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Kimberly-Clark Corporation

KMB

Consumer Defensive · 94.34 -3.2% today

Partial group confirmationMarket checked 1 Oct, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's move is spreading beyond its market group.

KMB accounts for 27.1% of the group's measured movement across 5.7 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 5 of 9 SPY-adjusted paths align to the downside. Capital-flow agreement is 13%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

MOVE ANATOMY

Is this move genuinely shared?

SPY-adjusted 5m paths
Role in the moveDominant mover#1 of 9 by movement share
Group movement share27.1%Absolute path energy—not portfolio weight
Relative path-2.10%aligned
Effective breadth5.7 / 9broad
Relative alignment5/9downside path · 4 counter-moving
Capital-flow agreement13%not yet clean
SEQUENCE READ

CAG, CPB, GIS moved materially before KMB. KMB crossed its material path threshold at 09:45 ET, 5 minutes after the first measured mover. SJM, MDLZ, HRL followed.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 0.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net income decreased 32.2% versus the comparable filing period.
EVIDENCE COVERAGE

5 of 9 members in Packaged Foods are active. 0 of 4 disclosed connections are confirming.

What would change this read
  • At least 6 of 9 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • LW remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 3 of 9 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products

KMB accounts for 27.1% of the group's measured movement across 5.7 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 5 of 9 SPY-adjusted paths align to the downside. Capital-flow agreement is 13%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 0.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 0.9 percentage points.
Evidence that challenges
  • Net income decreased 32.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 4.0 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • At least 6 of 9 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • LW remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Oct 1, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations616
Usable filing statements118
Verified relationships4
Evidence supporting the case
  • 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.
Evidence challenging the case
  • 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.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 30% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Oct 1, 2026

94.34
6m-3.3%12m-24.1%24m-33.7%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$19.4B+1.6%—-1.1%
2022-12-31$20.2B+3.8%—-0.1%
2023-12-31$17.1B-15.0%—+0.1%
2024-12-31$16.8B-2.0%—-0.5%
2025-12-31$16.4B-2.1%—-1.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Input and raw-material costsnegative · 5 filings
“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 ↗
Macroeconomic conditionsnegative · 5 filings
“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 ↗
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 4 filings
“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 ↗
Pricing and mixmixed · 4 filings
“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 1.9× · EV/sales 1.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

94.34-3.2% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 1 Oct, 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.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationdiscount

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 Participant in the organic co-movement group Packaged Foods. 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.