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KMB Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation
Consumer Defensive / Household & Personal Products
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KMB Dividend answer
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 4.74%, or $5.12 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 4.72%, from $5.10 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $1.28 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Sep 4, 2026. Payment date: Oct 2, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
KMB Dividend Snapshot
Dividend growth, consistency, payout ratio, FCF coverage, and long history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next KMB Dividend Date
When KMB next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next KMB dividend
KMB's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $1.28 per share. Data last checked: Oct 10, 2026.
Latest KMB Dividend Dates
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KMB Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
KMB Annual Dividend History
KMB Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $1.28, event yield 4.72%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 3.32%
- Cohort rank
- #302
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Consumer Defensive rank
- #26
- 2020 regular DPS
- $4.280
- 2025 regular DPS
- $5.040
- Absolute change
- $0.760
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
KMB's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 3.32% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #302 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
KMB Dividend Yield
How KMB's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
KMB's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent KMB dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | $1.28 | $1.28 | 4.72% | Quarterly | $5.10 | Aug 3, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | $1.28 | $1.28 | 5.13% | Quarterly | $5.08 | May 14, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $1.28 | $1.28 | 4.84% | Quarterly | $5.06 | Jan 27, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | $1.26 | $1.26 | 4.90% | Quarterly | $5.04 | Nov 20, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | $1.26 | $1.26 | 3.85% | Quarterly | $5.00 | Aug 1, 2025 | Sep 5, 2025 | Oct 2, 2025 |
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| Jun 6, 2025 | $1.26 | $1.26 | 3.71% | Quarterly | $4.96 | May 1, 2025 | Jun 6, 2025 | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | $1.26 | $1.26 | 3.40% | Quarterly | $4.92 | Jan 28, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | $1.22 | $1.22 | 3.62% | Quarterly | $4.88 | Nov 13, 2024 | Dec 6, 2024 | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | $1.22 | $1.22 | 3.29% | Quarterly | $4.84 | Aug 1, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | $1.22 | $1.22 | 3.57% | Quarterly | $4.80 | May 2, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | $1.22 | $1.22 | 3.78% | Quarterly | $4.76 | Jan 24, 2024 | Mar 8, 2024 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | $1.18 | $1.18 | 3.89% | Quarterly | $4.72 | Nov 16, 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | $1.18 | $1.18 | 3.70% | Quarterly | $4.70 | Aug 1, 2023 | Sep 8, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | $1.18 | $1.18 | 3.47% | Quarterly | $4.68 | Apr 20, 2023 | Jun 9, 2023 | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | $1.18 | $1.18 | 3.80% | Quarterly | $4.66 | Jan 25, 2023 | Mar 10, 2023 | Apr 4, 2023 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | $1.16 | $1.16 | 3.39% | Quarterly | $4.64 | Nov 17, 2022 | Dec 9, 2022 | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Sep 8, 2022 | $1.16 | $1.16 | 3.68% | Quarterly | $4.62 | Aug 1, 2022 | Sep 9, 2022 | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $1.16 | $1.16 | 3.61% | Quarterly | $4.60 | Apr 27, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | $1.16 | $1.16 | 3.54% | Quarterly | $4.58 | Jan 26, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Apr 4, 2022 |
| Dec 9, 2021 | $1.14 | $1.14 | 3.36% | Quarterly | $4.56 | Nov 18, 2021 | Dec 10, 2021 | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Sep 9, 2021 | $1.14 | $1.14 | 3.26% | Quarterly | $4.49 | Aug 2, 2021 | Sep 10, 2021 | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Jun 3, 2021 | $1.14 | $1.14 | 3.41% | Quarterly | $4.42 | Apr 29, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | $1.14 | $1.14 | 3.38% | Quarterly | $4.35 | Jan 25, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Apr 5, 2021 |
| Dec 3, 2020 | $1.07 | $1.07 | 3.11% | Quarterly | $4.28 | Nov 19, 2020 | Dec 4, 2020 | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | $1.07 | $1.07 | 2.78% | Quarterly | $4.24 | Aug 3, 2020 | Sep 4, 2020 | Oct 2, 2020 |
| Jun 4, 2020 | $1.07 | $1.07 | 3.05% | Quarterly | $4.20 | Apr 29, 2020 | Jun 5, 2020 | Jul 2, 2020 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | $1.07 | $1.07 | 2.90% | Quarterly | $4.16 | Jan 23, 2020 | Mar 6, 2020 | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Dec 5, 2019 | $1.03 | $1.03 | 3.02% | Quarterly | $4.12 | Nov 21, 2019 | Dec 6, 2019 | Jan 3, 2020 |
| Sep 5, 2019 | $1.03 | $1.03 | 2.93% | Quarterly | $4.09 | Aug 1, 2019 | Sep 6, 2019 | Oct 2, 2019 |
| Jun 6, 2019 | $1.03 | $1.03 | 3.04% | Quarterly | $4.06 | May 2, 2019 | Jun 7, 2019 | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Mar 7, 2019 | $1.03 | $1.03 | 3.50% | Quarterly | $4.03 | Jan 23, 2019 | Mar 8, 2019 | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Dec 6, 2018 | $1.00 | $1.00 | 3.54% | Quarterly | $4.00 | Nov 15, 2018 | Dec 7, 2018 | Jan 3, 2019 |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $1.00 | $1.00 | 3.42% | Quarterly | $3.97 | Aug 1, 2018 | Sep 7, 2018 | Oct 2, 2018 |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $1.00 | $1.00 | 3.87% | Quarterly | $3.94 | May 10, 2018 | Jun 8, 2018 | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $1.00 | $1.00 | 3.49% | Quarterly | $3.91 | Jan 23, 2018 | Mar 9, 2018 | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Dec 7, 2017 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 3.24% | Quarterly | $3.88 | Nov 16, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | Jan 3, 2018 |
| Sep 7, 2017 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 3.20% | Quarterly | $3.83 | Aug 2, 2017 | Sep 8, 2017 | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Jun 7, 2017 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 2.90% | Quarterly | — | Apr 21, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Jul 5, 2017 |
| Mar 8, 2017 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 2.82% | Quarterly | — | Jan 24, 2017 | Mar 10, 2017 | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Dec 7, 2016 | $0.92 | $0.92 | 3.22% | Quarterly | — | Nov 16, 2016 | Dec 9, 2016 | Jan 4, 2017 |
| Sep 7, 2016 | $0.92 | $0.92 | 2.86% | Quarterly | — | Aug 2, 2016 | Sep 9, 2016 | Oct 4, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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KMB Dividends FAQ
Does KMB pay a dividend?
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $1.28 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is KMB's dividend yield?
KMB's trailing dividend yield is 4.72%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is KMB's next dividend?
KMB's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is KMB's ex-dividend date?
KMB's latest covered ex-dividend date is Sep 4, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has KMB's dividend changed?
KMB's one-year dividend growth is 2.00% based on comparable covered dividend history.