Operating Cash Flow
Kimberly-Clark Operating Cash Flow decreased by 23.4% to $745.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 127.8%, from $327.00M to $745.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a 0.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | $565.00M | $782.00M | $1.06B | $204.00M | $740.00M | $798.00M | $991.00M | $613.00M | $787.00M | $927.00M | $1.22B | $438.00M | $1.02B | $958.00M | $817.00M | $327.00M | $770.00M | $708.00M | $972.00M | $745.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +38.4% | +35.8% | -80.8% | +262.7% | +7.8% | +24.2% | -38.1% | +28.4% | +17.8% | +31.1% | -64.0% | +133.1% | -6.2% | -14.7% | -60.0% | +135.5% | -8.1% | +37.3% | -23.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +31.0% | +2.0% | -6.7% | +200.5% | +6.4% | +16.2% | +22.6% | -28.5% | +29.7% | +3.3% | -32.8% | -25.3% | -24.6% | -26.1% | +19.0% | +127.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Kimberly-Clark's operating cash flow?
- Kimberly-Clark (KMB) reported operating cash flow of $745.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Kimberly-Clark's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Kimberly-Clark's operating cash flow increased by 127.8% year-over-year, from $327.00M to $745.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Kimberly-Clark's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kimberly-Clark's operating cash flow has grown at a 0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.73B to $2.78B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.