Kimberly-Clark Dividend History
NASDAQ: KMBConsumer DiscretionaryContainers/PackagingUSD
97.74+1.26 (+1.31%)
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
After hours: 97.99 +0.26%
- Dividend yield
- 5.20%
- Annual dividend
- $5.08
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Ex-dividend date
- Sep 4, 2026
- Payment date
- —
- Payout ratio
- 101%
Kimberly-Clark dividend summary
Kimberly-Clark pays a quarterly dividend of $1.28 per share ($5.12 annualized), a 5.24% yield at the current price. It has raised its annual dividend for 20 consecutive years. Over the past five full years, annual dividends per share have grown at a 3.3% compound annual rate.
The payout ratio is 101% of trailing earnings per share, meaning the company is paying out more than it earns. KMB has 168 recorded dividend payments since 1985, totaling $5.10 per share over the last 12 months.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
KMB dividend history
| Ex-dividend date | Cash amount | Change | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | $1.28 | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | $1.28 | — | — |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $1.28 | +1.6% | — |
| Dec 5, 2025 | $1.26 | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | $1.26 | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2025 | $1.26 | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2025 | $1.26 | +3.3% | — |
| Dec 6, 2024 | $1.22 | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2024 | $1.22 | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | $1.22 | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2024 | $1.22 | +3.4% | — |
| Dec 7, 2023 | $1.18 | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2023 | $1.18 | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2023 | $1.18 | — | — |
| Mar 9, 2023 | $1.18 | +1.7% | — |
| Dec 8, 2022 | $1.16 | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | $1.16 | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $1.16 | — | — |
| Mar 3, 2022 | $1.16 | +1.8% | — |
| Dec 9, 2021 | $1.14 | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2021 | $1.14 | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2021 | $1.14 | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2021 | $1.14 | +6.5% | — |
| Dec 3, 2020 | $1.07 | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2020 | $1.07 | — | — |
| Jun 4, 2020 | $1.07 | — | — |
| Mar 5, 2020 | $1.07 | +3.9% | — |
| Dec 5, 2019 | $1.03 | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2019 | $1.03 | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2019 | $1.03 | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2019 | $1.03 | +3.0% | — |
| Dec 6, 2018 | $1.00 | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $1.00 | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $1.00 | — | — |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $1.00 | +3.1% | — |
| Dec 7, 2017 | $0.97 | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2017 | $0.97 | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2017 | $0.97 | — | — |
| Mar 8, 2017 | $0.97 | +5.4% | — |
| Dec 7, 2016 | $0.92 | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2016 | $0.92 | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2016 | $0.92 | — | — |
| Mar 2, 2016 | $0.92 | +4.5% | — |
| Dec 2, 2015 | $0.88 | — | — |
| Sep 2, 2015 | $0.88 | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2015 | $0.88 | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2015 | $0.88 | +4.8% | — |
| Dec 3, 2014 | $0.84 | +4.3% | — |
| Sep 3, 2014 | $0.8054 | — | — |
| Jun 4, 2014 | $0.8054 | — | — |
| Mar 5, 2014 | $0.8054 | +3.7% | — |
| Dec 4, 2013 | $0.7766 | — | — |
| Sep 4, 2013 | $0.7766 | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2013 | $0.7766 | — | — |
| Mar 6, 2013 | $0.7766 | +9.5% | — |
| Dec 5, 2012 | $0.7095 | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2012 | $0.7095 | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2012 | $0.7095 | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2012 | $0.7095 | +5.7% | — |
| Dec 7, 2011 | $0.6711 | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2011 | $0.6711 | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2011 | $0.6711 | — | — |
| Mar 2, 2011 | $0.6711 | +6.1% | — |
| Dec 8, 2010 | $0.6328 | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2010 | $0.6328 | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2010 | $0.6328 | — | — |
| Mar 3, 2010 | $0.6328 | +10.0% | — |
| Dec 2, 2009 | $0.5753 | — | — |
| Sep 2, 2009 | $0.5753 | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2009 | $0.5753 | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2009 | $0.5753 | +3.4% | — |
| Dec 3, 2008 | $0.5561 | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2008 | $0.5561 | — | — |
| Jun 4, 2008 | $0.5561 | — | — |
| Mar 5, 2008 | $0.5561 | +9.4% | — |
| Dec 5, 2007 | $0.5082 | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2007 | $0.5082 | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2007 | $0.5082 | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2007 | $0.5082 | +8.2% | — |
| Dec 6, 2006 | $0.4698 | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2006 | $0.4698 | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2006 | $0.4698 | — | — |
| Mar 8, 2006 | $0.4698 | +8.9% | — |
| Dec 7, 2005 | $0.4314 | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2005 | $0.4314 | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2005 | $0.4314 | — | — |
| Mar 2, 2005 | $0.4314 | +12.5% | — |
| Dec 8, 2004 | $0.3835 | -62.6% | — |
| Dec 1, 2004 | $1.03 | +167.5% | — |
| Sep 8, 2004 | $0.3835 | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2004 | $0.3835 | — | — |
| Mar 3, 2004 | $0.3835 | +17.6% | — |
| Dec 3, 2003 | $0.326 | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2003 | $0.326 | — | — |
| Jun 4, 2003 | $0.326 | — | — |
| Mar 5, 2003 | $0.326 | +13.3% | — |
| Dec 4, 2002 | $0.2876 | — | — |
| Sep 4, 2002 | $0.2876 | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2002 | $0.2876 | — | — |
| Mar 6, 2002 | $0.2876 | +7.1% | — |
| Dec 5, 2001 | $0.2685 | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2001 | $0.2685 | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2001 | $0.2685 | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2001 | $0.2685 | +3.7% | — |
| Dec 6, 2000 | $0.2589 | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2000 | $0.2589 | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2000 | $0.2589 | — | — |
| Mar 8, 2000 | $0.2589 | +3.8% | — |
| Dec 8, 1999 | $0.2493 | — | — |
| Sep 8, 1999 | $0.2493 | — | — |
| Jun 2, 1999 | $0.2493 | — | — |
| Mar 3, 1999 | $0.2493 | +4.0% | — |
| Dec 2, 1998 | $0.2397 | — | — |
| Sep 2, 1998 | $0.2397 | — | — |
| Jun 3, 1998 | $0.2397 | — | — |
| Mar 4, 1998 | $0.2397 | +4.2% | — |
| Dec 3, 1997 | $0.2301 | — | — |
| Sep 3, 1997 | $0.2301 | — | — |
| Jun 4, 1997 | $0.2301 | — | — |
| Mar 5, 1997 | $0.2301 | +4.3% | — |
| Dec 4, 1996 | $0.2205 | — | — |
| Sep 4, 1996 | $0.2205 | — | — |
| Jun 5, 1996 | $0.2205 | — | — |
| Mar 6, 1996 | $0.2205 | +2.2% | — |
| Dec 6, 1995 | $0.2157 | — | — |
| Sep 6, 1995 | $0.2157 | — | — |
| Jun 6, 1995 | $0.2157 | — | — |
| Mar 6, 1995 | $0.2157 | +2.3% | — |
| Dec 5, 1994 | $0.2109 | — | — |
| Sep 2, 1994 | $0.2109 | — | — |
| Jun 6, 1994 | $0.2109 | — | — |
| Feb 28, 1994 | $0.2109 | +2.3% | — |
| Dec 6, 1993 | $0.2061 | — | — |
| Sep 3, 1993 | $0.2061 | -0.5% | — |
| May 28, 1993 | $0.2071 | +5.4% | — |
| Mar 1, 1993 | $0.1965 | — | — |
| Nov 30, 1992 | $0.1965 | — | — |
| Aug 31, 1992 | $0.1965 | — | — |
| Jun 1, 1992 | $0.1965 | — | — |
| Mar 2, 1992 | $0.1965 | — | — |
| Dec 2, 1991 | $0.1965 | +10.8% | — |
| Aug 30, 1991 | $0.1774 | — | — |
| Jun 3, 1991 | $0.1774 | — | — |
| Mar 4, 1991 | $0.1774 | +8.8% | — |
| Dec 3, 1990 | $0.163 | — | — |
| Aug 31, 1990 | $0.163 | — | — |
| Jun 4, 1990 | $0.163 | — | — |
| Mar 5, 1990 | $0.163 | +4.6% | — |
| Dec 4, 1989 | $0.1558 | — | — |
| Sep 1, 1989 | $0.1558 | — | — |
| Jun 5, 1989 | $0.1558 | — | — |
| Mar 6, 1989 | $0.1558 | +62.5% | — |
| Dec 5, 1988 | $0.0959 | — | — |
| Sep 2, 1988 | $0.0959 | — | — |
| Jun 6, 1988 | $0.0959 | — | — |
| Feb 29, 1988 | $0.0959 | +11.1% | — |
| Nov 30, 1987 | $0.0863 | — | — |
| Aug 31, 1987 | $0.0863 | — | — |
| Jun 1, 1987 | $0.0863 | — | — |
| Mar 2, 1987 | $0.0863 | +16.1% | — |
| Dec 1, 1986 | $0.0743 | — | — |
| Aug 29, 1986 | $0.0743 | — | — |
| Jun 2, 1986 | $0.0743 | — | — |
| Mar 3, 1986 | $0.0743 | +6.9% | — |
| Dec 2, 1985 | $0.0695 | — | — |
| Aug 30, 1985 | $0.0695 | — | — |
| Jun 3, 1985 | $0.0695 | — | — |
| Mar 4, 1985 | $0.0695 | — | — |
Dividends by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.84 | 3 | -23.8% |
| 2025 | $5.04 | 4 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | $4.88 | 4 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | $4.72 | 4 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | $4.64 | 4 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | $4.56 | 4 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | $4.28 | 4 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | $4.12 | 4 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | $4.00 | 4 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | $3.88 | 4 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | $3.68 | 4 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | $3.52 | 4 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | $3.26 | 4 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | $3.11 | 4 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | $2.84 | 4 | +5.7% |
KMB stock splits
| Date | Ratio | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2014 | 1043-for-1000 | Forward split |
| Apr 3, 1997 | 2-for-1 | Forward split |
| Jan 3, 1992 | 2-for-1 | Forward split |
| May 26, 1987 | 2-for-1 | Forward split |
| May 25, 1984 | 2-for-1 | Forward split |