KMB's Quality Score fell 3 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 8. Trading went back to normal after a busy day (3 chart checks stopped).
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Up 6% from Nov 3 to Nov 10.
| The company | Profit up 68% to $3.3B |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 5 |
Kimberly-Clark completes acquisition of Kenvue
KMB closed −3.5% that day on 4.2x normal volume.
1 more big story on KMB in the past 12 months, for Pro members.
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.2% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 3 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
KMB is #2 of 3 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 |
Expected to report Tue Feb 2, before the open (in 84 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $4.1B, about the same as a year ago; a profit of $5.37 a share, from $1.34.
“Adjusted gross margin was 35.5 percent, a decrease of 130 basis points versus the prior year, driven by unfavorable pricing net of cost inflation and supply chain related investments, partially offset by strong productivity savings.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baby and child care products | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.7B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 5)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Organic sales growth | about 100 basis points below its weighted average category growth |
Sales fell 3% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $5.12 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | -0.5% | +1.5% | not yet |
| Aug 4, 2026 | +1.5% | +3.7% | +0.4% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +1.3% | +0.2% | -2.6% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $16B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 58.8, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 88% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $5.12 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $1.7B a year |
| Free cash flow | $1.9B |
| Record | Raised every year since 2019 |
23 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: KMB is 0.9% of SCHD, 0.2% of JEPI, and 0.1% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
With more than half of its sales from personal care and another third from consumer tissue products, Kimberly-Clark is a leading manufacturer in the tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates in the professional segment, partnering with businesses to provide workplace safety and sanitation solutions. Kimberly-Clark generates just over half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America. It is slated to add Kenvue's consumer health portfolio to its mix in the second half of calendar year 2026.
“We have several major competitors in most of our markets, some of which are larger and more diversified than us.”
KMB scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #2 of 3 in Converted Paper & Paperboard Products by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 6% from Nov 3 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
KMB scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #2 of 3 in Converted Paper & Paperboard Products by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind KMB's 8.
Expected to report Tue Feb 2, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. KMB closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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