← KIMBERLY CLARK CORP
| Annual Trend | FY 2016 | FY 2017 | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
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| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2.0b | $1.8b | $2.6b | $2.0b | |
| Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | $2.2b | $2.3b | $1.4b | $2.2b | $2.4b | $1.8b | $1.9b | $1.8b | $2.5b | $2.0b | |
| Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | $2.2b | $2.3b | $1.4b | $2.2b | $2.4b | $1.8b | $2.0b | $1.8b | $2.6b | $2.0b | |
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.6b | |
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | $2.2b | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.6b | |
| Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $400.0m | |
| Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $400.0m | |
| Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | $53.0m | $41.0m | $35.0m | $40.0m | $44.0m | $30.0m | $27.0m | $0 | $33.0m | $28.0m | |
| Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | $705.0m | $724.0m | $882.0m | $917.0m | $796.0m | $766.0m | $754.0m | $753.0m | $781.0m | $805.0m | |
| Amortization of Intangible Assets | — | — | — | — | — | $9.0m | $15.0m | $13.0m | $8.0m | $2.0m | |
| Depreciation | — | — | — | — | — | — | $739.0m | $740.0m | $773.0m | $735.0m | |
| Amortization Cash Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15.0m | $13.0m | $8.0m | — | |
| Amortization Of Intangibles | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15.0m | $13.0m | $8.0m | — | |
| Depreciation Amortization Depletion | — | — | — | — | — | — | $754.0m | $753.0m | $781.0m | $805.0m | |
| Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | ($15.0m) | ($69.0m) | $2.0m | $29.0m | $45.0m | ($70.0m) | ($57.0m) | ($322.0m) | ($38.0m) | $241.0m | |
| Deferred Income Tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($57.0m) | ($322.0m) | ($38.0m) | $241.0m | |
| Deferred Tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($57.0m) | ($322.0m) | ($38.0m) | $241.0m | |
| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense | $77.0m | $76.0m | $41.0m | $96.0m | $147.0m | $26.0m | $150.0m | $169.0m | $131.0m | $140.0m | |
| Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $658.0m | $97.0m | $0 | |
| Asset Impairment Charge | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $676.0m | $114.0m | $18.0m | |
| Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets | — | — | ($52.0m) | $193.0m | ($68.0m) | ($39.0m) | ($15.0m) | $75.0m | $448.0m | ($39.0m) | |
| Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments | $132.0m | $104.0m | $103.0m | $123.0m | $142.0m | $98.0m | $116.0m | $196.0m | $216.0m | $196.0m | |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | $922.0m | $776.0m | $471.0m | $576.0m | $676.0m | $479.0m | $495.0m | $453.0m | $565.0m | $599.0m | |
| Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($61.0m) | ($67.0m) | |
| Earnings (Loss)es From Equity Investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($79.0m) | ($59.0m) | ($62.0m) | ($35.0m) | |
| Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments, Net of Dividends or Distributions | $4 | ($26) | ($18) | $6 | $30 | ($25) | ($6) | $59 | $62 | $35 | |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Additional Financial Items | |||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable | $23.0m | $44.0m | ($33.0m) | $116.0m | ($95.0m) | $37.0m | $151.0m | ($127.0m) | ($48.0m) | $58.0m | |
| Increase (Decrease) in Inventories | ($230.0m) | $33.0m | $127.0m | ($24.0m) | $96.0m | $417.0m | $76.0m | ($290.0m) | ($10.0m) | ($70.0m) | |
| Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount | — | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Goodwill | $1.5b | $1.6b | $1.5b | $1.5b | $1.9b | $1.8b | $2.1b | $2.1b | $2.0b | $1.8b | |
| Investment Income, Interest | $11.0m | $10.0m | $10.0m | $11.0m | $8.0m | $6.0m | $14.0m | $66.0m | $48.0m | $24.0m | |
| Nonoperating Income (Expense) | — | — | ($163.0m) | ($91.0m) | ($70.0m) | ($86.0m) | ($73.0m) | ($96.0m) | — | — | |
| Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised | $107.0m | $121.0m | $62.0m | $228.0m | $217.0m | $65.0m | $94.0m | $97.0m | $136.0m | $40.0m | |
| Beginning Cash Position | — | — | — | — | — | — | $270.0m | $427.0m | $1.1b | $1.0b | |
| Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($1.8b) | ($2.4b) | ($3.2b) | ($2.2b) | |
| Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($785.0m) | ($418.0m) | ($100.0m) | ($951.0m) | |
| Change In Account Payable | — | — | — | — | — | — | $109.0m | ($109.0m) | $179.0m | ($147.0m) | |
| Change In Accrued Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | $92.0m | $125.0m | $106.0m | ($325.0m) | |
| Change In Income Tax Payable | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20.0m | $122.0m | ($110.0m) | ($143.0m) | |
| Change In Inventory | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($76.0m) | $290.0m | $10.0m | $70.0m | |
| Change In Other Working Capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($11.0m) | $27.0m | ($55.0m) | $100.0m | |
| Change In Payable | — | — | — | — | — | — | $129.0m | $13.0m | $69.0m | ($290.0m) | |
| Change In Payables And Accrued Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | $221.0m | $138.0m | $175.0m | ($615.0m) | |
| Change In Receivables | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($151.0m) | $127.0m | $48.0m | ($58.0m) | |
| Change In Tax Payable | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20.0m | $122.0m | ($110.0m) | ($143.0m) | |
| Change In Working Capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($17.0m) | $582.0m | $178.0m | ($503.0m) | |
| Changes In Account Receivables | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($151.0m) | $127.0m | $48.0m | ($58.0m) | |
| Changes In Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | $188.0m | $750.0m | ($32.0m) | ($353.0m) | |
| End Cash Position | — | — | — | — | — | — | $427.0m | $1.1b | $1.0b | $701.0m | |
| Financing Cash Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($1.8b) | ($2.4b) | ($3.2b) | ($2.2b) | |
| Free Cash Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.9b | $2.8b | $2.5b | $1.6b | |
| Investing Cash Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($785.0m) | ($418.0m) | ($100.0m) | ($951.0m) | |
| Net Business Purchase And Sale | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | ($46.0m) | $0 | $0 | — | |
| Net PPE Purchase And Sale | — | — | — | — | — | $43.0m | $12.0m | — | — | — | |
| Operating Gains Losses | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($68.0m) | ($110.0m) | ($507.0m) | $19.0m | |
| Other Non Cash Items | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10.0m | $30.0m | ($3.0m) | $8.0m | |
| Pension And Employee Benefit Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($4.0m) | $24.0m | $3.0m | $15.0m | |
| Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised | — | — | — | — | — | — | $94.0m | $97.0m | $136.0m | $40.0m | |
| Purchase Of Business | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | ($46.0m) | $0 | $0 | — | |
| Repurchase Of Capital Stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($100.0m) | ($320.0m) | ($1.0b) | ($141.0m) | |
| Sale Of PPE | — | — | — | — | — | $43.0m | $12.0m | — | — | — | |
| Stock Based Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | $150.0m | $169.0m | $131.0m | $140.0m | |
| Other Operating Income (Expense), Net | ($8.0m) | ($27.0m) | ($1.0m) | $210.0m | $54.0m | ($28.0m) | $43.0m | ($69.0m) | $438.0m | ($44.0m) | |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities | $3.2b | $2.9b | $3.0b | $2.7b | $3.7b | $2.7b | $2.7b | $3.5b | $3.2b | $2.8b | |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Capital Expenditure | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($876.0m) | ($766.0m) | ($721.0m) | ($1.1b) | |
| Capital Expenditure Reported | $771.0m | $785.0m | $877.0m | $1.2b | $1.2b | $1.0b | ($876.0m) | ($766.0m) | ($721.0m) | ($1.1b) | |
| Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired | — | — | — | — | $1.1b | $0 | $46.0m | $0 | $0 | — | |
| Net Investment Purchase And Sale | — | — | — | — | — | — | $139.0m | $95.0m | ($43.0m) | $105.0m | |
| Purchase Of Investment | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($658.0m) | ($720.0m) | ($605.0m) | ($447.0m) | |
| Sale Of Investment | — | — | — | — | — | — | $797.0m | $815.0m | $562.0m | $552.0m | |
| Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities | ($44.0m) | $35.0m | ($5.0m) | $49.0m | ($27.0m) | $10.0m | $14.0m | ($8.0m) | ($13.0m) | ($49.0m) | |
| Net Other Investing Changes | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($2.0m) | $253.0m | $664.0m | $82.0m | |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | — | ($851.0m) | ($902.0m) | ($1.0b) | ($2.3b) | ($1.1b) | ($785.0m) | ($418.0m) | ($100.0m) | ($951.0m) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt | $1.3b | $937.0m | $507.0m | $706.0m | $1.8b | $605.0m | $0 | $363.0m | $0 | $0 | |
| Issuance Of Debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $363.0m | $0 | $0 | |
| Long Term Debt Issuance | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $363.0m | $0 | $0 | |
| Net Issuance Payments Of Debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($51.0m) | ($483.0m) | ($553.0m) | ($275.0m) | |
| Net Long Term Debt Issuance | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($312.0m) | ($112.0m) | ($554.0m) | ($550.0m) | |
| Net Short Term Debt Issuance | — | — | — | — | — | — | $261.0m | ($371.0m) | $1.0m | $275.0m | |
| Repayments of Long-term Debt | $598.0m | $1.5b | $407.0m | $707.0m | $854.0m | $269.0m | $312.0m | $475.0m | $554.0m | $550.0m | |
| Long Term Debt Payments | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($312.0m) | ($475.0m) | ($554.0m) | ($550.0m) | |
| Repayment Of Debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($312.0m) | ($475.0m) | ($554.0m) | ($550.0m) | |
| Net Common Stock Issuance | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($100.0m) | ($320.0m) | ($1.0b) | ($141.0m) | |
| Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock | $739.0m | $911.0m | $800.0m | $800.0m | $700.0m | $400.0m | $100.0m | $225.0m | $1.0b | $141.0m | |
| Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock | $1k | $1k | $1k | $1k | $1k | $2k | $2k | $2k | $2k | $2k | |
| Common Stock Payments | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($100.0m) | ($320.0m) | ($1.0b) | ($141.0m) | |
| Dividends Payable, Current | $329 | $341 | $345 | $352 | $359 | $380 | $388 | $394 | $402 | $415 | |
| Cash Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($1.6b) | ($1.6b) | ($1.6b) | ($1.7b) | |
| Common Stock Dividend Paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($1.6b) | ($1.6b) | ($1.6b) | ($1.7b) | |
| Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities | ($29.0m) | ($88.0m) | ($57.0m) | ($114.0m) | ($63.0m) | ($84.0m) | ($47.0m) | ($45.0m) | ($86.0m) | ($111.0m) | |
| Net Other Financing Charges | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($145.0m) | ($80.0m) | ($121.0m) | ($143.0m) | |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities | — | ($2.4b) | ($2.1b) | ($1.8b) | ($1.6b) | ($1.7b) | ($1.8b) | ($2.4b) | ($3.2b) | ($2.2b) | |
| Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($31.0m) | ($84.0m) | ($40.0m) | $33.0m | |
| Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($31.0m) | ($84.0m) | ($40.0m) | $33.0m | |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect | — | — | — | ($97.0m) | ($139.0m) | ($33.0m) | $157.0m | $666.0m | ($72.0m) | ($320.0m) | |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | — | — | — | — | — | — | $427.0m | $1.1b | $1.0b | $688.0m | |
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Change In Cash Supplemental As Reported | — | — | — | — | — | — | $157.0m | $666.0m | ($72.0m) | ($320.0m) | |
| Interest Paid Supplemental Data | — | — | — | — | — | — | $270.0m | $277.0m | $268.0m | $248.0m | |
| Income Taxes Paid, Net | — | — | — | — | — | — | $468.0m | $648.0m | $587.0m | $497.0m |
Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands. Per share data in USD.