Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer · KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)

Michael Hsu

A named executive officer of KIMBERLY CLARK in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2016 to FY2025. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

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Total disclosed compensation, FY2025

$15,320,405

FY2024: $16,413,045

1st of 5 named executive officers at Kimberly Clark by FY2025 total.

5 named officers on file for KIMBERLY CLARK, FY2025

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Compensation figures as of the proxy filed March 23, 2026 (DEF 14A). Insider transactions since that proxy, current to 2026-11-06.

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Michael Hsu compensation by year

KIMBERLY CLARK Summary Compensation Table · all 8 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as KIMBERLY CLARK reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2024FY2025
Salary$833,750$925,000$962,500$1,250,000$1,287,500$1,356,250$1,496,250$1,500,000
Bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Stock awards$1,987,466$2,700,044$3,562,529$6,000,038$5,999,975$6,976,205$11,000,028$11,499,989
Option awards$575,674$828,039$1,244,417$1,726,634$2,295,620$1,742,254$0$0
Non-equity incentive$883,540$887,672$596,461$2,723,646$3,383,739$1,439,886$3,275,424$1,596,424
Pension and deferred compensation$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
All other$145,955$214,666$447,011$327,802$498,486$494,567$641,343$723,992
Total$4,426,385$5,555,421$6,812,918$12,028,120$13,465,320$12,009,162$16,413,045$15,320,405

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: KIMBERLY CLARK CORP DEF 14A filed March 23, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-020404, and prior-year filings.

How this page was built: the KIMBERLY CLARK CORP filed document, accession 0001628280-26-020404. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 23, 2026.

$4.4M
$5.6M
$6.8M
$12.0M
$13.5M
$12.0M
$16.4M
$15.3M
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY24
FY25
SalaryNon-equity incentiveStock awardsOption awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2025 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
RSU99,003$9,988,413—
RSU54,187$5,466,926—
RSU51,107$5,156,185—
RSU36,125$3,644,651—
RSU23,850$2,406,227—
RSU13,200$1,331,748—

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in KIMBERLY CLARK CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

Insider transactions since the last proxy

13 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 23, 2026)
current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
DateTransactionPlanSharesPriceHeld after
2026-11-02Grant or award—10$0.00332,826
2026-05-01Exercise or conversion—11,122$0.00330,831
2026-05-01Exercise or conversion derivative—10,490$0.0013,988
2026-05-01Exercise or conversion derivative—11,122$0.0025,953
2026-05-01Grant or award derivative—49,145$0.0049,145
2026-05-01Tax withholding—4,377$97.67332,816
2026-05-01Exercise or conversion—10,490$0.00341,321
2026-05-01Tax withholding—4,128$97.67337,193

The 8 most recent of 13 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →

KIMBERLY CLARK’s named executive officers, FY2025

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
Michael Hsu · this pageChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer$15,320,405
Russell TorresPresident and Chief Operating Officer$6,257,655
Nelson UrdanetaSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$5,181,091
Zackery HicksChief Digital and Technology Officer$4,897,808
Jeffrey MelucciChief Strategy, Business Development and Administrative Officer$4,885,359

Board service

KIMBERLY CLARK board · FY2021–FY2025

How this board is paid

Company policy: KIMBERLY CLARK pays directors a $105,000 cash retainer and $195,000 in RSUs. As stated in KIMBERLY CLARK's FY2025 proxy.

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How this record is built

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