secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
======================================

Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-047278
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q3: net sales $4.2B flat, organic +2.5%, adj EPS $1.82 in line, margin down 170bps
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Net sales $4.2B flat YoY; organic sales +2.5% on 2.4% volume growth.
- Reported EPS $1.34; adjusted EPS $1.82 broadly in line with prior year.
- Adjusted gross margin 36.8%, down 170bps due to tariff costs and price investments.
- Effective tax rate on adjusted basis 26.5% vs 21.5% prior, impacted by OBBBA.
- YTD organic sales +1.6%; adjusted EPS $5.67, down 2.2% including FX headwinds.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000162828025047278/0001628280-25-047278-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000162828025047278/pre-20251030.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-047278

License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer