Household products company Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday before the bell. Here’s what you need to know.
Kimberly-Clark missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 9.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $4.16 billion, down 1.6% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Kimberly-Clark’s revenue to be flat year on year at $4.15 billion, improving from the 19.3% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.75 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings.
Looking at Kimberly-Clark’s peers in the consumer staples segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. WD-40 delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 4.8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 6.2%, and Procter & Gamble reported revenues up 3%, topping estimates by 1%. WD-40 traded up 2.6% following the results while Procter & Gamble’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of WD-40’s results here and Procter & Gamble’s results here.
The outlook for 2025 remains clouded by potential trade policy changes and corporate tax discussions, which could impact business confidence and growth. While some of the consumer staples stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 3% on average over the last month. Kimberly-Clark is down 1.6% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $138 (compared to the current share price of $120.66).
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