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Kimberly-Clark KMB Return on invested capital

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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
Debt / equity3.9×-2.6×
Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Kimberly-Clark’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on invested capital?
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) reported return on invested capital of 21.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Kimberly-Clark's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Kimberly-Clark's return on invested capital decreased by 34.7% year-over-year, from 33.3% to 21.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Kimberly-Clark's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kimberly-Clark's return on invested capital has grown at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 103.4% to 113.9%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.