Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations
Kimberly-Clark Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 1.2% to $598.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.6%, from $640.00M to $598.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -6.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.
non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947Historical 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 | $875.00M | $869.00M | $809.00M | $797.00M | $829.00M | $837.00M | $654.00M | $645.00M | $639.00M | $656.00M | $669.00M | $652.00M | $640.00M | $641.00M | $628.00M | $640.00M | $619.00M | $616.00M | $605.00M | $598.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.7% | -6.9% | -1.5% | +4.0% | +1.0% | -21.9% | -1.4% | -0.9% | +2.7% | +2.0% | -2.5% | -1.8% | +0.2% | -2.0% | +1.9% | -3.3% | -0.5% | -1.8% | -1.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.3% | -3.7% | -19.2% | -19.1% | -22.9% | -21.6% | +2.3% | +1.1% | +0.2% | -2.3% | -6.1% | -1.8% | -3.3% | -3.9% | -3.7% | -6.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Kimberly-Clark's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Kimberly-Clark (KMB) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $598.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Kimberly-Clark's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- Kimberly-Clark's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 6.6% year-over-year, from $640.00M to $598.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Kimberly-Clark's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Kimberly-Clark's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $864.00M to $605.00M.
- What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.