secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-23-000005
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q4 adjusted EPS $1.54 (+18% YoY); guides 2023 EPS growth 2-6%
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- Q4 net sales $5.0B flat YoY; organic sales +5% on 10% price increase offset by 7% volume decline.
- Full-year adjusted EPS $5.63 (-9% YoY); Q4 adjusted EPS $1.54 beats $1.30 prior year.
- 2023 outlook: organic sales +2-4%, EPS +2-6% vs 2022 adjusted; input costs expected +$200-300M.
- Board approves 1.7% dividend increase to $1.18/quarter, marking 51st consecutive annual hike.
- Personal Care segment sales -3% due to private label exit; KCP sales +11% led by 20% price increase.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578523000005/0000055785-23-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578523000005/pre-20230125.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-23-000005

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