Kimberly-Clark Dividend

Q: What is the Kimberly-Clark Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Kimberly-Clark dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.64% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.40%. The payout ratio of Kimberly-Clark in relation to the last financial year is 64.64%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 77.06%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Kimberly-Clark dividend safe?

Kimberly-Clark has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 3.28% . The average Kimberly-Clark Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 3.32% . The average for the last 10 years is 3.65% .

$101.08

0.97% yesterday

NYSE, Dec 24, 08:38 pm CET

ISIN

US4943681035

Symbol

KMB

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Kimberly-Clark Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Kimberly-Clark Stock

Current dividend yield	8.29 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	7.74 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	4.92 %
Payout 3Y	9.96 %

When does Kimberly-Clark pay a dividend?

The Kimberly-Clark stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Kimberly-Clark stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Kimberly-Clark are distributed via January, April, July and October.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2025	$1.26 $1.26	Dec 05 2025 Dec 05 2025 Jan 05 2026 Dec 05 25 Jan 05 26	Jan 05 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.26 $1.26	Sep 05 2025 Sep 05 2025 Oct 02 2025 Sep 05 25 Oct 02 25	Oct 02 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.26 $1.26	Jun 06 2025 Jun 06 2025 Jul 02 2025 Jun 06 25 Jul 02 25	Jul 02 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.26 $1.26	Mar 07 2025 Mar 07 2025 Apr 02 2025 Mar 07 25 Apr 02 25	Apr 02 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.22 $1.22	Dec 06 2024 Dec 06 2024 Jan 03 2025 Dec 06 24 Jan 03 25	Jan 03 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.22 $1.22	Sep 06 2024 Sep 06 2024 Oct 02 2024 Sep 06 24 Oct 02 24	Oct 02 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.22 $1.22	Jun 07 2024 Jun 07 2024 Jul 02 2024 Jun 07 24 Jul 02 24	Jul 02 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.22 $1.22	Mar 07 2024 Mar 07 2024 Apr 02 2024 Mar 07 24 Apr 02 24	Apr 02 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.18 $1.18	Dec 07 2023 Dec 07 2023 Jan 03 2024 Dec 07 23 Jan 03 24	Jan 03 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.18 $1.18	Sep 07 2023 Sep 07 2023 Oct 03 2023 Sep 07 23 Oct 03 23	Oct 03 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.18 $1.18	Jun 08 2023 Jun 08 2023 Jul 05 2023 Jun 08 23 Jul 05 23	Jul 05 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.18 $1.18	Mar 09 2023 Mar 09 2023 Apr 04 2023 Mar 09 23 Apr 04 23	Apr 04 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.16 $1.16	Dec 08 2022 Dec 08 2022 Jan 04 2023 Dec 08 22 Jan 04 23	Jan 04 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.16 $1.16	Sep 08 2022 Sep 08 2022 Oct 04 2022 Sep 08 22 Oct 04 22	Oct 04 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.16 $1.16	Jun 09 2022 Jun 09 2022 Jul 05 2022 Jun 09 22 Jul 05 22	Jul 05 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.16 $1.16	Mar 03 2022 Mar 03 2022 Apr 04 2022 Mar 03 22 Apr 04 22	Apr 04 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.14 $1.14	Dec 09 2021 Dec 09 2021 Jan 04 2022 Dec 09 21 Jan 04 22	Jan 04 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.14 $1.14	Sep 09 2021 Sep 09 2021 Oct 04 2021 Sep 09 21 Oct 04 21	Oct 04 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.14 $1.14	Jun 03 2021 Jun 03 2021 Jul 02 2021 Jun 03 21 Jul 02 21	Jul 02 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.14 $1.14	Mar 04 2021 Mar 04 2021 Apr 05 2021 Mar 04 21 Apr 05 21	Apr 05 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.07 $1.07	Dec 03 2020 Dec 03 2020 Jan 05 2021 Dec 03 20 Jan 05 21	Jan 05 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.07 $1.07	Sep 03 2020 Sep 03 2020 Oct 02 2020 Sep 03 20 Oct 02 20	Oct 02 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.07 $1.07	Jun 04 2020 Jun 04 2020 Jul 02 2020 Jun 04 20 Jul 02 20	Jul 02 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.07 $1.07	Mar 05 2020 Mar 05 2020 Apr 02 2020 Mar 05 20 Apr 02 20	Apr 02 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$1.03 $1.03	Dec 05 2019 Dec 05 2019 Jan 03 2020 Dec 05 19 Jan 03 20	Jan 03 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$1.03 $1.03	Sep 05 2019 Sep 05 2019 Oct 02 2019 Sep 05 19 Oct 02 19	Oct 02 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$1.03 $1.03	Jun 06 2019 Jun 06 2019 Jul 02 2019 Jun 06 19 Jul 02 19	Jul 02 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$1.03 $1.03	Mar 07 2019 Mar 07 2019 Apr 02 2019 Mar 07 19 Apr 02 19	Apr 02 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$1 $1	Dec 06 2018 Dec 06 2018 Jan 03 2019 Dec 06 18 Jan 03 19	Jan 03 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$1 $1	Sep 06 2018 Sep 06 2018 Oct 02 2018 Sep 06 18 Oct 02 18	Oct 02 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$1 $1	Jun 07 2018 Jun 07 2018 Jul 03 2018 Jun 07 18 Jul 03 18	Jul 03 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$1 $1	Mar 08 2018 Mar 08 2018 Apr 03 2018 Mar 08 18 Apr 03 18	Apr 03 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.97 $0.97	Dec 07 2017 Dec 07 2017 Jan 03 2018 Dec 07 17 Jan 03 18	Jan 03 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.97 $0.97	Sep 07 2017 Sep 07 2017 Oct 03 2017 Sep 07 17 Oct 03 17	Oct 03 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.97 $0.97	Jun 07 2017 Jun 07 2017 Jul 05 2017 Jun 07 17 Jul 05 17	Jul 05 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.97 $0.97	Mar 08 2017 Mar 08 2017 Apr 04 2017 Mar 08 17 Apr 04 17	Apr 04 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.92 $0.92	Dec 07 2016 Dec 07 2016 Jan 04 2017 Dec 07 16 Jan 04 17	Jan 04 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.92 $0.92	Sep 07 2016 Sep 07 2016 Oct 04 2016 Sep 07 16 Oct 04 16	Oct 04 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.92 $0.92	Jun 08 2016 Jun 08 2016 Jul 05 2016 Jun 08 16 Jul 05 16	Jul 05 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.92 $0.92	Mar 02 2016 Mar 02 2016 Apr 04 2016 Mar 02 16 Apr 04 16	Apr 04 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.88 $0.88	Dec 02 2015 Dec 02 2015 Jan 05 2016 Dec 02 15 Jan 05 16	Jan 05 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.88 $0.88	Sep 02 2015 Sep 02 2015 Oct 02 2015 Sep 02 15 Oct 02 15	Oct 02 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.88 $0.88	Jun 03 2015 Jun 03 2015 Jul 02 2015 Jun 03 15 Jul 02 15	Jul 02 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.88 $0.88	Mar 04 2015 Mar 04 2015 Apr 02 2015 Mar 04 15 Apr 02 15	Apr 02 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.84 $0.84	Dec 03 2014 Dec 03 2014 Jan 05 2015 Dec 03 14 Jan 05 15	Jan 05 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.8051 $0.81	Sep 03 2014 Sep 03 2014 Oct 02 2014 Sep 03 14 Oct 02 14	Oct 02 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.8051 $0.81	Jun 04 2014 Jun 04 2014 Jul 02 2014 Jun 04 14 Jul 02 14	Jul 02 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.8051 $0.81	Mar 05 2014 Mar 05 2014 Apr 02 2014 Mar 05 14 Apr 02 14	Apr 02 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.7764 $0.78	Dec 04 2013 Dec 04 2013 Jan 03 2014 Dec 04 13 Jan 03 14	Jan 03 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.7764 $0.78	Sep 04 2013 Sep 04 2013 Oct 02 2013 Sep 04 13 Oct 02 13	Oct 02 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.7764 $0.78	Jun 05 2013 Jun 05 2013 Jul 02 2013 Jun 05 13 Jul 02 13	Jul 02 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.7764 $0.78	Mar 06 2013 Mar 06 2013 Apr 02 2013 Mar 06 13 Apr 02 13	Apr 02 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.7093 $0.71	Dec 05 2012 Dec 05 2012 Jan 03 2013 Dec 05 12 Jan 03 13	Jan 03 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.7093 $0.71	Sep 05 2012 Sep 05 2012 Oct 02 2012 Sep 05 12 Oct 02 12	Oct 02 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.7093 $0.71	Jun 06 2012 Jun 06 2012 Jul 03 2012 Jun 06 12 Jul 03 12	Jul 03 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.7093 $0.71	Mar 07 2012 Mar 07 2012 Apr 03 2012 Mar 07 12 Apr 03 12	Apr 03 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.6709 $0.67	Dec 07 2011 Dec 07 2011 Jan 04 2012 Dec 07 11 Jan 04 12	Jan 04 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.6709 $0.67	Sep 07 2011 Sep 07 2011 Oct 04 2011 Sep 07 11 Oct 04 11	Oct 04 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.6709 $0.67	Jun 08 2011 Jun 08 2011 Jul 05 2011 Jun 08 11 Jul 05 11	Jul 05 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.6709 $0.67	Mar 02 2011 Mar 02 2011 Apr 04 2011 Mar 02 11 Apr 04 11	Apr 04 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.6326 $0.63	Dec 08 2010 Dec 08 2010 Jan 04 2011 Dec 08 10 Jan 04 11	Jan 04 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.6326 $0.63	Sep 08 2010 Sep 08 2010 Oct 04 2010 Sep 08 10 Oct 04 10	Oct 04 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.6326 $0.63	Jun 02 2010 Jun 02 2010 Jul 02 2010 Jun 02 10 Jul 02 10	Jul 02 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.6326 $0.63	Mar 03 2010 Mar 03 2010 Apr 05 2010 Mar 03 10 Apr 05 10	Apr 05 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.5751 $0.58	Dec 02 2009 Dec 02 2009 Jan 05 2010 Dec 02 09 Jan 05 10	Jan 05 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.5751 $0.58	Sep 02 2009 Sep 02 2009 Oct 02 2009 Sep 02 09 Oct 02 09	Oct 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.5751 $0.58	Jun 03 2009 Jun 03 2009 Jul 02 2009 Jun 03 09 Jul 02 09	Jul 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.5751 $0.58	Mar 04 2009 Mar 04 2009 Apr 02 2009 Mar 04 09 Apr 02 09	Apr 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.5559 $0.56	Dec 03 2008 Dec 03 2008 Jan 05 2009 Dec 03 08 Jan 05 09	Jan 05 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.5559 $0.56	Sep 03 2008 Sep 03 2008 Oct 02 2008 Sep 03 08 Oct 02 08	Oct 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.5559 $0.56	Jun 04 2008 Jun 04 2008 Jul 02 2008 Jun 04 08 Jul 02 08	Jul 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.5559 $0.56	Mar 05 2008 Mar 05 2008 Apr 02 2008 Mar 05 08 Apr 02 08	Apr 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.508 $0.51	Dec 05 2007 Dec 05 2007 Jan 03 2008 Dec 05 07 Jan 03 08	Jan 03 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.508 $0.51	Sep 05 2007 Sep 05 2007 Oct 02 2007 Sep 05 07 Oct 02 07	Oct 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.508 $0.51	Jun 06 2007 Jun 06 2007 Jul 03 2007 Jun 06 07 Jul 03 07	Jul 03 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.508 $0.51	Mar 07 2007 Mar 07 2007 Apr 03 2007 Mar 07 07 Apr 03 07	Apr 03 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.4696 $0.47	Dec 06 2006 Dec 06 2006 Jan 03 2007 Dec 06 06 Jan 03 07	Jan 03 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.4696 $0.47	Sep 06 2006 Sep 06 2006 Oct 03 2006 Sep 06 06 Oct 03 06	Oct 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.4696 $0.47	Jun 07 2006 Jun 07 2006 Jul 05 2006 Jun 07 06 Jul 05 06	Jul 05 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.4696 $0.47	Mar 08 2006 Mar 08 2006 Apr 04 2006 Mar 08 06 Apr 04 06	Apr 04 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.4313 $0.43	Dec 07 2005 Dec 07 2005 Jan 04 2006 Dec 07 05 Jan 04 06	Jan 04 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.4313 $0.43	Sep 07 2005 Sep 07 2005 Oct 04 2005 Sep 07 05 Oct 04 05	Oct 04 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.4313 $0.43	Jun 08 2005 Jun 08 2005 Jul 05 2005 Jun 08 05 Jul 05 05	Jul 05 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.4313 $0.43	Mar 02 2005 Mar 02 2005 Apr 04 2005 Mar 02 05 Apr 04 05	Apr 04 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3834 $0.38	Dec 08 2004 Dec 08 2004 Jan 04 2005 Dec 08 04 Jan 04 05	Jan 04 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3834 $0.38	Sep 08 2004 Sep 08 2004 Oct 04 2004 Sep 08 04 Oct 04 04	Oct 04 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3834 $0.38	Jun 02 2004 Jun 02 2004 Jul 02 2004 Jun 02 04 Jul 02 04	Jul 02 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3834 $0.38	Mar 03 2004 Mar 03 2004 Apr 02 2004 Mar 03 04 Apr 02 04	Apr 02 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.3259 $0.33	Dec 03 2003 Dec 03 2003 Jan 05 2004 Dec 03 03 Jan 05 04	Jan 05 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.3259 $0.33	Sep 03 2003 Sep 03 2003 Oct 02 2003 Sep 03 03 Oct 02 03	Oct 02 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.3259 $0.33	Jun 04 2003 Jun 04 2003 Jul 02 2003 Jun 04 03 Jul 02 03	Jul 02 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.3259 $0.33	Mar 05 2003 Mar 05 2003 Apr 02 2003 Mar 05 03 Apr 02 03	Apr 02 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.2875 $0.29	Dec 04 2002 Dec 04 2002 Jan 03 2003 Dec 04 02 Jan 03 03	Jan 03 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.2875 $0.29	Sep 04 2002 Sep 04 2002 Oct 02 2002 Sep 04 02 Oct 02 02	Oct 02 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.2875 $0.29	Jun 05 2002 Jun 05 2002 Jul 02 2002 Jun 05 02 Jul 02 02	Jul 02 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.2875 $0.29	Mar 06 2002 Mar 06 2002 Apr 02 2002 Mar 06 02 Apr 02 02	Apr 02 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.2684 $0.27	Dec 05 2001 Dec 05 2001 Jan 03 2002 Dec 05 01 Jan 03 02	Jan 03 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.2684 $0.27	Sep 05 2001 Sep 05 2001 Oct 02 2001 Sep 05 01 Oct 02 01	Oct 02 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.2684 $0.27	Jun 06 2001 Jun 06 2001 Jul 03 2001 Jun 06 01 Jul 03 01	Jul 03 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.2684 $0.27	Mar 07 2001 Mar 07 2001 Apr 03 2001 Mar 07 01 Apr 03 01	Apr 03 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Kimberly-Clark pay?

Kimberly-Clark most recently paid a dividend of $1.26. Kimberly-Clark paid a Dividend of $5.04 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $101.08 at Dec 24 2025, the current dividend yield is 4.99% (calculation: $5.04 / $101.08 = 4.99%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Kimberly-Clark Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Kimberly-Clark dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.64% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.40%.

The payout ratio of Kimberly-Clark in relation to the last financial year is 64.64%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 77.06%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Kimberly-Clark
Current dividend yield	4.99%
Dividend Yield 5Y	3.64%
Dividend Yield 10Y	3.40%
Payout 1Y	64.64%
Payout 3Y	77.06%

Is the Kimberly-Clark dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Kimberly-Clark dividend safe?

Kimberly-Clark has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 3.28%. The average Kimberly-Clark Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 3.32%. The average for the last 10 years is 3.65%.

Metric	Kimberly-Clark
Increased	25 Years
Continuity	25 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	3.28%
Growth 5Y	3.32%
Growth 10Y	3.65%

Continuity

Kimberly-Clark has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

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Kimberly-Clark Stock Forecast 2025

On the stock exchange, the Kimberly-Clark stock (ISIN: US4943681035) is not traded as a top scorer in December 2025 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Kimberly-Clark -22.86% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2025. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Kimberly-Clark stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Kimberly-Clark (symbol: KMB) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 17.10 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 1.86 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Kimberly-Clark stock forecast 2025 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 13.43 according to P/E ratio and 1.99 according to P/S.

Metric	Kimberly-Clark
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2025	22.86%
P/E TTM	17.10
P/S TTM	1.86
P/E forward	13.43
P/S forward	1.99

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