KMB
Kimberly-Clark margins
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At present, Kimberly-Clark reports a gross margin of 36.8%, an operating margin of 15.2%, an EBITDA margin of 22%, and a net margin of 11.8%. The strongest positive change was in gross margin, higher by 0.5 percentage points. The strongest negative change was in net margin, lower by 3 percentage points.
KMB margin history
Kimberly-Clark's margins averaged 37.11% gross, 14.69% operating, 22.64% EBITDA, and 13.27% net during the last 3 years. For the company, operating margin is above its three-year average, while gross, EBITDA, and net margins are below their three-year averages.
KMB margin expansion
The strongest improvement was in gross margin, which increased by 0.5 percentage points, while operating margin contracted by 1 percentage point, EBITDA margin by 2.4 percentage points, and net margin by 3 percentage points.
KMB Gross margin
Over the last 3 years, Kimberly-Clark's gross margin averaged 37.11%. As of the latest period, Kimberly-Clark's current gross margin is 36.8%, which is 0.3 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, gross margin reached a high of 39.7% in Sep 2024 and a low of 35.8% in Sep 2025.
KMB Operating margin
Across the last 3 years, Kimberly-Clark recorded an average operating margin of 14.69%. The current operating margin stands at 15.2%, 0.5 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest operating margin for Kimberly-Clark was 17.6% in Sep 2024, while the lowest was 11.2% in Dec 2023.
KMB EBITDA margin
The average EBITDA margin for Kimberly-Clark was 22.64% across the past 3 years. Right now, the current EBITDA margin for Kimberly-Clark is 22%, 0.6 percentage points below its three-year average. The EBITDA margin for Kimberly-Clark moved between 18.4% in Dec 2023 and 27% in Sep 2024.
KMB Net margin
Over the last 3 years, Kimberly-Clark had an average net margin of 13.27%. Against its three-year average, Kimberly-Clark's net margin is currently 11.8%, 1.5 percentage points below its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Kimberly-Clark's net margin reached 17.1% at its highest point in Sep 2024 and 10.3% at its lowest in Dec 2023.
KMB margin group comparison
Kimberly-Clark's gross margin of 36.8% is above the Consumer Defensive sector average but below the industry and its peers average. But when looking at its Consumer Defensive sector average of 36.6%, Kimberly-Clark's gross margin is only 0.5% higher.
KMB margin peer comparison
Frequently asked questions
What is Kimberly-Clark's gross margin?
The current gross margin for KMB is 36.8% as of Jun 30, 2026.
What is Kimberly-Clark's operating margin?
The current operating margin for KMB is 15.2% as of Jun 30, 2026.
What is Kimberly-Clark's EBITDA margin?
For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, KMB recorded an EBITDA margin of 22%.
What is Kimberly-Clark's net margin?
The current net margin for KMB is 11.8% as of Jun 30, 2026.
What are the average margins of KMB?
Over the last 3 years, Kimberly-Clark's margins averaged 37.1% gross, 14.7% operating, 22.6% EBITDA, and 13.3% net.
What are the highest historical margins of KMB?
Kimberly-Clark's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 39.7% gross in Sep 2024, 17.6% operating in Sep 2024, 27% EBITDA in Sep 2024, and 17.1% net in Sep 2024.
What are the lowest historical margins of KMB?
Over this 5-year history, Kimberly-Clark's margins fell as low as 29.6% gross in Jun 2022, 11.1% operating in Jun 2023, 15.2% EBITDA in Jun 2023, and 8.1% net in Jun 2023.