undamentalytics Newsletter
Sign in

Kimberly-Clark cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Kimberly-Clark's operations generated $2.78bn of cash; it spent $1.14bn on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.64bn. It returned $1.66bn in dividends and $141m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations3,4812,7442,2883,2883,0402,8452,3063,2322,9292,9702,7363,7292,7302,7333,5423,2342,7773,333
Depreciation and amortisation7838131,091857863862746705724882917796766754753781805725
Stock-based pay865248679252757776419614726150169131140128
Capital spending8489649681,0939531,0391,0567717858771,2091,2171,0078767667211,1381,513
Free cash flow2,6331,7801,3202,1952,0871,8061,2502,4612,1442,0931,5272,5121,7231,8572,7762,5131,6391,820
Free cash flow after stock pay2,5471,7281,2722,1281,9951,7541,1752,3842,0682,0521,4312,3651,6971,7072,6072,3821,4991,692
Dividends paid9861,0661,0991,1511,2231,2561,2721,3111,3591,3861,4081,4511,5161,5581,5881,6281,6601,679
Share buybacks78031,2461,2841,2161,9398617399118008007004001002251,00014121

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

Compare with peers

Head to head: CL vs KMBCHD vs KMBKMB vs UL

More: Household Products stocks compared, Consumer Staples sector, rankings of US companies

Figures from Kimberly-Clark's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Kimberly-Clark.