NA — Cost of products sold
Kimberly-Clark NA — Cost of products sold decreased by 0.6% to $1.58B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.2%, from $1.56B to $1.58B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), NA — Cost of products sold shows relatively stable performance with a -1.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A decrease relative to sales indicates improved manufacturing efficiency or lower input costs, while an increase may signal inflationary pressure or production inefficiencies.
Detailed definition
The direct costs attributable to the production of goods sold by a specific business segment, including raw materials, d...
Peer comparison
Standard cost-of-goods-sold metric used by manufacturing and consumer goods peers to assess production efficiency.
kmb_segment_na_cost_of_products_soldHistorical Data
| 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 | $1.70B | $1.70B | $1.70B | $1.70B | $1.65B | $1.65B | $1.65B | $1.65B | $1.63B | $1.63B | $1.62B | $1.65B | $1.56B | $1.64B | $1.66B | $1.59B | $1.58B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -1.5% | +0.0% | -0.7% | +2.1% | -5.2% | +5.1% | +0.8% | -3.8% | -0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.6% | -2.6% | -2.6% | -2.6% | -1.5% | -1.5% | -2.2% | -0.2% | -3.9% | +0.9% | +2.5% | -3.5% | +1.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Kimberly-Clark's na — cost of products sold?
- Kimberly-Clark (KMB) reported na — cost of products sold of $1.58B in Q1 2026.
- How has Kimberly-Clark's na — cost of products sold changed year-over-year?
- Kimberly-Clark's na — cost of products sold increased by 1.2% year-over-year, from $1.56B to $1.58B.
- What is the long-term trend for Kimberly-Clark's na — cost of products sold?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Kimberly-Clark's na — cost of products sold has grown at a -1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.78B to $6.45B.
- What does na — cost of products sold mean?
- The direct costs incurred to manufacture or acquire the products sold by a business segment.