Kimberly-Clark up after Q1 earnings beat on steady demand

Kimberly-Clark

28/04/2026 12:40

** Shares of Huggies diaper maker Kimberly-Clark KMB.O up 1.2% at $99.50 premarket

** Co posts Q1 sales of $4.16 bln, above analysts' est. of $4.089 bln, as lower prices and strong volumes offsetting competitive pressures

** Q1 adj. EPS of $1.97 beats est. of $1.89 - LSEG-compiled data

** Kleenex tissue maker expects FY26 organic sales growth to be in-line to ahead of the weighted average growth in the categories and markets it competes in

** It continues to expect adj. EPS to grow in double digits on a constant-currency basis

** As of last close, KMB stock down 2.6% YTD

 (Reporting by Tharuniyaa Lakshmi in Bengaluru)

 ((tharuniyaa@thomsonreuters.com))