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On the Record · Kimberly Clark

Kimberly Clark layoffs, on the record

Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Kimberly Clark reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 41,000 to approximately 36,000.

Headcount, as reported

Annual reportEmployeesAs of
10-K for 2023approximately 41,000December 31, 2023
10-K for 2024approximately 38,000December 31, 2024
10-K for 2025approximately 36,000December 31, 2025

Job cuts, severance and restructuring

  1. Our summaryCompleted the 2018 Global Restructuring Program, which closed or sold 11 manufacturing facilities and expanded production at several others. Cost: total costs of $ 2.2 billion pre-tax ($ 1.6 billion after tax)

    Word for word“The restructuring actions were completed with total costs of $ 2.2 billion pre-tax ($ 1.6 billion after tax).” 10-K for 2023

  2. Our summaryRecorded cash payments related to the 2018 Global Restructuring Program restructuring charges. Cost: Cash payments of $ 235 , $ 249 , $ 302 and $ 325 were made during 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018

    Word for word“Cash payments of $ 235 , $ 249 , $ 302 and $ 325 were made during 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.” 10-K for 2023

  3. Our summaryThe company said it has incurred and expects to keep incurring merger-related costs, including severance and retention employee benefit costs, tied to the Kenvue mergers.

    Word for word“We have incurred significant financial advisory, legal, accounting, consulting and other advisory fees, severance/retention employee benefit-related costs and other regulatory fees and other costs relating to the mergers.” 10-K for 2025

  4. Our summaryThe company said operating cash flow fell in part because of added restructuring and IFP Transaction separation cost payments. Cost: approximately $110

    Word for word“The decrease was driven by lower operating profit and timing impacts to working capital, including incremental restructuring and IFP Transaction separation cost payments of approximately $110.” 10-K for 2025

Kimberly Clark filed 1 restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.

Read from Kimberly Clark’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-12. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.