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Kimberly-Clark KMB Debt-to-equity

Debt-to-equity at other companies

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KenvueKVUE
0.8×-0.1×
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0.6×0.0×
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Dollar GeneralDG
1.8×-0.4×
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Colgate-PalmoliveCL
55×+32.2×
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Dollar TreeDLTR
2.2×+0.4×
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3.5×+0.6×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.2B+2.7%
Gross profit$1.5B+1.7%
Operating income$753.0M+19.3%
Net income$665.0M+17.3%
EPS (diluted)$2.00+17.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$542.0M-1.6%
Total debt$7.1B-2.3%
Total equity$1.8B+63.1%
Total assets$17.2B+5.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$745.0M+128%
CapEx$424.0M+108%
Free cash flow$321.0M+161%

Valuation

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Market cap$33.68B-32.1%
Enterprise value$40.22B-28.4%
P/E15.9×-4.2×
P/S-1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin35.9%-1.0pp
Operating margin14.9%-0.9pp
Net margin12.8%-2.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity146.3%-83.5pp
Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Kimberly-Clark’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Kimberly-Clark’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Kimberly-Clark's debt-to-equity?
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) reported debt-to-equity of 3.9× in Q1 2026.
How has Kimberly-Clark's debt-to-equity changed year-over-year?
Kimberly-Clark's debt-to-equity decreased by 40.1% year-over-year, from 6.6× to 3.9×.
What is the long-term trend for Kimberly-Clark's debt-to-equity?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kimberly-Clark's debt-to-equity has grown at a -19.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 53.7× to 23.1×.
What does debt-to-equity mean?
How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?
Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.