Kimberly-Clark Q2 2024 Adj EPS $1.96 Beats $1.71 Estimate, Sales $5.029B Miss $5.109B Estimate

7/23/24 6:32:09 AM ET

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Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) reported quarterly earnings of $1.96 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.71 by 14.62 percent. This is a 18.79 percent increase over earnings of $1.65 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.029 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $5.109 billion by 1.57 percent. This is a 2.05 percent decrease over sales of $5.134 billion the same period last year.

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7/23/2024	$161.00	Buy	TD Cowen
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Kimberly-Clark Q2 2024 Adj EPS $1.96 Beats $1.71 Estimate, Sales $5.029B Miss $5.109B Estimate

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