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Kimberly-Clark Corporation

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation

KMB·NASDAQ·Manufacturing·CIK 0000055785

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a global company that manufactures and markets essential products and solutions. The company primarily produces a wide range of items from natural or synthetic fibers and materials, utilizing advanced technologies in fibers, nonwovens, and absorbency. Kimberly-Clark's brands are used by people in more than 175 countries and territories. Its brand portfolio includes Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva, and WypAll. These brands hold No. 1 or No. 2 market share positions in approximately 70 countries. The company's products fall into five global daily-need categories: Baby & Child Care, Adult Care, Feminine Care, Family Care, and Professional.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NASDAQ:KMB) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 31 items for KMB at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-11-02, rated 9/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 10 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for KMB spans 8-K, 10-Q.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Kimberly-Clark Closes $40B Kenvue Deal, Books $3.1B Integration Charge
  • Kimberly-Clark Closes $40B Kenvue Deal, Doubling Down on Consumer Health
  • Kimberly-Clark Closes $4.9B Note Sale to Fund Kenvue Deal, Retires $3.9B Bridge
  • $4.9B Senior Notes Priced to Fund Kimberly-Clark's $40B Kenvue Takeover
  • Kimberly-Clark Pre-Announces Q3 Sales Decline, Reaffirms 2026 Outlook

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$16.45B
Net Income
$2.02B
Diluted EPS
$6.07
Op. Cash Flow
$2.78B
Free Cash Flow
$1.64B
Gross Profit
$5.92B
Operating Income
$2.35B
Cash & Equivalents
$688M
Total Debt
$694M
Debt / Equity
0.46×
Net Margin
12.3%
Shares Outstanding
331.9M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-12 · accession 0001628280-26-007567

Short Interest & Short Volume

10.17 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 50,588,245 shares in KMB as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 4.9% decrease from the prior period — about 10.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On November 2, 2026, 62.1% of KMB volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)50,588,245 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 4.9%
Days to cover10.17 at avg daily volume of 4,974,970
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)62.1% of 3,067,895 shares on November 2, 2026
5-day average short volume67.9%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$108.66 +0.38% today
52-week range · as of 2026-11-02 $92.42 – $123.09
Market cap
$36B
Volume
9.4M (2.0× avg)
3-mo avg 4.7M
Live data · 2026-11-03 01:25 UTC · Market overnight

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KMB
Nov 02, 2026, 9:10 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $109.10
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: -$0.435 (-0.40%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Nov 02, 2026, 9:02 AM EST
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $108.50
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$0.160 (+0.15%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Oct 29, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $110.03
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: -$1.37 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Oct 19, 2026, 6:37 PM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
7
Updated Oct 20, 6:05 AM ET — On October 19, 2026, Kimberly-Clark announced it has priced a private offering of senior unsecured notes in a combined aggregate principal…
Price at Filing: $104.56
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$4.10 (+4%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Oct 15, 2026, 7:08 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Updated Oct 15, 12:57 PM ET — Kimberly-Clark shares were up 4.69% at $104.07 on Thursday after preliminary third-quarter results and a reaffirmed full-year 2026 outlook.
Price at Filing: $100.72
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$7.94 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Oct 15, 2026, 7:02 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $100.87
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$7.79 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Oct 13, 2026, 10:10 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $97.41
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$11.25 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Oct 13, 2026, 7:06 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $99.50
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$9.16 (+9%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Oct 01, 2026, 7:07 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $97.24
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$11.42 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Sep 28, 2026, 4:08 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $98.66
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$10.00 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Sep 23, 2026, 5:32 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $99.01
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$9.65 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Sep 15, 2026, 9:49 AM EDT
Source: Seeking Alpha
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $98.06
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$10.60 (+11%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Sep 01, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $107.50
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$1.16 (+1%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Aug 28, 2026, 3:49 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $110.10
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: -$1.44 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Aug 04, 2026, 1:24 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $111.23
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: -$2.57 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Aug 04, 2026, 6:33 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $106.70
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$1.96 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Aug 04, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $106.70
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$1.96 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Aug 03, 2026, 8:45 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $110.29
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: -$1.63 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
Jul 09, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $111.00
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: -$2.34 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
KMB
May 28, 2026, 2:12 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $100.40
Real-time Price: $108.66 info
Change: +$8.26 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $36.002B info
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