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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number 1-225 FORM 10 - K ei Kimberly - Clark Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ) Title of each class Common Stock- $ 1.25 par value 0.625 % Notes due 2024 KIMBERLY - CLARK CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) P.O. Box 619100 Dallas , TX 75261-9100 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 972 ) 281-1200 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) KMB KMB24 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 39-0394230 Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " and " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Emerging growth company Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes □ No | The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates on June 30 , 2020 ( based on closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange as of such date ) was approximately $ 48.2 billion . As of January 29 , 2021 , there were 338,363,924 shares of Kimberly - Clark common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain information contained in the definitive Proxy Statement for Kimberly - Clark's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 29 , 2021 is incorporated by reference into Part III .