KMB
Kimberly-ClarkNASDAQConsumer StaplesHousehold & Personal ProductsSnapshot 2026-05-08
As of May 8, 2026, KMB has a composite score of 16.9 and a signal label of "mild favorable." This score is influenced by a medium confidence level of 75.6 and a moderate risk label. Key drivers include macroeconomic factors such as labor, inflation, rates, and growth, with recent guidance changes and sector trends also impacting the analysis. The data is provisional.
Price
Daily closes from AlphaVantage. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Factor signals
Read top-to-bottom: thesis (is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold), watch flags (has something changed worth re-reading), and position context (how violent might the path be). Each pill is a parallel diagnostic — never aggregated into a single score.
Thesis
— is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold?Why this rank
- Direction share1.00
- Slope (norm)-0.09
- Bonus0.00
Why this rank
Trailing four: 2024-Q3, 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3
Why this rank
Watch
— has something changed worth re-reading?Why this setup
EPS estimate $2.09 → $2.02 (-3.3% / 30d). 0 raised, 10 cut, 12 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 3 maintained. 40% of analysts rate Buy.
2 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 5.4% above current price.
0 positive, 0 negative / 30d.
F4 · Management deep-dive — recent events, stated priorities, guidance track record
Recent 8-K events
8 material events in the last 24 months — top 5 listed below.
Stated priorities
3 priorityies extracted from earnings transcripts (as of 2026-05-08).
- 1.Grow organic salesgrowthbehind0% progress
4/28: “Kimberly-Clark expects 2026 Organic Sales Growth to grow in line to ahead of the weighted average growth in the categories and countries it competes.”
Why this status
Stated in 3 of last 3 quarters. Organic sales growth was 2.5% in 2026-Q1, aligning with management's goal to grow in line with or ahead of market averages. The trajectory shows limited progress, as growth remains modest.
- 2.Increase adjusted EPSgrowthbehind0% progress
4/28: “Adjusted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations are expected to grow at a double-digit rate on a constant-currency basis.”
Why this status
Stated in 3 of last 3 quarters. Adjusted EPS from continuing operations were $1.60 in 2026-Q1, down 1.2% from the prior year, indicating limited progress towards the double-digit growth target.
- 3.Enhance operating profitgrowthbehind0% progress
4/28: “Adjusted Operating Profit is expected to grow at a mid-to-high single-digit rate on a constant-currency basis.”
Why this status
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. Adjusted operating profit was $732 million in 2026-Q1, up 3.7% from the prior year, showing some progress towards the mid-to-high single-digit growth target, but not yet fully delivering.
Guidance track record
Insufficient guidance history for this ticker.
Position context
— how violent might the path be while I hold it?Why this risk level
Recent vol — 30d annualized 27%; 252d 26%.
Drawdown — Max 1y −32%. Bad day move −2%.
Beta to sector ETF (XLP) — 1.08 over 1y.
Liquidity — score 100/100.
Sub-scores — vol 57/100, drawdown 35/100, beta 92/100, earnings vol —.
via XLP
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive — historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only — describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-05-08.
What changed
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
- No material changes since the prior snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-05-08
Management scorecard
How management runs the business — capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
What management is focused on
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
- #1
Grow organic sales
GrowthNew since 2026-05-04Focus on increasing organic sales growth in line with or ahead of market averages.
BehindStated in 3 of last 3 quarters. Organic sales growth was 2.5% in 2026-Q1, aligning with management's goal to grow in line with or ahead of market averages. The trajectory shows limited progress, as growth remains modest.
0%CEO/CFO:“Kimberly-Clark expects 2026 Organic Sales Growth to grow in line to ahead of the weighted average growth in the categories and countries it competes.”Press releaseSource dated 2026-04-28Stated 3 of last 8 quartersFirst seen 2026-05-04Show history (3)
- 2026-Q1Press release
“Organic sales growth of 2.5 percent and favorable currency impacts of 2.0 percent.”
- 2025-Q4Multiple sources
“2025 Organic Sales Growth is expected to be broadly in line with the weighted average growth.”
- 2025-Q3Multiple sources
“2025 Organic Sales Growth is expected to be broadly in line with the weighted average growth.”
- #2
Increase adjusted EPS
GrowthNew since 2026-05-04Aim for double-digit growth in adjusted EPS on a constant-currency basis.
BehindStated in 3 of last 3 quarters. Adjusted EPS from continuing operations were $1.60 in 2026-Q1, down 1.2% from the prior year, indicating limited progress towards the double-digit growth target.
0%CEO/CFO:“Adjusted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations are expected to grow at a double-digit rate on a constant-currency basis.”Press releaseSource dated 2026-04-28Stated 3 of last 8 quartersFirst seen 2026-05-04Show history (3)
- 2026-Q1Press release
“Adjusted EPS from continuing operations were $1.60, down 1.2 percent versus the prior year.”
- 2025-Q4Multiple sources
“Adjusted Earnings per Share Attributable to Kimberly-Clark are expected to grow at a low-to-mid single digit rate.”
- 2025-Q3Multiple sources
“Adjusted Earnings per Share Attributable to Kimberly-Clark are expected to grow at a low-to-mid single digit rate.”
- #3
Enhance operating profit
GrowthNew since 2026-05-04Target mid-to-high single-digit growth in adjusted operating profit.
BehindStated in 2 of last 2 quarters. Adjusted operating profit was $732 million in 2026-Q1, up 3.7% from the prior year, showing some progress towards the mid-to-high single-digit growth target, but not yet fully delivering.
0%CEO/CFO:“Adjusted Operating Profit is expected to grow at a mid-to-high single-digit rate on a constant-currency basis.”Press releaseSource dated 2026-04-28Stated 2 of last 8 quartersFirst seen 2026-05-04Show history (2)
- 2026-Q1Press release
“Adjusted operating profit was $732 million, up 3.7 percent versus the prior year.”
- 2025-Q4Multiple sources
“Adjusted Operating Profit is expected to grow at a mid-to-high single-digit rate.”
How this stock is priced
Two ways to read price: against peers in the same business, and against the company's own history.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
P/E over the last 5 years
71 monthly pointsHow this compares
A side-by-side read on composite, valuation, and risk versus peers.
| Stock | Composite | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
KMB Kimberly-Clark | +17 | inexpensive | moderate |
WMT Walmart | -9.3 | expensive | low |
COST Costco | +3.9 | expensive | moderate |
PG Procter & Gamble | +15 | fair | low |
KO Coca-Cola Company (The) | +14 | full | low |
Risk — how this stock moves
What a normal day looks like, what a bad day looks like, and the worst the last year has thrown at it.
What could change this view
Conditional scenarios — if X happens, the score would shift by about Y points. These are not predictions.
- If consumer_staples sector trend rises from +0.05 into 'improving' (>= +0.20)+5.0 pts
- If next-quarter guidance is raised (currently NEW as of 2026-04-28)+4.0 pts
- If next-quarter guidance is cut (currently NEW as of 2026-04-28)-8.0 pts
- If labor state reverses from -0.31 (negative) to +0.31 (positive)-6.2 pts
- If consumer_staples sector trend falls from +0.05 into 'weakening' (<= -0.20)-5.0 pts
Material updates
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
- 2026-05-053d agoItem 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 1, 2026, Andrew Scribner, the Corporation’s Vice President and Controller, notified the Corporation that he will depart the Corporation effective May 22, 2026 to pursue other opportunities. The Corporation’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Nelson Urdaneta, will act as the Corporation’s principal accounting officer effectiv…
executive changeneutralscore 75 - 2026-04-2810d agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the "Corporation"), dated April 28, 2026 reporting the Corporation’s results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. The information, including exhibits attached hereto, in
earnings preannouncementneutralscore 52 - 2026-01-273mo agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the "Corporation"), dated January 27, 2026 reporting the Corporation’s results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The information, including exhibits attached hereto, in
earnings preannouncementneutralscore 6 - 2026-01-163mo agoItem 8.01
Other Events. As previously disclosed, on November 2, 2025, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a Delaware corporation (NASDAQ: KMB) (“ K-C ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) with Kenvue Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Kenvue ”), Vesta Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of K-C (“ First Merger Sub ”), and Vesta Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of K-C (“ Second Merger Sub…
product or strategy shiftneutralscore 4 - 2025-12-045mo agoItem 8.01
Other Events. Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the "Corporation") is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K ("Form 8-K") to recast certain financial information and related disclosures included in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 13, 2025 ("2024 Form 10-K"). International Family Care and Professional ("IFP") Transaction As previously disclosed, on June 5, 2025,…
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