Who owns Kotex?
Kotex is owned by Kimberly-Clark (the United States, NASDAQ: KMB).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Irving, Texas
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1920
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Feminine care & incontinence › Feminine care
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: KMB
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kotex
Kotex was the first mass-marketed disposable sanitary pad, launched in 1920 from surplus wartime cellucotton after nurses at the front had used the material for the purpose. Selling it required inventing discreet retail practice, including boxes that customers could take without speaking to a shopkeeper.
Ownership timeline of Kotex
- 1920 – present Kimberly-Clark [1] verified
Where Kotex sits in Kimberly-Clark
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kotex?
The parent company of Kotex is Kimberly-Clark, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Kotex American?
Yes. Kotex originated in the United States in 1920 and its owner, Kimberly-Clark, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Kotex still owned by Kimberly-Clark?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Kotex is still owned by Kimberly-Clark. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Kimberly-Clark Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 12 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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