secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-22-000006
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q4 adjusted EPS $1.30, down 23% YoY; 2022 guidance EPS $5.60-$6.00
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- Q4 2021 net sales $5.0B (+3% YoY); organic sales +3%, full-year net sales $19.4B (+2%).
- Q4 2021 GAAP diluted EPS $1.06; adjusted EPS $1.30 vs $1.69 in Q4 2020 (-23%).
- Full-year 2021 adjusted EPS $6.18, down 20% YoY; within guidance of $6.05-$6.25.
- 2022 outlook: organic sales +3-4%, GAAP EPS $5.60-$6.00; input cost inflation expected $750-$900M.
- Dividend increased 1.8% to $1.16/quarter, marking 50th consecutive annual increase.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578522000006/0000055785-22-000006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578522000006/pre-20220126.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-22-000006

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