For the quarter ended December 2025, Kimberly-Clark (KMB) reported revenue of $4.08 billion, down 17.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.86, compared to $1.50 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.12 billion, representing a surprise of -0.98%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +33.57%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.39.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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: 2.5% compared to the 2.5% average estimate based on four analysts.
- Net Sales - Consolidated - Organic - YoY change: 2.1% versus 2.9% estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales - NA - Mix/Other impact - YoY change: -0.7% compared to the 0.1% average estimate based on four analysts.
- Net Sales - NA - Currency Translation - YoY change: -0.1% versus -0% estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales - NA - Divestitures & Business Exits - YoY change: -3.7% versus -3.7% estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales - NA - Organic - YoY change: 0.8% versus 2.7% estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales - IPC - Volume impact - YoY change: 3.3% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 3.1%.
- Net Sales - IPC - Mix/Other impact - YoY change: 2.4% versus 0.9% estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales - IPC - Net Price impact - YoY change: -1.2% versus the four-analyst average estimate of -0.7%.
- Net Sales - NA - Net Price impact - YoY change: -1% versus 0.2% estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales- IPC: $1.44 billion versus $1.43 billion estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales- NA: $2.64 billion versus $2.7 billion estimated by four analysts on average.
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Shares of Kimberly-Clark have returned +0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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