For the quarter ended June 2025, Kimberly-Clark (KMB) reported revenue of $4.16 billion, down 17.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.92, compared to $1.96 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.61% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.06 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.68, the EPS surprise was +14.29%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Kimberly-Clark performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales - NA - Volume impact - YoY change: 5.2% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1.7%.
- Net Sales - Consolidated - Organic - YoY change: 3.9% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1.5%.
- Net Sales - NA - Mix/Other impact - YoY change: -0.7% versus 0.2% estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales - NA - Currency Translation - YoY change: -0.2% compared to the -0.4% average estimate based on four analysts.
- Net Sales - NA - Divestitures & Business Exits - YoY change: -5.7% versus the four-analyst average estimate of -4.7%.
- Net Sales - NA - Organic - YoY change: 4.3% compared to the 1.7% average estimate based on four analysts.
- Net Sales - IPC - Volume impact - YoY change: 4.8% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1%.
- Net Sales - IPC - Mix/Other impact - YoY change: 1.2% versus 0.3% estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales - IPC - Net Price impact - YoY change: -2.7% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 0.4%.
- Net Sales - NA - Net Price impact - YoY change: -0.4% versus -0.1% estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales- IPC: $1.43 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.37 billion.
- Net Sales- NA: $2.73 billion compared to the $2.67 billion average estimate based on four analysts.
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Shares of Kimberly-Clark have returned -5.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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