Kimberly-Clark Preliminary Q3 Results Top Estimates

Kimberly-Clark on October 15, 2026 reported preliminary third-quarter net sales of $4.13 billion, above the $4.10 billion LSEG estimate, and adjusted earnings of $1.70 per share. Reuters put the EPS consensus at $1.59; InvestorsHub put it at $1.60. Reuters tied the results to steady demand for products including Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues. Shares rose after the announcement: RTTNews cited trading at $103.81, up 4.43 percent, after an open at $102.51; Reuters noted a 3 percent premarket gain and InvestorsHub a 1.8 percent morning rise. The company reaffirmed its full-year 2026 outlook. Organic sales growth is expected to remain about 100 basis points below the weighted average growth rate of its product categories, which it attributed to China-related social media disruption; trailing 12-month category growth was about 1.7 percent, implying roughly 0.7 percent organic growth if unchanged. Adjusted operating profit is forecast to rise at a mid-single-digit rate in constant currency, adjusted EPS from continuing operations at a high-single-digit rate, and total adjusted EPS attributable to the company to decline at a low-single-digit rate. Reuters said the firm cut annual revenue and profit forecasts last quarter and plans to finish a roughly $40 billion Kenvue deal by year-end. Final results are due November 5, 2026.