Financing Cash Flow
Kimberly-Clark Financing Cash Flow increased by 13.3% to -$527.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.8%, from -$683.00M to -$527.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 6.5% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical 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 | -$342.00M | -$547.00M | -$755.00M | $133.00M | -$753.00M | -$489.00M | -$651.00M | -$397.00M | -$755.00M | -$468.00M | -$754.00M | -$485.00M | -$513.00M | -$1.48B | -$686.00M | -$683.00M | -$500.00M | -$388.00M | -$608.00M | -$527.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -59.9% | -38.0% | +117.6% | -666.2% | +35.1% | -33.1% | +39.0% | -90.2% | +38.0% | -61.1% | +35.7% | -5.8% | -188.9% | +53.7% | +0.4% | +26.8% | +22.4% | -56.7% | +13.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -120.2% | +10.6% | +13.8% | -398.5% | -0.3% | +4.3% | -15.8% | -22.2% | +32.1% | -216.7% | +9.0% | -40.8% | +2.5% | +73.8% | +11.4% | +22.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Kimberly-Clark's financing cash flow?
- Kimberly-Clark (KMB) reported financing cash flow of -$527.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Kimberly-Clark's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Kimberly-Clark's financing cash flow increased by 22.8% year-over-year, from -$683.00M to -$527.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Kimberly-Clark's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kimberly-Clark's financing cash flow has grown at a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.70B to -$2.18B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.