Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Neenah, WI · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Kimberly-Clark Corporation's employer identification number (Neenah, Wisconsin). Their latest filings total 26,363 participant records and $5.86B in net assets.
The largest is Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, an ESOP with a 401(k) feature with 17,038 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $132M and participant contributions $141M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $610M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $5.8M.
Combined net assets moved from $2.93B in 2009 to $5.86B in 2024 (up 100%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 17,038 | $4.99B | $292,616 | $11,673 | $3.8M |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 9,325 | $871M | $93,370 | — | $1.9M |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 26,363 | $5.86B | $132M | $141M |
| 2023 | 2 | 27,247 | $5.51B | $130M | $130M |
| 2022 | 2 | 27,543 | $4.95B | $90.1M | $119M |
| 2021 | 2 | 27,955 | $6.39B | $73.2M | $116M |
| 2020 | 2 | 28,591 | $6.12B | $99.3M | $112M |
| 2019 | 2 | 29,133 | $5.57B | $90.0M | $104M |
| 2018 | 2 | 29,969 | $4.87B | $87.4M | $108M |
| 2017 | 2 | 31,046 | $5.58B | $217M | $121M |
| 2016 | 2 | 32,857 | $4.93B | $114M | $116M |
| 2015 | 2 | 33,301 | $4.70B | $486M | $108M |
| 2014 | 2 | 54,210 | $7.04B | $169M | $98.6M |
| 2013 | 2 | 55,432 | $6.53B | $73.4M | $99.0M |
| 2012 | 2 | 56,511 | $6.17B | $221M | $92.8M |
| 2011 | 2 | 61,198 | $5.72B | $316M | $88.1M |
| 2010 | 2 | 61,684 | $5.45B | $364M | $82.2M |
| 2009 | 1 | 44,842 | $2.93B | $389M | $344K |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Advisors | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $2,283,850 |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Co,na | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (discretionary); Investment management | 2 | $1,184,899 |
| Fid Inv Inst Ops Co. LLC | Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $697,385 |
| BDO USA, P.C. | Accounting (including auditing); Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Investment management | 2 | $313,613 |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | Investment management | 1 | $283,270 |
| Legal & General Inv MGMT, America | Investment management | 1 | $274,039 |
| Fid Inv Inst Ops Co. | Recordkeeping and information management; Participant loan processing | 1 | $242,276 |
| Towers Watson Pennsylvania, Inc. | Actuarial | 1 | $148,700 |
| First Sentier Investors | Investment management | 1 | $125,572 |
| Northern Trust Corporation | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) | 1 | $107,016 |
| Hewitt Financial Services LLC | Securities brokerage | 1 | $77,750 |
| Printedge | Participant communication | 1 | $12,811 |
| Simply Connect Consulting | Participant communication | 1 | $12,625 |
| Northern Trust Investments | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Kimberly-Clark Corporation have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan and Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Kimberly-Clark Corporation contribute to its plans?
$131,588,000 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $10,451 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Strategic Advisors, BlackRock Institutional Trust Co,na, Fid Inv Inst Ops Co. LLC and BDO USA, P.C. and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.