Kimberly-Clark reports Q2 EPS $1.53, consensus $1.67

Reports Q2 revenue $4.16B, consensus $4.61B. “Our second quarter results are indicative of the exceptional progress we are making executing our Powering Care strategy” said Kimberly-Clark (KMB) chairman and CEO, Mike Hsu. “This was a very active quarter and one of the strongest in our recent history. We delivered strong organic sales growth, fueled by the highest volume growth we’ve achieved in five years. Our durable brands, differentiated value propositions and innovation investments enabled us to enhance and maintain leading market share positions across categories and price tiers. We took decisive actions to set Kimberly-Clark up for enhanced, sustainable growth and profitability.”