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 ($138.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 332.6m as of 2026-07-28, 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 ≈ $109.85. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($606.7m notional), 19 hold puts ($353.9m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,708 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 805 | 737 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $296.9m | $129.7m | 0.44 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4bn | $722.9m | 0.52 |
| Q1 2026 | $504.9m | $305.0m | 0.60 |
| Q2 2026 | $606.7m | $353.9m | 0.58 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +9.5m |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | New | +5.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +2.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.9m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +1.2m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.2m |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +1.0m |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -2.5m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -1.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -795.6k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -673.1k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP | Reduced | -668.6k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Reduced | -624.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -572.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -567.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $190.1m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $100.3m913.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $73.9m673.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $58.6m534.0k shares |
| Man Group plc | Added | $25.8m234.6k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Unchanged | $17.6m160.0k shares |
| Converium Capital Inc. | Unchanged | $13.2m120.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $12.2m111.1k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | Added | $12.1m110.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $10.4m94.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $121.5m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $50.6m461.4k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $47.3m431.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $36.5m332.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $35.0m319.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.1m82.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $7.3m66.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $6.8m62.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $6.2m56.4k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | $6.0m54.7k 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $689.7k | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Scribner Andrew Controller, VP & FP&A | Sold | $401.3k4.1k shares |
| 2026-05-04 | Chen Katy President, Int'l Personal Care | Sold | $152.2k1.6k shares |
| 2026-04-30 | Chen Katy President, Int'l Personal Care | Sold | $136.2k1.4k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 32.3m $3.5bn | Added +2.1m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 21.7m $2.4bn | Added +116.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 21.1m $2.3bn | Reduced -567.3k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 16.1m $1.8bn | Reduced -54.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.1m $1.4bn | Added +9.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.2m $1.2bn | Added +2.6m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 10.8m $1.2bn | Added +1.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 8.2m $894.9m | Added +511.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.58% of their portfolio | 7.1m $774.4m | Added +1.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.9m $755.4m | Added +219.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.9m $752.8m | Reduced -499.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.5m $712.0m | Reduced -2.5m |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.8m $633.8m | Not comparable |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 6.05% of their portfolio | 5.8m $632.4m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 5.6m $615.6m | Added +1.2m |
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. 9.89% of their portfolio | 5.2m $572.1m | Added +780.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.9m $542.7m | Reduced -1.0m |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.6m $508.6m | Added +786.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.2m $458.5m | Added +2.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $403.6m | Reduced -59.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $387.2m | Added +315.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.2m $351.9m | Added +290.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.1m $342.1m | Added +249.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.7m $296.0m | Added +56.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $282.0m | Reduced -115.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $266.1m | Reduced -488.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $265.1m | Added +18.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $239.6m | Reduced -55.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $223.7m | Reduced -246.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $219.4m | Added +187.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $218.4m | Added +1.1m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $206.1m | Reduced -7.1k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.7m $189.2m | Added +14.7k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.51% of their portfolio | 1.7m $188.9m | Reduced -624.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $175.7m | Added +2.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $172.9m | Added +157.7k |
| KBC Group NV 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.6m $172.7m | Reduced -122.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $172.0m | Added +399.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $164.6m | Added +182.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $161.2m | Added +45.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $160.7m | Added +81.4k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $149.7m | Reduced -262.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $145.4m | Added +819.4k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 1.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $143.1m | Reduced -538.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $135.1m | Added +183.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $127.5m | Added +72.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.1m $118.2m | Added +1.0m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.1m $117.7m | Added +593.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 983.4k $108.0m | Reduced -422.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 975.3k $107.1m | Reduced -49.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 936.3k $102.8m | Reduced -37.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 902.9k $99.1m | Added +69.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 864.1k $94.9m | Added +67.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 862.5k $94.7m | Added +120.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 780.5k $85.7m | Added +552.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 769.5k $84.5m | Reduced -20.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 750.9k $82.4m | Reduced -133.7k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 728.1k $79.9m | Added +75.7k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 716.5k $78.6m | Reduced -9.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 713.2k $78.3m | Added +213.6k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 0.90% of their portfolio | 699.7k $76.8m | Reduced -668.6k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.11% of their portfolio | 699.0k $65.7m | Added +1.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 691.6k $75.9m | Added +63.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 671.5k $73.7m | Reduced -233.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 637.0k $69.9m | Reduced -61.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 598.7k $65.7m | Reduced -113.0k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 595.5k $65.4m | Added +20.3k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 568.3k $62.4m | Added +81.8k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 564.5k $62.0m | Added +454.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 541.0k $59.4m | Added +90.4k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 540.0k $59.3m | Added +8.5k |
| DONALDSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 534.4k $58.7m | New |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 532.3k $58.4m | New |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.23% of their portfolio | 514.8k $56.5m | Reduced -34.6k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 502.7k $55.2m | Reduced -15.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 501.1k $54.8m | Added +236.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 496.9k $54.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 481.3k $52.8m | Reduced -38.3k |
| Welch Group, LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 461.8k $50.7m | Added +14.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 453.0k $49.7m | Added +6.4k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 446.8k $49.0m | Reduced -12.1k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. 3.23% of their portfolio | 437.6k $48.0m | Added +92.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 436.2k $41.9m | Added +27.4k |
| Associated Banc-Corp 1.12% of their portfolio | 430.3k $47.2m | Reduced -13.2k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 428.9k $46.9m | Reduced -37.2k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 423.3k $46.5m | Reduced -4.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 417.3k $45.8m | Reduced -63.4k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 416.3k $45.7m | Added +21.1k |
| MEYER HANDELMAN CO 1.23% of their portfolio | 394.6k $43.3m | Reduced -52.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 393.4k $43.2m | Added +7.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 392.3k $43.1m | Reduced -178.0k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 1.59% of their portfolio | 387.5k $42.5m | Unchanged |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 373.9k $41.0m | Added +61.0k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.04% of their portfolio | 371.9k $40.8m | Added +42.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 370.1k $35.7m | Added +18.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 369.6k $40.6m | Reduced -7.0k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 364.2k $40.0m | Reduced -62.1k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 356.9k $39.2m | Added +35.5k |
| VAUGHAN DAVID INVESTMENTS LLC/IL 0.72% of their portfolio | 330.4k $36.3m | Added +13.7k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 323.1k $35.5m | Reduced -98.1k |