Kimberly Clark (KMB) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $4.1 billion, down 0.4% on the year

Kimberly Clark Corp. (KMB) reported revenue of $4.1 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, down 0.4% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $1.8 billion, up 302.0% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $5.37. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026.

Revenue

$4.1 billion

-0.4% on the year · -1.3% on the quarter

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

Operating margin

12.5%

15.0% a year earlier

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

Net income

$1.8 billion

+302.0% on the year · +419.7% on the quarter

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

Diluted EPS

$5.37

+300.7% on the year · +416.3% on the quarter

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

What management said

Guidance figures: 2 kept.

Net sales flat; organic sales down: Net sales were $4.1 billion, down 0.4 percent, and organic sales fell 1.3 percent. Arbex supply-agreement sales and currency largely offset the organic decline.
Operating profit fell on China disruption: Operating profit was $516 million against $621 million. Adjusted operating profit was $677 million, down 0.9 percent from $683 million.
Adjusted EPS up on lower interest: Adjusted EPS from continuing operations was $1.70, up 17.2 percent. Lower net interest expense and a lower adjusted tax rate drove the increase.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	4,134	4,189	4,150	-1.3%	-0.4%
Cost of revenue	2,693	2,586	2,657	+4.1%	+1.4%
Gross profit	1,441	1,603	1,493	-10.1%	-3.5%
Gross margin	34.9%	38.3%	36.0%
Operating income	516	633	621	-18.5%	-16.9%
Operating margin	12.5%	15.1%	15.0%
Interest expense	48.0	53.0	65.0	-9.4%	-26.2%
Pre-tax income	471	572	546	-17.7%	-13.7%
Income tax	95.0	217	248	-56.2%	-61.7%
Effective tax rate	20.2%	37.9%	45.4%
Net income	1,793	345	446	+419.7%	+302.0%
Net margin	43.4%	8.2%	10.7%
Diluted EPS	$5.37	$1.04	$1.34	+416.3%	+300.7%

$ million except per share.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	755	908	708	-16.9%	+6.6%
Capital expenditure	263	352	340	-25.3%	-22.6%
Free cash flow	492	556	368	-11.5%	+33.7%
Free cash flow margin	11.9%	13.3%	8.9%
Cash from investing	213	-410	-338
Cash from financing	-451	305	-388
Depreciation and amortisation	184	167	176	+10.2%	+4.5%
Share-based compensation	42.0	41.0	42.0	+2.4%	0.0%
Buybacks	0.0	0.0	20.0
Dividends paid	425	425	418	0.0%	+1.7%
Dividend per share	$1.28	$1.28	$1.26	0.0%	+1.6%
Diluted shares, weighted	334m	333m	333m	+0.1%	+0.2%
Shares outstanding at period end	333m	333m	332m	0.0%	+0.2%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	2,932	1,750	1,332	+67.5%	+120.1%
Non-controlling interest	142	124	136	+14.5%	+4.4%
Debt	6,491	6,517	7,304	-0.4%	-11.1%
Other liabilities	8,154	10,163	8,116	-19.8%	+0.5%
Total liabilities and equity	17,719	18,554	16,888	-4.5%	+4.9%
Fixed assets	7,067	6,948	6,530	+1.7%	+8.2%
Goodwill	1,828	1,831	1,833	-0.2%	-0.3%
Intangible assets	72.0	73.0	n/a	-1.4%
Cash and equivalents	1,874	956	617	+96.0%	+203.7%
Receivables	1,975	1,858	1,972	+6.3%	+0.2%
Inventory	1,579	1,539	1,541	+2.6%	+2.5%
Other assets	3,324	5,349	4,395	-37.9%	-24.4%
Total assets	17,719	18,554	16,888	-4.5%	+4.9%

Questions

What was Kimberly Clark's revenue in Q3 FY2026?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) reported revenue of $4.1 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, down 0.4% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Kimberly Clark earn in Q3 FY2026?

Net income for Q3 FY2026 was $1.8 billion, up 302.0% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $5.37.

When did Kimberly Clark report Q3 FY2026 results?

Kimberly Clark filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 with the SEC on 5 November 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021 *	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024 †	Q2 FY2024 †	Q3 FY2024 †	Q4 FY2024	Q1 FY2025 †	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	4,965	5,095	5,063	5,053	4,964	5,195	5,134	5,132	4,970	4,326	4,231	4,144	4,104	4,054	4,163	4,150	4,080	4,163	4,189	4,134
Cost of revenue	3,529	3,575	3,534	3,510	3,337	3,469	3,403	3,294	3,233	3,238	2,637	2,580	3,253	2,545	2,707	2,657	2,615	2,629	2,586	2,693
Gross profit	1,436	1,520	1,529	1,543	1,627	1,726	1,731	1,838	1,737	1,686	1,594	1,564	1,445	1,509	1,456	1,493	1,465	1,534	1,603	1,441
Gross margin	29%	30%	30%	31%	33%	33%	34%	36%	35%	39%	38%	38%	35%	37%	35%	36%	36%	37%	38%	35%
Operating income	521	693	621	655	712	787	113	774	670	853	539	1,026	548	631	592	621	507	753	633	516
Operating margin	10%	14%	12%	13%	14%	15%	2%	15%	13%	20%	13%	25%	13%	16%	14%	15%	12%	18%	15%	12%
Interest expense	64.0	65.0	68.0	73.0	76.0	73.0	76.0	74.0	70.0	67.0	72.0	67.0	64.0	64.0	67.0	65.0	60.0	58.0	53.0	48.0
Pre-tax income	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	461	962	n/a	557	513	546	436	685	572	471
Tax rate	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13%	19%	n/a	24%	23%	45%	24%	24%	38%	20%
Net income	357	523	437	467	507	566	102	587	509	647	544	907	447	567	509	446	499	665	345	1,793
Net margin	7%	10%	9%	9%	10%	11%	2%	11%	10%	15%	13%	22%	11%	14%	12%	11%	12%	16%	8%	43%
Diluted EPS	$1.06	$1.55	$1.29	$1.38	$1.50	$1.67	$0.30	$1.73	$1.50	$1.91	$1.61	$2.69	$1.34	$1.70	$1.53	$1.34	$1.50	$2.00	$1.04	$5.37
Operating cash flow	1,062	204	740	798	991	613	787	927	1,215	438	1,021	958	817	327	770	708	972	745	908	755
Capital expenditure	273	253	217	209	197	201	188	160	217	194	158	160	209	204	197	340	397	424	352	263
Free cash flow	789	-49.0	523	589	794	412	599	767	998	244	863	798	608	123	573	368	575	321	556	492
Buybacks	7.0	25.0	24.0	25.0	26.0	30.0	33.0	32.0	130	54.0	102	596	248	61.0	59.0	20.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dividends paid	383	384	391	392	391	391	399	399	399	398	411	411	408	405	419	418	418	418	425	425
Shares outstanding	337m	337m	338m	338m	338m	337m	338m	338m	337m	337m	337m	334m	332m	332m	332m	332m	332m	332m	333m	333m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 September 2026, filed 5 November 2026: the filing.