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KMBKimberly-Clark CorporationSell5.0·$108.28

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

BEAT+3.0% vs estimateEPS $1.70 vs $1.65 estCurrent verdict Sell 5.0/10

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Event detail · Q3 2026

Key numbers

Adjusted EPS
$1.70
Estimate
$1.65
Surprise
+3.0%
Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
$4.13B
Score today
5.0/10

Revenue source: xbrl.

Report record · Q3 2026

How the report landed

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) beat the $1.65 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.70 — a modest 3.0% upside surprise.

Around the report

Coverage in the report window

  • Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Kimberly-Clark, Raises Price Target to $137 — benzinga, 2026-11-06
Current read · as of 2026-11-06

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates KMB Sell at 5.0/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.0% surprise compares with a +3.4% four-quarter average.

What supports the rating

  • Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
  • Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)

What argues against it

  • Concentration risk — Supplier: sole-source and single-source suppliers
  • Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
  • Leverage penalty (D/E 3.5): -1.5

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$108.28
Stop
$101.20

The stock trades at 21.1× trailing but 14.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-06 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Consumer Defensive context

KMB at TrendMatrix's latest read

Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.

Industry
Household & Personal Products
Market cap
$67.78B
P/E (fwd)
14.9
P/E (ttm)
21.1
52-week range
$92.42–$116.82
Off 52-week high
7.3%
RSI (14)
55
Volume vs avg
0.19×
Score today
5.0/10

EPS and the estimate come from Yahoo Finance’s earnings calendar, captured around the report date. That EPS is the adjusted figure analysts forecast, so it can differ from the GAAP diluted EPS in the company’s filing, and consensus estimates vary between data providers. Revenue comes from SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise. Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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