secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-25-000034
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q1 net sales $4.8B (-6.0%); adjusted EPS $1.93 (-4.0%); cuts full-year outlook
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- Net sales of $4.8B, down 6.0% YoY; organic sales -1.6% (price -1.5%, volume/mix flat).
- Adjusted EPS $1.93, down 4.0% vs prior year; reported EPS $1.70 includes $0.23 Transformation charges.
- Adjusted gross margin 36.9%, down 20bps; adjusted operating profit $844M, down 6.0%.
- Full-year 2025 outlook lowered to reflect potential incremental costs from geopolitical uncertainty.
- Transformation Initiative charges in Q1: $75M ($0.23 EPS) vs $45M ($0.10) in prior year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578525000034/0000055785-25-000034-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578525000034/pre-20250422.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-25-000034

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