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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-22-000053
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q2 2022 net sales $5.1B, organic sales up 9%, raises organic growth outlook
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- Second quarter net sales of $5.1 billion increased 7% year-over-year; organic sales rose 9%.
- Adjusted earnings per share of $1.34, down 9% from $1.47 in Q2 2021.
- Full-year 2022 organic sales growth outlook raised to 5-7% (prior 4-6%); adjusted EPS guidance maintained at $5.60-$6.00.
- Input cost inflation for 2022 expected to be $1.4 to $1.6 billion, higher than prior estimate of $1.1-$1.3 billion.
- Personal Care segment sales up 8% to $2.7 billion; operating profit increased 3%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578522000053/0000055785-22-000053-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578522000053/pre-20220726.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-22-000053

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