Screener / SEC EDGAR /CIK 0000055785 /10-K filed Feb 12, 2026, compared with Feb 13, 2025 /Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks
Consumer staples peers:
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Kimberly-Clark KMB

Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and incorporated in Delaware in 1928. 10-K, Item 1

Employees
36,000
Headquarters
Irving, TX
CEO
Michael D. Hsu
Next results
around Jan 26, 2027
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Where each dollar of revenue went, FY2025

Revenue of $16.4B through the costs to a net profit of $2.0B · income statement of the 10-K

14% operating margin
Revenue to Gross profit: $5.9BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $10.5BGross profit to Operating profit: $2.4BGross profit to Operating expenses: $3.6BOperating profit to Net profit: $1.8BOperating profit to Tax: $599.0MOther income to Net profit: $269.0MOperating expenses to R&D: $326.0MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $3.2B Revenue: $16.4B REVENUE $16.4B −2% Y/Y Gross profit: $5.9B · 36% margin GROSS PROFIT $5.9B 36% margin · −6% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $10.5B · 64% of revenue COST OF REVENUE $10.5B 64% of revenue Operating profit: $2.4B · 14% margin OPERATING PROFIT $2.4B 14% margin · −13% Y/Y Other income: $269.0M · 2% of revenue OTHER INCOME $269.0M 2% of revenue Operating expenses: $3.6B · 22% of revenue OPERATING EXPENSES $3.6B 22% of revenue Net profit: $2.0B · 12% margin NET PROFIT $2.0B 12% margin · −21% Y/Y Tax: $599.0M · 4% of revenue TAX $599.0M 4% of revenue R&D: $326.0M · 2% of revenue R&D $326.0M 2% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $3.2B · 20% of revenue SALES, ADMIN & OTHER $3.2B 20% of revenue
Gross profit $5.9B 36% margin · −6% Y/Y
Operating profit $2.4B 14% margin · −13% Y/Y
Net profit $2.0B 12% margin · −21% Y/Y
The full income statement, year by year

KMB among Consumer staples peers

Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 32 peers the company is above, not a score.

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Revenue growth: -2.1%, above 19% of 32 peers (their median 2.2%) REVENUE GROWTH -2.1% · above 19% Gross margin: 36.5%, above 40% of 30 peers (their median 40.5%) GROSS MARGIN 36.5% · above 40% Operating margin: 14.5%, above 54% of 28 peers (their median 13.6%) OPERATING MARGIN 14.5% · above 54% Net margin: 19.9%, above 84% of 32 peers (their median 7.6%) NET MARGIN 19.9% · above 84% FCF margin: 11.7%, above 56% of 32 peers (their median 10.4%) FCF MARGIN 11.7% · above 56% Return on capital: 17.7%, above 83% of 24 peers (their median 12.1%) RETURN ON CAPITAL 17.7% · above 83%
KMB Peer median Below the median

What changed

59 new risk paragraphs and 1 accounting fact worth reading about. 10-K filed Feb 12, 2026 against Feb 13, 2025.

Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.

Accounting checks

11 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.

How it works

1fact worth reading about the other 10 checks found nothing to note

  • Receivables growing faster than revenue
    Receivables +9.5% vs revenue -2.1% (+11.6 pts)
  • Cash from operations $2.8B vs net income $2.0B (FY ending Dec 31, 2025)
9 more checks with nothing to note
  • Inventory +1.6% vs revenue -2.1% (+3.7 pts)
  • Same auditor in both 10-Ks: Deloitte & Touche LLP
  • No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
  • No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
  • No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
  • The same matters as last year: Sales Incentives and Trade Promotion Allowances
  • No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
  • No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
  • No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years

In their words

59 paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed Feb 13, 2025. Quoted as filed.

All 59 new paragraphs
  1. Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 13, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
    The war between Russia and Ukraine has negatively impacted, and may continue to negatively impact, our operations in Russia and the surrounding region. Consistent with the humanitarian nature of our products, we
  2. Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 13, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
    K-C stockholders and Kenvue stockholders, in each case as of immediately prior to the mergers, will have reduced ownership in the combined company and less influence over management. We anticipate issuing approximately 280 million shares of common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The actual number of shares of common stock to be…

New risk paragraphs, against peers

Latest 10-K of each, Consumer staples companies closest in revenue

Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.

Financial performance

Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL

All years
MetricFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$20.2B$17.1B$16.8B$16.4B
Net income$1.9B$1.8B$2.5B$2.0B
Operating cash flow$2.7B$3.5B$3.2B$2.8B
Free cash flow$1.9B$2.8B$2.5B$1.6B

Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025

Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD

$16.4B ▼ 2.1% in FY2025

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Every number, year by year

Recent filings

8 filings in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR

All filings
3 more

About the company

Kimberly-Clark, Irving, TX · from the 10-K filed Feb 12, 2026

Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and incorporated in Delaware in 1928. We are a global company focused on delivering essential products and solutions that solve unmet consumer needs and provide Better Care for a Better World. We are principally engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of a wide range of products made from natural or synthetic fibers and materials using advanced technologies in fibers, nonwovens and absorbency. Kimberly-Clark and our trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries and territories.

Headquarters
Irving, TX
Country
United States
Reports in
USD
Listed on
Nasdaq
Fiscal year ends
December 31
Last results
Nov 5, 2026
Incorporated in
DE

Employees, at the top of the page: "As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 36,000 employees in our consolidated operations, including employees of our IFP Business reported as discontinued operations" (10-K). Address and exchange: SEC's company file.

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Sources

The 10-K filed Feb 12, 2026 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed Feb 13, 2025. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.

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