Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Kimberly-Clark Inventory LIFO Reserve increased by 4.7% to $200.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.9%, from $206.00M to $200.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Inventory LIFO Reserve shows an upward trend with a 5.7% CAGR.
An increasing reserve indicates rising inventory costs over time, while a decrease may suggest inventory liquidation or falling costs.
The LIFO reserve represents the cumulative difference between the cost of inventory calculated under the Last-In, First-...
Common among US-based industrial and energy firms; peers using FIFO will have a zero reserve.
inventory_lifo_reserve| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $197.00M | $216.00M | $218.00M | $226.00M | $225.00M | $241.00M | $239.00M | $234.00M | $211.00M | $197.00M | $192.00M | $207.00M | $203.00M | $195.00M | $200.00M | $206.00M | $207.00M | $206.00M | $191.00M | $200.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +9.6% | +0.9% | +3.7% | -0.4% | +7.1% | -0.8% | -2.1% | -9.8% | -6.6% | -2.5% | +7.8% | -1.9% | -3.9% | +2.6% | +3.0% | +0.5% | -0.5% | -7.3% | +4.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +14.2% | +11.6% | +9.6% | +3.5% | -6.2% | -18.3% | -19.7% | -11.5% | -3.8% | -1.0% | +4.2% | -0.5% | +2.0% | +5.6% | -4.5% | -2.9% |