Q3 EPS Estimates for Kimberly-Clark Lifted by Zacks Research

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NASDAQ:KMB) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Kimberly-Clark in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.77 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.73. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.38 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on KMB. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Kimberly-Clark from $129.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “in-line” rating and issued a $120.00 target price (down from $150.00) on shares of Kimberly-Clark in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Kimberly-Clark in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $149.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Argus raised Kimberly-Clark from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $128.91.

Kimberly-Clark Stock Performance

NASDAQ KMB opened at $105.18 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $116.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $126.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.61, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.56. Kimberly-Clark has a 1-year low of $99.22 and a 1-year high of $150.45. The company has a market cap of $34.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.49, a P/E/G ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 0.26.

Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.37. Kimberly-Clark had a return on equity of 184.87% and a net margin of 12.87%.The company had revenue of $4.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.83 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Kimberly-Clark

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 74.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $851,000 after purchasing an additional 2,765 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Kimberly-Clark during the 1st quarter worth about $554,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 4.1% in the first quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 42,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,987,000 after acquiring an additional 1,662 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Kimberly-Clark by 44.8% in the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,884,000 after acquiring an additional 6,274 shares during the period. Finally, FourThought Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 7.6% during the first quarter. FourThought Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $249,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.29% of the company’s stock.

Kimberly-Clark Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 5th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th will be given a dividend of $1.26 per share. This represents a $5.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. Kimberly-Clark’s payout ratio is currently 85.28%.

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.