327M

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Kimberly Clark: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterKimberly Clark: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q-6%Q1 2025-2%-14%Q2 2025+0%0%Q3 2025-1%-2%Q4 2025+3%+2%Q1 2026+1%+1%Q2 20260%-1%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y 0%, Q/Q -1%.
Kimberly Clark: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Kimberly Clark: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$3.4BDividends−$1.7BCapital spending−$1.4BCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$1.2BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$516MAsset & business sales$466MOther investing$117MOther financing−$81.0MPartners−$29.0MExchange rates−$6.0MBuybacks−$1.0M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Kimberly Clark: profit against cash, quarter by quarterKimberly Clark: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$452M$817MQ4 2024$573M$327MQ1 2025$512M$770MQ2 2025$454M$708MQ3 2025$510M$972MQ4 2025$675M$745MQ1 2026$350M$908MQ2 2026$1.8B$755MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $1.8B, Operating cash flow $755M.
Kimberly Clark: diluted shares by fiscal yearKimberly Clark: diluted shares by fiscal year342MFY2020339MFY2021338MFY2022339MFY2023337MFY2024333MFY2025
-2.7% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.

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About Kimberly Clark

Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and incorporated in Delaware in 1928. We are a global company focused on delivering essential products and solutions that solve unmet consumer needs and provide Better Care for a Better World. We are principally engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of a wide range of products made from natural or synthetic fibers and materials using advanced technologies in fibers, nonwovens and absorbency. Kimberly-Clark and our trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries and territories. Our portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, hold No. 1 or No.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 12, 2026.

Kimberly Clark against its Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -0.4% against the peers' median +2%. Operating margin: 12.5% against the peers' median 10.3%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
KMB Kimberly ClarkQ3 2026$4.1B-0.4%12.5%
AVY Avery DennisonQ3 2026$2.3B+5%10.3%
PACK Ranpak HoldingsQ3 2026$102M+2%0.0%

Source: Kimberly Clark 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 55785 · Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes)

Guidance and outlook

Kimberly Clark: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Kimberly Clark: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Costs6Other3People2Financing2Demand1Deals1Capital spending1Margins1Buybacks & dividends1The economy1
20 statements; tone +0.05 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 7 hedged.
Kimberly Clark: outlook statements against the filing beforeKimberly Clark: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident3Cautious2

13F: who owns KMB and who is buying

Largest holders of KMB (13F)Largest holders of KMB (13F)Vanguard Group$4.1BBlackRock$3.5BVanguard Capital Management LLC$2.4BState Street$2.3BVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$1.8BFMR LLC$1.4BGeode Capital Management, LLC$1.2BCharles Schwab Investment Managem…$1.2BMassachusetts Financial Services$895MTwo Sigma Investments, LP$774M
Funds' net buying of KMB by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of KMB by quarter (13F)−$114M2024-09$71.4M2024-12−$450M2025-03$949M2025-06$214M2025-09$1.9B2025-12$1.2B2026-03$2.0B2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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