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DALLAS , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Hsu, Chairman and CEO of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) and Nelson Urdaneta, Chief Financial Officer, will be featured speakers at the Goldman Sachs Global Staples Forum on Tuesday, May 13, at 9:35 a.m. ET. A link to the broadcast will be provided through the Investors section of Kimberly-Clark's website at www.kimberly-clark.com.

DALLAS , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today announced that Russ Torres, President, North America, has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.   As President and COO, Torres will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Kimberly-Clark's business segments.

DALLAS , May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.26 per share. The dividend is payable in cash on July 2, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 6, 2025.

Warren, Ohio, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WARREN, Ohio) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, JobsOhio  President and CEO J.P. Nauseef, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced today that the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, one of the world's leading manufacturers of personal care and hygiene products, will establish an $800 million advanced manufacturing facility in Trumbull County, bringing an anticipated 491 new high-quality jobs.

Largest Domestic Investment in Three Decades expected to create over 900 jobs CHICAGO , May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today announced plans to invest over $2 billion over the next 5 years in its North America business, marking the company's largest domestic expansion in more than 30 years. Amid rising demand for its consumer brands, which include Huggies® diapers, Kleenex® tissue, Depend® incontinence products, Scott® kitchen towels, and Cottonelle® bath tissue, these investments will significantly enhance its US manufacturing capacity, accelerate its innovation plans and support its ambitious growth targets.

The maker of Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers expects move to create 900 jobs.

The first report for U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) came in at −0.3% as the economy contracted for the first time in three years.

Earnings seasons are excellent opportunities to get updates on where companies are and where they could be headed. This earnings season carries extra importance as a lot has changed in the last three months that could throw a wrench into companies' near-term guidance.

I downgrade Kimberly-Clark stock to a sell due to a structurally weaker pricing environment and growing margin pressures revealed in 1Q25 results. KMB's net sales fell 6% y/y, with broad-based weakness and deliberate price cuts, signaling deteriorating pricing power and increased cost pressures from tariffs. Management's strategic price investments and tariff impacts are expected to hit earnings hard, making the current 18x forward P/E valuation unsustainable.