# Kimberly-Clark

> Kimberly-Clark makes personal care, tissue and professional hygiene products under brands including Huggies, Kleenex, Kotex, Depend, Scott and WypAll. Founded in Wisconsin in 1872 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, it sells brands in more than 175 countries and territories and reported $16.447 billion in 2025 continuing-operations net sales.

- **Founded:** 1872
- **Headquarters:** Irving, United States
- **Founders:** John A. Kimberly (Co-founder), Charles B. Clark (Co-founder), Frank C. Shattuck (Co-founder), Havilah Babcock (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Kleenex, Kotex / U by Kotex, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Depend and Poise
- **Notable:** Brands sold in more than 175 countries and territories., Company reports No. 1 or No. 2 brand share positions in approximately 70 countries., Kleenex marked its centenary in 2024.

## Products & services

- **Kleenex** — Facial tissues; originally advertised for removing cold cream.
- **Kotex / U by Kotex** — Menstrual care products including pads, tampons and liners; Kotex launched in 1920.
- **Huggies** — Disposable baby diapers and wipes; the Huggies diaper introduced in 1978 emphasized fit.
- **Pull-Ups** — Disposable training pants for toilet training.
- **Depend and Poise** — Adult incontinence care products.
- **Scott, Cottonelle and Viva** — Household toilet tissue and paper towel brands; availability varies by market.
- **Kimberly-Clark Professional** — Workplace hygiene products including Scott restroom supplies, WypAll wipers and ICON dispensers.
- **Thinx** — Reusable period and incontinence underwear; Kimberly-Clark acquired the remaining shares in 2023.
- **Big Dreams** — Diapers and wipes developed with Amazon, launched October 19, 2026 exclusively in Amazon US stores; announced starting prices $8.99 for diapers and $7.99 for wipes.

## Achievements

- Brands sold in more than 175 countries and territories.
- Company reports No. 1 or No. 2 brand share positions in approximately 70 countries.
- Kleenex marked its centenary in 2024.
- Reported 54 consecutive years of dividend increases in October 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 19: Launched Big Dreams diapers and wipes, developed with Amazon and exclusive to its US stores.
- **2026-10** — October 15: Released preliminary Q3 data, retained its full-year outlook and identified roughly 100 basis points of adverse organic-sales impact from China social media disruptions. Final Q3 results are scheduled for November 5; Kenvue acquisition remains pending.
- **2026-07** — July 1: Suzano reported closing the international tissue and professional-products venture.
- **2026-01** — Reported fiscal 2025 continuing-operations net sales of $16.447 billion, down 2.1%, with organic sales growth of 1.7%.
- **2025-11** — Announced a cash-and-stock agreement to acquire Kenvue at approximately $48.7 billion enterprise value based on announcement-date share prices.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kimberly-clark.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kimberly-clark/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/KCCorp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kimberlyclarkcomms
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kccorp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimberlyClarkCorp

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Last updated: 2026-10-22