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Historical Annual Returns
Over the past 20 years, Kimberly-Clark Corporation has delivered an average annual return of 7.6%. The stock peaked in 2019 with a massive +27.0% gain, while investors faced a downturn in 2025 (-20.6%). Overall, the stock finished in the green 14 times out of 20 years.
Avg Return
+7.6%
Win Rate
70%
14W - 6L
Best
+27.0%
2019
Worst
-20.6%
2025
Performance Consistency
About Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Visit Website ↗Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a global personal care and paper-based consumer products company. It produces mostly paper-based consumer products, including facial tissue, paper towels, toilet paper, and diapers.
Key Business Segments
Personal Care
Includes diapers, training pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine care, and incontinence care products.
Consumer Tissue
Includes facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper towels, and napkins.
K-C Professional
Provides hygiene and safety products for the workplace.
Key Innovations
- ✓Cellucotton (creped cellulose wadding)
- ✓Kotex (first disposable sanitary napkin)
- ✓Kleenex (first facial tissue)
- ✓Kimbies (early disposable diapers)
Historical Milestones
Founded in Neenah, Wisconsin.
Introduced Kotex.
Introduced Kleenex.
Moved headquarters to Irving, Texas.