secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-003514
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

KMB reports Q4 adjusted EPS $1.86 (+24% YoY); organic sales +2.1%
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- Q4 net sales $4.1B, down 0.6% (organic +2.1%); full-year adjusted EPS $7.53, up 3.2%.
- Adjusted Q4 operating profit $629M, +13.1% YoY; adjusted gross margin 37.0% in line with prior year.
- Personal Care segments: NA organic sales +0.8%, IPC +4.5% in Q4; volume-plus-mix driven growth.
- Company announces acquisition of Kenvue as next step in transformation, citing strong integration progress.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000162828026003514/0001628280-26-003514-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000162828026003514/pre-20260127.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-003514

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