KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation
108.67USD-0.02%Mkt Cap: 36.08B $P/E: 21.44

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States. It operates in two segments, North America and International Personal Care. The North Amer…

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Can Kimberly-Clark's Powering Care Strategy Sustain Growth Momentum?

KMB's Powering Care strategy drives sustained volume and mix growth as new fiber innovation strengthens its long-term growth pipeline.

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Kimberly-Clark (KMB): An Overlooked Dividend King Income Investors Should Know

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NASDAQ:KMB) is not usually the first name that comes up when investors discuss Dividend Kings. Its track record says it probably should be. The consumer staples company has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years and has paid dividends for 92 years. For income investors, that kind of consistency is difficult to dismiss. […]

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3 ways Kimberly-Clark is leveraging technology to boost supply chain efficiency

The CPG maker is leveraging newly installed global procurement software, AI agents and a skill-based training program to unlock improvements.

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Pizza Hut’s Global CEO resigns

Aaron Powell, who has been at the pizza chain since 2021, will leave his post following the close of its sale to LongRange Capital.

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What Does Kimberly Clark (KMB) Hesperaloe Fiber Program Mean For Its Hygiene Business?

Kimberly-Clark (NasdaqGS:KMB) has launched a proprietary program focused on sustainable materials using alternative natural fibers. The company is using rapidly renewable fibers from hesperaloe, an arid climate plant, to develop next-generation materials for hygiene products. The initiative is designed to support sustainability goals and supply chain resilience as consumer and regulatory attention on ESG continues to rise. For broader context on how other companies are approaching similar...

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KMB Cuts 2026 Outlook as China Diaper Disruption Clouds Growth View

KMB cuts its 2026 outlook as China diaper disruption weighs on growth, while productivity and volume-mix gains offer some support.

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KMB Jumps 15.4% in 3 Months as Transformation Momentum Gains Steam

KMB's 11.7% three-month gain reflects stronger productivity and volume-mix trends, but China and slower growth remain risks.

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Is KMB Worth Buying as Low Valuation Meets China and Growth Risks?

KMB's valuation discount and productivity gains support the case, but China disruption and slower category growth cloud its outlook.

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Jim Cramer Said Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) + Kenvue Could Take On P&G – But Is He Right?

Personal care products provider Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB)’s shares are down by 17% over the past year and are up by 9% year-to-date. It is currently undergoing a major transformation through acquiring Kenvue. Cramer has discussed Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB)’s acquisition several times and linked its performance with consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble. In his morning […]

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Kimberly-Clark secures $45M tariff refund, half of what it paid in 2026

The personal care product maker said the refunds will offset incremental cost increases tied to higher oil prices while allowing it to maintain price consistency.

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Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish on Kimberly-Clark Stock?

Kimberly-Clark has significantly underperformed the broader market, while analysts remain moderately optimistic about its future prospects.

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4 Consumer Staples Stocks to Watch Amid Ongoing Industry Pressures

Despite cost pressures and spending volatility, CL, KMB, CHD and BJ are using strategic initiatives and operational efficiencies to drive growth.

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Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Hsu discusses tariff refunds, China disruptions, and Kenvue integration plans.

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KMB Q2 Earnings Call Focuses on China Risk, 2026 Outlook Cut

Kimberly-Clark cuts its 2026 outlook as China diaper weakness, softer categories and North American shipment volatility pressure sales despite solid productivity.

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U.S. Consumer Brands Say Chicken, Soap and Snacks Are Selling Better Overseas

Major packaged-goods companies, retailers and food makers are seeing substantial increases in overseas revenue that are outpacing slowing domestic sales.

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How Reddit and Wall Street See Kenvue as Buyout Nears

Kenvue just snapped a four-quarter earnings streak while Reddit falls nearly silent, and the reason why tells you everything about where this stock goes next.

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Kenvue Posts Higher Profit, Sales as Turnaround Continues

Kenvue reported higher profit and sales in the second quarter, boosted by higher prices and volumes, as the company continues working to turn around its business ahead of its acquisition by Kimberly-Clark.

The Wall Street Journal
Kimberly-Clark Delivers Solid Q2 Despite Sales Headwinds, RBC Says

Kimberly-Clark's (KMB) Q2 earnings beat showed the company can deliver steady profit growth despite

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Moby summary of Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Q2 2026 earnings call

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Is Kimberly Clark (KMB) Undervalued After Q2 Earnings And A Lowered 2026 Outlook?

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is back in focus after second quarter 2026 earnings beat profit expectations but fell short on revenue, as management flagged ongoing profit pressure from false diaper quality allegations in China and lowered its full year outlook. See our latest analysis for Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark’s share price has gained 12.48% over the past 90 days and 10.03% year to date. However, the 1-year total shareholder return declined 12.80%, suggesting recent momentum is rebuilding...

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How Investors Are Reacting To Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Mixed Q2 Results And New Hesperaloe Fiber Bet

Kimberly-Clark reported past second-quarter 2026 results showing sales of US$4,189 million versus US$4,163 million a year earlier, while net income fell to US$345 million from US$509 million, and also unveiled an alternative natural fiber program using the drought-resistant hesperaloe plant to support future sustainable hygiene products. An interesting angle is how Kimberly-Clark is pairing only modest sales growth and weaker quarterly earnings with a patented hesperaloe-based materials...

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Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating China Disruption and ...

Despite a 100 bps organic sales miss from China diaper issues and North America inventory cuts, KMB leveraged a $45M tariff refund and 6.4% productivity to deliver EPS ahead of guidance.

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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Launches Desert Plant Toilet Paper Program

Kimberly-Clark has launched a proprietary program to develop toilet paper using fibers from a drought-resistant desert plant called hesperaloe. The initiative is supported by internal testing and a pilot facility in Arizona that focuses on scaling hesperaloe-based hygiene materials. The program aims to reduce reliance on traditional wood-based fibers and address environmental and supply chain concerns in tissue production. Kimberly-Clark, ticker NasdaqGS:KMB, is moving this science-focused...

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Kimberly-Clark Q2 Earnings Rise Y/Y, Gross Margin Expands

KMB's second-quarter earnings rise 10.4% as gross margin expands, though sales miss estimates and China weighs on organic growth.

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Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

The headline numbers for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

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A ‘Goldilocks’ Discovery in the Paper Aisle

Kimberly-Clark the maker of Scott paper towels and Cottonelle toilet paper, is exploring an alternative to making its products from trees, Natasha Khan reports. It says a prickly desert plant called hesperaloe produces fiber that can make stronger and softer paper products. Kimberly-Clark cautions that there is a long research runway ahead, but a viable tree alternative would be a scientific breakthrough capable of reshaping the consumer-products landscape.

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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Stock Looks Below Fair Value As Shares Fell 16%

Kimberly-Clark stock has fallen 15.9% over the past year, yet an intrinsic value estimate based on a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) approach currently points to the shares trading at a sizeable discount to that estimate, while broader checks and earnings multiples suggest something closer to a fair price. The 15.9% share price decline over the last 12 months reflects weaker recent returns, which can matter if the market is reassessing Kimberly-Clark’s prospects. The planned acquisition of...

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Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q2 CY2026 Earnings

Household products company Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales flat year on year at $4.19 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.12 per share was 5.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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Kimberly-Clark Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) reported broadly flat organic net sales in the second quarter of 2026 as a more cautious consumer environment, retailer inventory changes, a North American distribution-center fire and a social media disruption in China weighed on results. The company maintained its full-

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Stocks Rise Pre-Bell Ahead of Latest Round of Earnings; Investors Gauge Uncertainty Over Potential US-Iran Deal

US equity futures were tracking in the green on Tuesday as traders await the latest batch of corpora

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Huggies Stumble in China After Social-Media Firestorm

A state-run newspaper said the diapers tested positive for a substance called formamide. Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark said the findings are false.

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Kimberly-Clark Reports Lower Profit After China Social Media Disruption

Kimberly-Clark reported lower profit in its second quarter and revenue missed estimates, as allegations about the quality of diapers in the China market disrupted sales.

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SpaceX Earnings, Jobs Numbers: What to Watch This Week

Today Earnings (a.m.): Merck, Pfizer, McDonald's, Caterpillar, Spotify, Apollo, TPG, Marathon Petroleum, Archer-Daniels-Midland, DuPont, Kimberly-Clark Earnings (p.m.): SpaceX, Advanced Micro Devices, ...

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Andrex maker plots toilet paper made from desert plants

The maker of Andrex is exploring plans to make toilet paper from a desert plant rather than trees to help the planet.

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Kleenex maker plots toilet paper made from desert plants

The maker of Kleenex is exploring plans to make toilet paper from a desert plant rather than trees, in an effort to help the planet.

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Kimberly-Clark to Report Q2 Earnings: Key Insights for Investors

KMB's innovation strategy and productivity initiatives may have supported Q2 results, but higher energy-related input costs remained a potential headwind.

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The Paper in Your Paper Towel Is a Candidate for a Radical Overhaul

Kimberly-Clark says it is developing a fiber that holds the promise to revolutionize paper-based products.

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Jobs Numbers, SpaceX Earnings: What to Watch This Week

The monthly jobs report comes out Friday. Before that, Elon Musk’s SpaceX will post its first earnings report as a listed company. Also reporting: Walt Disney; tech companies Palantir and Advanced Micro Devices; ride-sharing firms Uber and Lyft; private-equity firms Apollo, Carlyle and TPG; and fast-food chains McDonald's and Wendy’s.

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This Dividend King Still Has Plenty of Room to Grow

Procter and Gamble just delivered five straight earnings beats while its stock quietly lagged the market, and now a specific corner of its portfolio is flashing signals that bulls say the setup for fiscal 2027 looks nothing like the headlines.

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Is Kenvue Stock Attractive After Margin Gains and Deal Uncertainty

KVUE's margin gains and stronger cash flow boost its appeal, but slow organic growth, debt and deal uncertainty keep the outlook balanced.

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Kenvue Benefits From Consumer Health Trends and Margin Expansion

Kenvue's beauty momentum, margin expansion and stronger cash flow support its outlook as uneven demand and deal uncertainty temper visibility.

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International Paper Stock: Is the Turnaround Finally Worth Buying Into?

The packaging giant is gaining market share and overhauling its operations, but a history of missed targets raises the stakes on its bet for a second-half recovery.

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5 Dividend Kings Continued to Pay and Raise Dividends Through Every Market Crash Since Black Monday

Black Monday wiped out 22% of the market in a single day, and most investors never saw it coming. A small group of companies not only survived that crash and every major meltdown since, but kept sending bigger checks to shareholders each time the panic peaked.

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3 Dividend Stocks Baby Boomers Should Own for the Rest of Their Lives

Fixed-rate bonds cannot outrun inflation over a 25-year retirement, yet most boomers keep reaching for them anyway. Three companies have raised their dividends for between 50 and 70 consecutive years and may offer a more durable solution, though each carries a hidden transition risk that income investors need to weigh.

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Jim Cramer Says Kimberly-Clark’s Acquisition of Kenvue Creates a High-Margin Powerhouse

On Tuesday’s episode of CNBC’s Mad Money, Jim Cramer highlighted Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) as a defensive holding for investors looking to lock in profits from high-flying technology stocks and reallocate into lower-risk value plays. After years of sluggish price action, Cramer noted that the consumer giant has finally established a stable bottom, anchored by a […]

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What to Expect From Kimberly-Clark's Next Quarterly Earnings Report

Kimberly-Clark is poised to announce its second-quarter results in August, and analysts predict a single-digit rise in the company’s bottom-line figure.

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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Rebound Puts Its Margin Story And Valuation Back In Focus

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is back in focus after recent share price moves, with the stock showing mixed returns over different periods and drawing attention to how its consumer products business is currently being valued. See our latest analysis for Kimberly-Clark. At a share price of $108.48, Kimberly-Clark has seen its short term momentum build, with a 30 day share price return of 5.77% and a 90 day gain of 12.30%, even though the 1 year total shareholder return declined 10.20%. If recent moves...

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CLX Paid Holders $3.8 billion While The Stock Went Nowhere

Clorox showered its owners with cash while the stock price sank. Here is the honest accounting of what that trade-off actually delivered, and what it means now.

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An Overlooked Dividend King With a 54-Year Winning Streak Worth Buying Now

This Dividend King just made a major strategic pivot.

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This is Why Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) is a Top Dividend Stock to Invest in According to Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies

Kimberly-Clark Corp (NASDAQ:KMB) is one of the best dividend stocks to invest in, according to Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies. On July 1, Arbex, the joint venture formed by Kimberly-Clark Corp (NASDAQ:KMB) and Suzano, started operating as an independent company. The $3.4 billion joint venture is positioned to pursue opportunities as an international tissue and hygiene […]

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