KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP KMB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 494368103 · ISIN US4943681035
American multinational company
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryConverted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes)
- HeadquartersIrving, TX
- Founded1872
- Websitekimberly-clark.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($159.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 331.9m as of 2026-04-21, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $96.52. Options: 29 managers hold calls ($504.9m notional), 25 hold puts ($305.0m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,572 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,654 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,643 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,680 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,595 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,677 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,686 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,736 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,738 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,789 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,817 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,767 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,722 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,683 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,654 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 688 | 805 |
| Q3 2024 | 674 | 809 |
| Q4 2024 | 706 | 801 |
| Q1 2025 | 737 | 859 |
| Q2 2025 | 736 | 792 |
| Q3 2025 | 682 | 825 |
| Q4 2025 | 694 | 921 |
| Q1 2026 | 772 | 769 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $299.4m | $111.6m | 0.37 |
| Q3 2025 | $296.9m | $129.7m | 0.44 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4bn | $722.9m | 0.52 |
| Q1 2026 | $504.9m | $305.0m | 0.60 |
Biggest buyers
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. | New | +4.4m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +3.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +3.0m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | New | +2.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.6m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.5m |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +1.4m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -2.6m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -2.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| TOMS Capital Investment Management LP | Sold out | -915.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -899.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -728.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $99.7m1.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $92.4m958.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $53.4m553.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $49.1m509.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $25.8m267.5k shares |
| Man Group plc | Added | $20.5m212.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $19.7m204.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $18.8m194.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $16.4m169.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $15.8m163.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $75.7m784.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $74.3m770.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $33.6m348.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $25.3m262.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $19.2m198.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $15.8m163.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $11.4m118.1k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $9.8m101.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.4m97.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $5.8m60.6k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-04-24 | 8.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-12 | 6.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $13.7m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.0m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $417.0k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.9m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $38.8k | 1 | $330.5k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.0m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $1.0m | 1 | $318.0k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | MACLIN TODD Director · By Trust | Bought | $1.0m10.0k shares |
| 2026-02-05 | Scribner Andrew Controller, VP & FP&A | Sold | $318.0k3.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 30.2m $2.9bn | Added +1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 21.6m $2.1bn | Added +523.7k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 21.5m $2.1bn | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 16.2m $1.6bn | First filing |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 9.7m $931.9m | Reduced -2.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.16% of their portfolio | 9.0m $864.0m | Added +1.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.6m $830.1m | Added +316.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 7.6m $738.2m | Reduced -194.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.4m $709.7m | Added +1.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.7m $642.7m | Added +1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.0m $575.8m | Added +660.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 5.2m $499.2m | Added +3.1m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 4.4m $427.8m | Added +774.2k |
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. 8.13% of their portfolio | 4.4m $427.5m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.8m $371.0m | Added +990.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $360.5m | Reduced -51.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.6m $349.8m | Added +3.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.2m $309.8m | Added +1.2m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.9m $279.2m | Added +169.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $281.0m | Added +440.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $276.6m | Reduced -307.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $259.0m | Reduced -232.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.6m $254.7m | Added +597.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $231.2m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.42% of their portfolio | 2.3m $226.3m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $220.4m | Reduced -27.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $215.9m | Added +19.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $181.9m | First filing |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $178.1m | Added +223.0k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 1.20% of their portfolio | 1.8m $177.7m | Reduced -1.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $174.7m | Added +112.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.7m $164.9m | Added +323.2k |
| KBC Group NV 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.7m $163.6m | Added +1.4m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.7m $160.9m | Reduced -2.6m |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $157.0m | Reduced -402.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $154.1m | Added +103.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $137.1m | Reduced -457.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $136.7m | Added +938.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.4m $135.6m | Added +1.3m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $133.4m | Added +210.1k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 1.61% of their portfolio | 1.4m $132.0m | Reduced -77.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $127.1m | Added +466.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $114.1m | Reduced -472.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $112.7m | Reduced -234.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $105.1m | Added +226.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $101.0m | Added +77.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $98.8m | Added +319.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 974.0k $94.0m | Added +64.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 904.7k $87.3m | Added +401.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 884.6k $85.3m | Reduced -180.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 856.8k $82.7m | Added +38.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 833.8k $80.4m | Added +231.8k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 833.7k $80.4m | Reduced -282.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 796.4k $76.8m | Added +54.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 795.6k $76.8m | Added +778.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 789.9k $76.2m | Reduced -22.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 742.2k $71.6m | Added +154.8k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 726.0k $70.0m | First filing |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 711.7k $68.7m | Reduced -249.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 698.4k $67.4m | Added +5.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.11% of their portfolio | 698.0k $67.3m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 652.4k $62.9m | First filing |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 628.2k $60.6m | Added +2.1k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 575.2k $55.5m | Added +518.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 572.1k $55.2m | Reduced -1.0m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 570.3k $55.0m | Reduced -266.5k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.26% of their portfolio | 549.4k $53.0m | Reduced -37.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 531.4k $51.3m | Added +83.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 520.6k $50.2m | Reduced -728.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 519.7k $50.1m | Added +115.9k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 517.7k $49.9m | Added +107.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 504.9k $48.7m | Reduced -25.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 499.6k $48.2m | Reduced -107.0k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 487.0k $47.0m | New |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 486.5k $46.9m | Added +109.4k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.14% of their portfolio | 481.3k $46.4m | Added +818 |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 480.7k $46.4m | Reduced -109.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 478.0k $46.1m | Added +147.9k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.34% of their portfolio | 470.0k $45.3m | Reduced -97.7k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.60% of their portfolio | 468.8k $45.2m | Added +116.2k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 466.1k $46.0m | Added +424.5k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 458.9k $44.3m | Reduced -142.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 450.6k $43.5m | Reduced -37.2k |
| MEYER HANDELMAN CO 1.34% of their portfolio | 447.4k $43.2m | Added +6.1k |
| Welch Group, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 447.1k $43.1m | Added +122.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 446.6k $43.1m | Reduced -635.3k |
| Associated Banc-Corp 1.13% of their portfolio | 443.5k $42.8m | Reduced -2.2k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 427.7k $41.3m | Reduced -26.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 426.3k $41.1m | Added +103.9k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 421.1k $40.6m | Added +254.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 417.0k $40.2m | Added +73.8k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.11% of their portfolio | 408.8k $34.2m | Reduced -30.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 408.5k $39.4m | Reduced -105.5k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 395.1k $38.1m | Added +93.1k |
| BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments 1.16% of their portfolio | 389.3k $38.9m | Unchanged |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 1.49% of their portfolio | 387.5k $37.4m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 386.0k $37.2m | Reduced -9.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 378.4k $36.5m | Reduced -899.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 376.6k $36.3m | Reduced -4.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 351.5k $35.5m | Reduced -2.5k |