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Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Debt-to-Equity

: 8.87 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Kimberly-Clark's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $697 Mil. Kimberly-Clark's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,417 Mil. Kimberly-Clark's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $915 Mil. Kimberly-Clark's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.87.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kimberly-Clark's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KMB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -238.7   Med: 9.21   Max: 16.93
Current: 8.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Kimberly-Clark was 16.93. The lowest was -238.70. And the median was 9.21.

KMB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
98.72% of 1642 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs KMB: 8.87

Kimberly-Clark Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kimberly-Clark's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kimberly-Clark Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -238.70 13.57 16.93 15.63 8.87

Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.63 11.80 16.27 11.90 8.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kimberly-Clark's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kimberly-Clark Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kimberly-Clark's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kimberly-Clark's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Kimberly-Clark Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Kimberly-Clark's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Kimberly-Clark's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Kimberly-Clark  (NYSE:KMB) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Business Description

Address
P.O. Box 619100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75261-9100
With more than half of sales from personal care and another third from tissue products, Kimberly-Clark sits as a leading manufacturer in the tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates K-C Professional, which partners with businesses to provide safety and sanitary products for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over of half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.
Executives
Jeffrey P. Melucci officer: SVP - General Counsel 351 PHELPS DRIVE, IRVING TX 75038
Zackery A Hicks officer: Chief Digital & Technology Off C/O SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED, 375 GHENT ROAD, AKRON OH 44333
Deeptha Khanna director PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Sandra R Karrmann officer: Chief Human Resources Officer P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Doug Cunningham officer: President, EMEA PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Andrew Drexler officer: Vice President and Controller C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC., 300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Michael D. Hsu officer: Group Pres., NACP C/O KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60048
Tristram Wilkinson officer: President, EMEA P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Tamera Fenske officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Sylvia M Mathews director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Nelson Urdaneta officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Todd Maclin director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Ehab Abou-oaf officer: President KCP PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Deirdre Mahlan director 1201 DOWDELL LANE, SAINT HELENA CA 94574
Jaime A Ramirez director 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053

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