Kimberly-Clark number of employees

Kimberly-Clark reported 36,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 2,000 (5.3%) on the year before. That compares with 45,000 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $456,861.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	36,000	−2,000 (5.3%)	$456,861	10-K, filed February 12, 2026
December 31, 2024	38,000	−3,000 (7.3%)	$442,237	10-K, filed February 13, 2025
December 31, 2023	41,000	−3,000 (6.8%)	$418,195	10-K, filed February 8, 2024
December 31, 2022	44,000	−1,000 (2.2%)	$458,523	10-K, filed February 9, 2023
December 31, 2021	45,000	—	$432,000	10-K, filed February 10, 2022

What the annual reports say

Human Capital Management 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. 2025 annual report
We have made, and plan to continue making, necessary expenditures for compliance with applicable laws and regulations; however, total capital expenditures and operating expenses related to compliance are not expected to have a material effect on our total capital and operating expenditures, consolidated earnings or competitive position. 3 KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION - 2024 Annual Report Human Capit 2024 annual report
Human Capital Management We had approximately 41,000 employees as of December 31, 2023 in our consolidated operations. 2023 annual report
Human Capital Management We had approximately 44,000 employees as of December 31, 2022 in our consolidated operations. 2022 annual report
Human Capital Management We had approximately 45,000 employees as of December 31, 2021 in our consolidated operations. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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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.