Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates

分组1 - Kimberly-Clark reported quarterly earnings of $1.83 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69 per share, and up from $1.74 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 8.28% [1] - The company posted revenues of $4.95 billion for the quarter ended September 2024, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.19%, and down from $5.13 billion year-over-year [1] - Over the last four quarters, Kimberly-Clark has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times but has topped consensus revenue estimates only once [1] 分组2 - The stock has gained approximately 18.7% since the beginning of the year, compared to the S&P 500's gain of 22.7% [2] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.61 on revenues of $5.02 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $7.25 on revenues of $20.26 billion [4] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Consumer Products - Staples is currently in the bottom 36% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential underperformance compared to higher-ranked industries [5]