Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA


	Year Ended December 31
	2020(a)		2019(b)		2018(c)		2017(d)		2016(e)
Net Sales	$	19,140	$	18,450	$	18,486	$	18,348	$	18,287
Gross Profit	6,822		6,035		5,597		6,587		6,691
Operating Profit	3,244		2,991		2,229		3,358		3,383
Share of Net Income of Equity Companies	142		123		103		104		132


Net Income	2,396		2,197		1,445		2,319		2,219
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	(44)		(40)		(35)		(41)		(53)
Net Income Attributable to Kimberly-Clark Corporation	2,352		2,157		1,410		2,278		2,166
Per Share Basis



Basic	6.90		6.28		4.05		6.44		6.03



Diluted	6.87		6.24		4.03		6.40		5.99

Cash Dividends Per Share
Declared	4.28		4.12		4.00		3.88		3.68
Paid	4.24		4.09		3.97		3.83		3.64

Total Assets	17,523		15,283		14,518		15,151		14,602
Long-Term Debt	7,878		6,213		6,247		6,472		6,439
Total Stockholders' Equity	869		194		(46)		882		117

(a) Results include pre-tax charges of $419, $323 after tax, related to the 2018 Global Restructuring Program, acquisition-related costs of $32, $27 after tax, associated with the acquisition of Softex Indonesia, and business tax credits of $77, $51 after tax, related to the resolution of certain Brazil tax matters. See Item 8, Notes 1, 2 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements for details.

(b) Results include pre-tax charges of $366, $248 after tax, related to the 2018 Global Restructuring Program and a pre-tax property sale gain of $31, $24 after tax, related to the sale of property associated with a former manufacturing facility. See Item 8, Notes 2 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements for details.

(c) Results include pre-tax charges of $1,036, $783 after tax, related to the 2018 Global Restructuring Program and a net charge of $117 associated with U.S. tax reform related matters. See Item 8, Notes 2 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements for details.

(d) Results include other expense of $24 and an income tax benefit of $85 for U.S. tax reform related matters.

(e) Results include other income of $11 related to an updated assessment of the deconsolidation of our Venezuelan operations. Additionally, results were negatively impacted by pre-tax charges of $35, $27 after tax, related to the 2014 restructuring plan initiated to improve organization efficiency and offset the impact of stranded overhead costs resulting from the spin-off of our health care business (the "2014 Organization Restructuring").


			11			KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION - 2020 Annual Report

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