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Kimberly Clark Corp
$114.74 +1.73 (+1.53%) At close · Jul 7
Market Cap
$38.09B
Shares
331,940,357

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$114.74 Open$114.93 Day$114.50–116.82 52W$92.42–132.84 Avg vol 30d4.7M Short int44.2M · 13.3% float · 9.7d Short vol67% Last earningsApr 28, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 28
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +10%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +14%
above
RSI (14) 72
overbought
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 55%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return +16%
trailing
6-month return +18%
trailing
YTD return +15%
this year
Relative strength +11%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bearish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $101 › 200d $105 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
65 of 1,643 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -780.0K sh shares · +6 new
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$689.7K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
13.32% of float · ▲ +2.4% MoM · 9.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr low
1,643 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Squeeze score 83
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +296%
Y/Y
Gross margin 36%
expanding
EPS growth +353%
Y/Y
Valuation P/E 18
below peers
Balance sheet $7.4B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 26%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −30%
past year
ATR 2.3%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 28, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 28, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Apr 28, 2026
      Adjusted Effective Tax Rate · 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated 23%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +14% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      72 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      55% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $101 › 200d $105 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      65 of 1,643 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -780.0K sh shares · +6 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$689.7K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      13.32% of float · ▲ +2.4% MoM · 9.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      1,643 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $92 Now $115 · 55% 52-wk high $133
      vs 200-day avg +10% vs 50-day avg +14%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted effective tax rate non-GAAP 26.2% first quarter 2026
      Adjusted income from discontinued operations non-GAAP $125M first quarter 2026
      Adjusted operating profit non-GAAP $732M first quarter 2026
      Organic sales growth non-GAAP 2.5% first quarter 2026
      category growth 2.5% trailing 12-month call
      gross productivity non-GAAP 6% Q1 call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Household & Personal Products — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      KMB
      Kimberly Clark Corp
      this stock
      $38.09B +15.1% -15.0% 18.0 13.3%
      PG
      PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
      $355.69B +7.3% +0.3% 22.3 1.1%
      UL
      Unilever PLC
      $135.09B -2.4% 0.1%
      CL
      Colgate Palmolive Co
      $74.45B +18.5% +1.7% 36.1 2.6%
      KVUE
      Kenvue Inc.
      $37.98B +16.0% -2.1% 23.6 3.6%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      1,645
      % held
      86.2%
      Reported
      65 of 1,643
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      792
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      44.2M
      Days to cover
      9.7d
      Change
      +1.0M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      67%
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      179
      Value
      $18.2K
      As of
      Jun 11, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      48.6%
      Week of
      Jun 15, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$689.7K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Gilbert Cisneros
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Nov 12, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $16.4B
      Net income (FY)
      $2.0B
      EPS diluted
      $6.07
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      May 14, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $317.9K
      Shares
      3.0K
      Filed
      Feb 5, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 28, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      KMB +4.4% +15.9% +18.2% +4.5% +15.1%
      SPY +0.9% +1.4% +7.6% +0.1% +9.7%
      vs SPY +3.5% +14.5% +10.6% +4.4% +5.5%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $1.28 / share · ex Jun 5, 2026
      Raised 1.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $5.08 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      4.43%

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 55785 CUSIP 494368103 13F (30d) 132 filings 71 filers Visit website Investor relations