Kimberly-Clark (KMB) reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $4.2 billion, up 0.6% from a year earlier. Net income attributable to Kimberly-Clark was $345 million, down 32.2%, and diluted earnings per share attributable to Kimberly-Clark were $1.04, compared with $1.53 a year earlier.
The company said results reflected volume-plus-mix gains and productivity savings, while China diaper sales were hurt by a social media disruption tied to false quality allegations. Kimberly-Clark also updated its 2026 outlook and said the pending Kenvue acquisition remains on track to close by year-end.
- Second-quarter operating profit was $633 million, compared with $592 million a year earlier.
- Adjusted operating profit was $757 million, up 6.2% from the prior year.
- Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $1.22, while adjusted EPS from continuing operations was $1.80.
- First-half net sales were $8.4 billion, up 1.6%.
- The company now expects 2026 organic sales growth to be about 100 basis points below its weighted average category growth.
- Total debt from continuing operations was $6.5 billion as of June 30, 2026.
$KMB Insider Trading Activity
$KMB insiders have traded $KMB stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 4 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $KMB stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- TODD MACLIN purchased 10,000 shares for an estimated $1,041,467
- ANDREW SCRIBNER (Controller, VP & FP&A) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 7,144 shares for an estimated $719,290.
- KATY CHEN (President, Int'l Personal Care) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,001 shares for an estimated $288,386.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$KMB Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 759 institutional investors add shares of $KMB stock to their portfolio, and 754 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- SESSA CAPITAL IM, L.P. added 4,431,269 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $427,484,520
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 3,058,523 shares (+144.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $295,055,713
- FMR LLC added 3,016,835 shares (+495.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $291,034,072
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC removed 2,418,659 shares (-91.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $233,328,033
- DIAMOND HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC added 2,345,392 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $226,259,966
- CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC removed 2,256,676 shares (-18.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $217,701,533
- MORGAN STANLEY added 1,643,982 shares (+28.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $158,594,943
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$KMB Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $KMB stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $KMB stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- SENATOR ALAN ARMSTRONG purchased up to $15,000 on 03/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
