All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

KMB: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

KMB total return snapshot: KMB returned −17.54% over the past year and +0.08% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 17, 1980, KMB is up +12,439.66% in nominal total return, or +10.94%/yr, and is currently −29.33% below its total-return high on Mar. 10, 2025.

Data ending Thu Sep. 24, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
KMB × 		+12,439.66%
+10.94%/yr 		+10.79%/yr
R2=0.944
Kimberly-Clark Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 Start
Value 		End
Value
KMB × 		$10,000.00
1980-03-17 		$1,253,966.21
2026-09-24

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-24

  YTD YoY
KMB × 		+0.08% −17.54%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
KMB × 		−29.33%
on 2026-09-24
from 2025-03-10 peak 		−36.96%
on 2003-03-10
from 2001-03-08 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-09-24 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
KMB × 		−17.54% −24.82%
−13.29%/yr 		−11.26%
−3.90%/yr 		−11.14%
−2.33%/yr 		+9.63%
+0.92%/yr

Annual Returns

Year KMB
2026 (YTD) +0.08%
2025 −19.86%
2024 +11.79%
2023 −7.08%
2022 −1.58%
2021 +9.66%
2020 +0.95%
2019 +24.57%
2018 −2.06%
2017 +9.04%
2016 −7.69%
2015 +13.76%
2014 +18.91%
2013 +27.91%
2012 +19.12%
2011 +21.65%
2010 +3.25%
2009 +26.17%
2008 −21.02%
2007 +5.22%
2006 +17.55%
2005 −6.74%
2004 +14.13%
2003 +27.86%
2002 −18.97%
2001 −13.88%
2000 +10.10%
1999 +22.31%
1998 +12.84%
1997 +5.52%
1996 +17.75%
1995 +69.15%
1994 +0.28%
1993 −9.05%
1992 +19.88%
1991 +24.71%
1990 +18.74%
1989 +28.54%
1988 +16.54%
1987 +25.23%
1986 +19.22%
1985 +40.68%
1984 +3.54%
1983 +24.54%
1982 +12.35%
1981 +23.48%
1980 +27.54%