earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Kimberly-Clark Q1 adj EPS $2.01 (+20% YoY); raises FY2024 organic sales and EPS guidance
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$1.91
revenue$5,149,000,000
- Q1 net sales $5.1B, organic +6% driven by price (+4%), volume (+1%), mix (+1%).
- Gross margin 37.1%, up 390 bps YoY.
- Adj EPS $2.01, up 20% YoY; includes $0.21 FX headwind.
- Raises 2024 outlook: organic sales now mid-single digits (prev low-to-mid), adj EPS growth low-teens (prev high-single).
- Personal Care organic +10%, Consumer Tissue flat, KCP organic +2%.