Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 167 recorded KMB dividend payments, running from March 4, 1985 to June 5, 2026 — 42 calendar years. Together those payments total $91.96 per share. KMB has most often paid quarterly.
KMB has increased its payment rate for 40 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the KMB payment rate compounded at +3.3% a year, and +3.7% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 42 years of recorded history, KMB's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
KMB dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.04 | 4 | $1.26 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | $4.88 | 4 | $1.22 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | $4.72 | 4 | $1.18 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | $4.64 | 4 | $1.16 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | $4.56 | 4 | $1.14 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | $4.28 | 4 | $1.07 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | $4.12 | 4 | $1.03 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | $4.00 | 4 | $1.00 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | $3.88 | 4 | $0.970 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | $3.68 | 4 | $0.920 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | $3.52 | 4 | $0.880 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | $3.26 | 4 | $0.805 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | $3.11 | 4 | $0.777 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | $2.84 | 4 | $0.709 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | $2.68 | 4 | $0.671 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | $2.53 | 4 | $0.633 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | $2.30 | 4 | $0.575 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | $2.22 | 4 | $0.556 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | $2.03 | 4 | $0.508 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | $1.88 | 4 | $0.470 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | $1.73 | 4 | $0.431 | — |
| 2004 | $2.56 | 5 (timing) | $0.384 | — |
| 2003 | $1.30 | 4 | $0.326 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | $1.15 | 4 | $0.288 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | $1.07 | 4 | $0.268 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | $1.04 | 4 | $0.259 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | $0.997 | 4 | $0.249 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | $0.959 | 4 | $0.240 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | $0.920 | 4 | $0.230 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | $0.882 | 4 | $0.221 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | $0.863 | 4 | $0.216 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | $0.844 | 4 | $0.211 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | $0.816 | 4 | $0.206 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | $0.786 | 4 | $0.197 | +10.8% |
| 1991 | $0.729 | 4 | $0.177 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | $0.652 | 4 | $0.163 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | $0.623 | 4 | $0.156 | +62.5% |
| 1988 | $0.384 | 4 | $0.0959 | +11.1% |
| 1987 | $0.345 | 4 | $0.0863 | +16.1% |
| 1986 | $0.297 | 4 | $0.0743 | +6.9% |
| 1985 | $0.278 | 4 | $0.0695 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than KMB's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent KMB dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 5, 2026 | $1.28 |
| March 6, 2026 | $1.28 |
| December 5, 2025 | $1.26 |
| September 5, 2025 | $1.26 |
| June 6, 2025 | $1.26 |
| March 7, 2025 | $1.26 |
| December 6, 2024 | $1.22 |
| September 6, 2024 | $1.22 |
| June 7, 2024 | $1.22 |
| March 7, 2024 | $1.22 |
| December 7, 2023 | $1.18 |
| September 7, 2023 | $1.18 |
| June 8, 2023 | $1.18 |
| March 9, 2023 | $1.18 |
| December 8, 2022 | $1.16 |
| September 8, 2022 | $1.16 |
| June 9, 2022 | $1.16 |
| March 3, 2022 | $1.16 |
| December 9, 2021 | $1.14 |
| September 9, 2021 | $1.14 |
| June 3, 2021 | $1.14 |
| March 4, 2021 | $1.14 |
| December 3, 2020 | $1.07 |
| September 3, 2020 | $1.07 |
| June 4, 2020 | $1.07 |
| March 5, 2020 | $1.07 |
| December 5, 2019 | $1.03 |
| September 5, 2019 | $1.03 |
| June 6, 2019 | $1.03 |
| March 7, 2019 | $1.03 |
| December 6, 2018 | $1.00 |
| September 6, 2018 | $1.00 |
| June 7, 2018 | $1.00 |
| March 8, 2018 | $1.00 |
| December 7, 2017 | $0.970 |
| September 7, 2017 | $0.970 |
| June 7, 2017 | $0.970 |
| March 8, 2017 | $0.970 |
| December 7, 2016 | $0.920 |
| September 7, 2016 | $0.920 |
| June 8, 2016 | $0.920 |
| March 2, 2016 | $0.920 |
| December 2, 2015 | $0.880 |
| September 2, 2015 | $0.880 |
| June 3, 2015 | $0.880 |
| March 4, 2015 | $0.880 |
| December 3, 2014 | $0.840 |
| September 3, 2014 | $0.805 |
| June 4, 2014 | $0.805 |
| March 5, 2014 | $0.805 |
| December 4, 2013 | $0.777 |
| September 4, 2013 | $0.777 |
| June 5, 2013 | $0.777 |
| March 6, 2013 | $0.777 |
| December 5, 2012 | $0.709 |
| September 5, 2012 | $0.709 |
| June 6, 2012 | $0.709 |
| March 7, 2012 | $0.709 |
| December 7, 2011 | $0.671 |
| September 7, 2011 | $0.671 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 167 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
KMB dividend history questions
How many dividends has KMB paid?
DivTrkr has 167 recorded KMB dividend payments between March 4, 1985 and June 5, 2026, totalling $91.96 per share across 42 calendar years.
Has KMB ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 42 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the KMB dividend growing?
The KMB payment rate compounded at +3.3% a year over the last five complete years and +3.7% a year over the last ten.
How often does KMB pay a dividend?
KMB has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current KMB dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track KMB free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.