All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
KMB real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, KMB returned −20.26% over the past year and −3.40% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 17, 1980, KMB is up +2,871.57% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.56%/yr, and is currently −40.15% below its real total-return high on Aug. 12, 2020.
Data ending Thu Sep. 24, 2026
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMB × |
+2,871.57%
+7.56%/yr |
+7.88%/yr
R2=0.916 |
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| Kimberly-Clark Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| KMB × |
$10,000.00
1980-03-17 |
$297,156.68
2026-09-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| KMB × | −3.40% | −20.26% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| KMB × |
−40.15%
on 2026-09-24 from 2020-08-12 peak |
−43.34%
on 2026-04-07 from 2020-08-12 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-09-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMB × | −20.26% |
−29.42% −15.99%/yr |
−18.70% −6.67%/yr |
−27.43% −6.21%/yr |
−21.20% −2.35%/yr |
| Year | KMB |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.40% |
| 2025 | −21.94% |
| 2024 | +8.66% |
| 2023 | −10.09% |
| 2022 | −7.56% |
| 2021 | +2.45% |
| 2020 | −0.40% |
| 2019 | +21.79% |
| 2018 | −3.89% |
| 2017 | +6.78% |
| 2016 | −9.56% |
| 2015 | +12.93% |
| 2014 | +18.02% |
| 2013 | +26.01% |
| 2012 | +17.09% |
| 2011 | +18.15% |
| 2010 | +1.73% |
| 2009 | +22.83% |
| 2008 | −21.09% |
| 2007 | +1.09% |
| 2006 | +14.67% |
| 2005 | −9.84% |
| 2004 | +10.53% |
| 2003 | +25.50% |
| 2002 | −20.85% |
| 2001 | −15.19% |
| 2000 | +6.49% |
| 1999 | +19.11% |
| 1998 | +11.05% |
| 1997 | +3.75% |
| 1996 | +13.97% |
| 1995 | +64.96% |
| 1994 | −2.33% |
| 1993 | −11.49% |
| 1992 | +16.50% |
| 1991 | +21.00% |
| 1990 | +11.90% |
| 1989 | +22.84% |
| 1988 | +11.62% |
| 1987 | +19.91% |
| 1986 | +17.92% |
| 1985 | +35.53% |
| 1984 | −0.40% |
| 1983 | +19.99% |
| 1982 | +8.21% |
| 1981 | +13.37% |
| 1980 | +17.57% |
