“The increase for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was driven by gross productivity savings, favorable currency impacts and volume and mix led net sales growth, partially offset by unfavorable pricing net of cost inflation and supply chain related investment…”10-Q · Aug 4, 2026 ↗
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
KMB
Market read
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's move is being confirmed by its market group.
The latest filing is mixed. 9 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 0.6% versus the comparable filing period.
- Net income decreased 32.2% versus the comparable filing period.
- At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- A filing-linked outsider such as HELE begins moving with the group.
Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 12 of 35 members or fewer.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing is mixed. 9 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 0.6% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 0.9 percentage points.
- Net income decreased 32.2% versus the comparable filing period.
- Net margin fell 4.0 percentage points.
- At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- A filing-linked outsider such as HELE begins moving with the group.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.37x in the latest annual period.
- Material customer WMT most recently reported revenue +6.9% year over year.
- Latest annual revenue changed -2.1% year over year.
- Operating margin changed -1.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed -2.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Macroeconomic conditions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Supply chain and availability has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- Tariffs and trade policy has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- P/E is 28% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 11, 2026
98.20Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“The increase for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was driven by gross productivity savings, favorable currency impacts and volume and mix led net sales growth, partially offset by unfavorable pricing net of cost inflation and supply chain related investment…”10-Q · Aug 4, 2026 ↗
“At the time of closing, which is expected to take place in mid-2026 and will only take place following the satisfaction of consultation requirements and customary closing conditions, including obtaining required regulatory approvals, Buyer will acquire a 51%…”10-Q · Apr 28, 2026 ↗
“Organic sales growth was driven by volume and mix gains of 2.2% and 1.2%, respectively, partially offset by lower pricing.”10-Q · Aug 4, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 2.0× · EV/sales 1.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for KMB. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment
The latest filing presents a mixed picture
10-Q filed 2026-08-04 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-01.
Capital and cash conversion
Reported investment and cash context
- Capital spending YoY
- +93.5%
- Capital spending / revenue
- +9.3%
- Free-cash-flow margin
- +10.5%
- FCF margin change
- +2.0 pts
Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.
What improved
- Revenue increased 0.6% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 0.9 percentage points.
What weakened
- Net income decreased 32.2% versus the comparable filing period.
- Net margin fell 4.0 percentage points.
Filing receipts
“The increase was primarily due to one-time tariff refunds and gross productivity savings from integrated margin management of approximately $235, partially offset by supply chain related investments and unfavorable pricing net of cost inflation.”
“The increase was primarily due to one-time tariff refunds and gross productivity savings from integrated margin management of approximately $120, partially offset by unfavorable pricing net of cost inflation.”
“The increases for each period were primarily due to favorable currency impacts and pricing net of cost inflation, partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses.”
Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind KMB
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
WMT16.0% of KMBcustomerFeb 12, 2026 ▾
“Our largest customer, Walmart Inc., represented approximatel y 16% i n 2025 and 2024 and 15% in 2023 of our net sales from continuing operations.”
SUZSuzano S.A.partnerApr 28, 2026 ▾
“International Family Care and Professional ("IFP") Transaction On June 5, 2025, we announced that the Company will form a joint venture with Suzano S.A.”
KVUEKenvue Inc.investeeApr 28, 2026 ▾
“As a result of the pending Kenvue Acquisition, in November 2025, the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
KMB is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Packaged Foods & Beverages. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.