---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-052113"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMB"
cik: "0000055785"
company_name: "KIMBERLY CLARK CORP"
filed_at: "2026-08-04T10:33:40+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-04T10:35:08.376234+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kimberly-Clark Q2 net sales $4.2B, flat organic; adjusted EPS $1.80, +10.4%; China disruption

## Summary
- Net sales $4.2B, up 0.6%; organic sales flat; adjusted gross margin 38.8%, up 190 bps YoY.
- Adjusted EPS from continuing ops $1.80, up 10.4%; adjusted EPS attributable to K-C $2.12, up 10.4%.
- China social media disruption negatively impacted diaper sales in Q2; expected to further impact near-term sales and profits.
- Strategic updates: Arbex JV with Suzano launched; Kenvue acquisition on track for year-end close; alternative fibers pilot plant announced.
- CEO cites discrete headwinds that will moderate 2026 growth and earnings potential; no specific guidance numbers provided.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-052113
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMB
- cik: 0000055785
- company_name: KIMBERLY CLARK CORP
- filed_at: 2026-08-04T10:33:40+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000162828026052113/0001628280-26-052113-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000162828026052113/kmb-20260804.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-052113
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-052113.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-052113.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.