KMB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #3 of 12 in industry

Kimberly Clark Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $15.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $56,552 · Paper & Allied Products.

Paper & Allied Products peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-23
Industry
Paper & Allied Products
Industry rank
#3/12

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
271:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$15.3M
Median worker
$56,552

Answer first

Kimberly Clark Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $15.3M ranks #291 of 1,423 complete filings; its 271:1 pay ratio ranks #225. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $56,552. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-26 peer cohort (# 3 of 12, 83rd percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Paper & Allied Products companies.

Dollar rank
#291
$15.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#225
271:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
83rd
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Kimberly Clark Corp ranks nationally

Kimberly Clark Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$15,325,592 Top 20% higher than 80% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Kimberly Clark Corp vs. Paper & Allied Products peers

CEO total pay ($15.3M) against pay ratio (271:1) for Kimberly Clark Corp (marked) and its 3 closest same-industry peers, against the Paper & Allied Products industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5406674.88288533.111170391.514052249.916934108.388.3:1136.1:1184:1231.8:1279.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Kimberly Clark Corp, CEO total pay: 15325592 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 271:1Kimberly Clark CorpSmurfit Westrock plc, CEO total pay: 16410134 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 271:1Smurfit Westrock plcSylvamo Corp, CEO total pay: 7685872 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 124:1Sylvamo CorpReynolds Consumer Products Inc., CEO total pay: 6722725 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 97:1Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.
Kimberly Clark Corp vs. Paper & Allied Products peers, plotted against the industry's $5.9M median CEO total and 111:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Paper & Allied Products peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 10 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 26. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Kimberly Clark Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Kimberly Clark Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
271:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-34:1
from FY2024 305:1
CEO $ YoY
-6.5%
$15.3M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Kimberly Clark Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $12.0M - $42,749 281:1 -
2022 $14.6M +21% $42,734 341:1 +60:1
2023 $16.6M +14% $51,084 324:1 -17:1
2024 $16.4M -1% $53,733 305:1 -19:1
2025 $15.3M -6.5% $56,552 271:1 -34:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 55785, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Paper & Allied Products

This Company's Ratio
271:1
Industry Median Ratio
111:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$5.9M
This CEO's Pay
$15.3M
Companies in Industry
12
vs. Industry Median
Above
#3 of 12 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Paper & Allied Products →

Kimberly Clark Corp: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Kimberly Clark Corp's FY2025 ratio 271:1 ranks #3 of 12 Paper & Allied Products filers (83rd percentile). the CEO earned 271× the median employee ($56,552) in FY2025.

Median employee $56,552 (PAR-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 271 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$15.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

271:1

Elevated vs. peers

Kimberly Clark Corp in the higher Paper & Allied Products third

Kimberly Clark Corp's FY2025 ratio 271:1 ranks #3 of 12 Paper & Allied Products filers (83rd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Paper & Allied Products (SIC 26) median ratio is 111:1 across 12 FY2025 filers; Kimberly Clark Corp's $15.3M CEO total is above the $5.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #291 and ratio rank #225 split - treat 271:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Paper & Allied Products peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$15.3M
Median Employee Pay
$56,552
Pay Ratio
271:1
Filing Date
2026-03-23

Company Info

Ticker
KMB
CIK
55785
Industry
Paper & Allied Products
SIC Code
2670
State
DE
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SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 55785, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Kimberly Clark Corp's FY2025 ratio 271:1 ranks #3 of 12 Paper & Allied Products filers (83rd percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.3M (Δ $20K heavier vs Kimberly Clark Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Corcept Therapeutics Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.3M (Δ $22K lighter vs Kimberly Clark Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Pultegroup Inc/mi/ · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.4M (Δ $28K heavier vs Kimberly Clark Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Toll Brothers, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.3M (Δ $37K lighter vs Kimberly Clark Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Smurfit Westrock plc (SIC 26 pole)

Smurfit Westrock plc stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Kimberly Clark Corp's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #291/#225

Kimberly Clark Corp's FY2025 package sits #291 by CEO dollars and #225 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Kimberly Clark Corp's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Kimberly Clark Corp (CIK 55785), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.