Kimberly-Clark Buildings and improvements increased by 0.3% to $2.36B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 19.9%, from $2.95B to $2.36B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Buildings and improvements shows a downward trend with a -4.3% CAGR.
Increases indicate ongoing investment in physical capacity, while decreases reflect depreciation or the divestiture of facilities.
The book value of buildings and leasehold improvements used for operations. This reflects the company's investment in it...
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ppe_buildings| 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 | $2.99B | $2.96B | $2.99B | $3.03B | $3.05B | $2.97B | $3.06B | $3.07B | $3.05B | $3.01B | $3.07B | $3.05B | $3.02B | $3.07B | $2.31B | $2.95B | $2.39B | $2.39B | $2.35B | $2.36B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.1% | +1.1% | +1.1% | +0.7% | -2.5% | +3.0% | +0.1% | -0.6% | -1.1% | +1.8% | -0.5% | -1.0% | +1.5% | -24.6% | +27.4% | -18.9% | +0.1% | -1.7% | +0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.9% | +0.4% | +2.3% | +1.3% | -0.1% | +1.4% | +0.2% | -0.4% | -0.8% | +1.8% | -24.6% | -3.4% | -20.9% | -22.0% | +1.7% | -19.9% |
| % of PP&E (Net) | 37.3% | 37.2% | 37.0% | 37.3% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.8% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.1% | 38.8% | 39.3% | 39.7% | 39.8% | 36.8% | 39.3% | 37.9% | 36.7% | 34.7% | 34.6% |
| Share Change | — | -0.1pp | -0.2pp | +0.3pp | +1.1pp | -0.0pp | +0.4pp | +0.1pp | +0.0pp | +0.2pp | -0.4pp | +0.5pp | +0.4pp | +0.2pp | -3.0pp | +2.4pp | -1.4pp | -1.2pp | -1.9pp | -0.2pp |