Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Kimberly-Clark Stock-Based Comp decreased by 8.0% to $23.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 28.1%, from $32.00M to $23.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows relatively stable performance with a -2.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '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 | $20.00M | -$12.00M | $16.00M | $52.00M | $33.00M | $49.00M | $24.00M | $47.00M | $60.00M | $38.00M | $32.00M | $39.00M | $39.00M | $21.00M | $32.00M | $41.00M | $42.00M | $25.00M | $23.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -160.0% | +233.3% | +225.0% | -36.5% | +48.5% | -51.0% | +95.8% | +27.7% | -36.7% | -15.8% | +21.9% | +0.0% | -46.2% | +52.4% | +28.1% | +2.4% | -40.5% | -8.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +160.0% | +375.0% | — | +50.0% | -9.6% | +81.8% | -22.4% | +33.3% | -17.0% | -35.0% | -44.7% | +0.0% | +5.1% | +7.7% | +19.0% | -28.1% |
Range-$12.00M – $60.00M
CAGR+3.2%
Avg YoY Growth+38.3%
Median YoY Growth+5.1%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Kimberly-Clark's stock-based comp?
- Kimberly-Clark (KMB) reported stock-based comp of $23.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Kimberly-Clark's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Kimberly-Clark's stock-based comp decreased by 28.1% year-over-year, from $32.00M to $23.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Kimberly-Clark's stock-based comp?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Kimberly-Clark's stock-based comp has grown at a -2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $150.00M to $140.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.