secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-24-000081
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q2 adj EPS $1.96 (+19% YoY); raises 2024 profit outlook
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- Q2 net sales $5.0B (organic +4%), reported EPS $1.61, adjusted EPS $1.96 up 19%.
- Adjusted operating profit +16%; adjusted gross margin 36.9% (+290 bps YoY).
- Personal Care organic +8% (North America +5%, D&E +15%), Consumer Tissue -2%, KCP flat.
- 2024 outlook raised: adj operating profit and EPS now expected mid-to-high teens constant-currency growth (from low-teens).
- YTD operating cash flow $1.5B, returned $965M via dividends and buybacks.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578524000081/0000055785-24-000081-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578524000081/pre-20240723.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-24-000081

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