Q3 EPS Estimates for Kimberly-Clark Cut by Zacks Research

Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB) – Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Kimberly-Clark in a report released on Tuesday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.77 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.89. The consensus estimate for Kimberly-Clark’s current full-year earnings is $7.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kimberly-Clark’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.62 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on KMB. StockNews.com cut shares of Kimberly-Clark from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $124.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $168.00 to $155.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $134.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $145.08.

Kimberly-Clark Price Performance

Shares of KMB stock opened at $139.33 on Friday. Kimberly-Clark has a 52-week low of $124.10 and a 52-week high of $150.45. The stock has a market cap of $46.23 billion, a PE ratio of 18.45, a PEG ratio of 4.46 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.05, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.80. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $137.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $134.75.

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $4.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.90 billion. Kimberly-Clark had a net margin of 12.69% and a return on equity of 201.43%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.01 earnings per share.

Kimberly-Clark Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a $1.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $5.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.62%. Kimberly-Clark’s dividend payout ratio is currently 68.66%.

Insider Activity at Kimberly-Clark

In other Kimberly-Clark news, insider Katy Chen sold 740 shares of Kimberly-Clark stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.70, for a total value of $95,978.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 3,997 shares in the company, valued at approximately $518,410.90. The trade was a 15.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Andrew Drexler sold 10,838 shares of Kimberly-Clark stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.00, for a total transaction of $1,528,158.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 7,720 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,520. The trade was a 58.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 15,872 shares of company stock valued at $2,208,684. 0.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kimberly-Clark

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SageView Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Kimberly-Clark by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,706 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $577,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. now owns 2,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Park National Corp OH increased its stake in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 3,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hoge Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Hoge Financial Services LLC now owns 1,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. 76.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kimberly-Clark Company Profile

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The company’s Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Thinx, Poise, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, and other brand names.