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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000055785-21-000088"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMB"
cik: "0000055785"
company_name: "KIMBERLY CLARK CORP"
filed_at: "2021-10-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T18:36:36.467634+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kimberly-Clark Q3 adjusted EPS $1.62, misses; lowers FY2021 guidance on inflation

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $5.0B (+7% YoY); organic sales +4%; adjusted EPS $1.62 vs $1.72 YoY.
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.39; adjusted operating profit $745M, down from $806M.
- FY2021 adjusted EPS guidance lowered to $6.05-$6.25 from $6.65-$6.90.
- Input cost inflation now expected $1.4-$1.5B, up from prior $1.2-$1.3B.
- Organic sales now seen declining 1-2% vs prior 0-2% decline; share repurchases at low end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055785-21-000088
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMB
- cik: 0000055785
- company_name: KIMBERLY CLARK CORP
- filed_at: 2021-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578521000088/0000055785-21-000088-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578521000088/pre-20211025.htm

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