secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-25-000076
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimb Q2 organic sales +3.9%; vol growth 5%; raised 2025 outlook
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- Net sales $4.2B, down 1.6% total; organic sales +3.9% on 5% volume growth, highest in 5 years.
- Reported diluted EPS $1.53; adjusted EPS $1.92, down 2.0% YoY, including currency headwinds.
- Adjusted gross margin 36.9%, down 180 bps due to pricing investments and tariff costs, offset by productivity.
- Full-year 2025 outlook raised; management cites strong execution of Powering Care transformation.
- Personal Care organic +3.3%, North America +4.3%, International Professional & Consumer +0.4%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578525000076/0000055785-25-000076-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578525000076/pre-20250801.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-25-000076

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