Earnings Release

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's latest earnings press release, filed Oct 15, 2026, scored line by line for tone, guidance and what changed since the prior release.

Guidance reaffirmed8 lines scoredFiled Oct 15, 2026SEC 8-K · Exhibit 99

Release Tone

BALANCED

GuidanceGuidance reaffirmedWhat this release does to the company's outlook

Tone change▼ 27.5pointsvs the prior release (Aug 4, 2026)

Hedging language3.62per 100 words▲ 2.53 vs prior

New this quarter3of 8 linesWording that was not in the prior release

The lines that matter most

Ranked by how material, how strongly worded and how new each sentence is.

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This primarily reflects realized and potential unfavorable impacts amounting to approximately 100 basis points at a total company level from previously disclosed China social media disruptions.
Guidance loweredNegative tone
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Kimberly-Clark also noted that its weighted average category growth is now approximately 1.7 percent on a trailing 12-month basis.
New this quarter
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Adjusted Earnings per Share Attributable to Kimberly-Clark to see a low single digit decline on a constant-currency basis.
Negative tone
4
Adjusted Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations to grow high single digits on a constant-currency basis.
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Adjusted Operating Profit to grow mid-single digits on a constant-currency basis.
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2026 Organic Sales Growth to be approximately 100 basis points below its weighted average category growth in the categories and countries it competes.
Negative tone

Release by release

Tone and guidance for the last 2 earnings releases.

Oct 15, 2026Guidance reaffirmed49.1-27.5
Aug 4, 2026Guidance lowered76.6

Bar length: tone on a 44–82 scale.

The release, annotated

1Highlight rankPositive toneNeutralNegative toneDimmed text: low materiality

Outlook

Kimberly-Clark Announces Preliminary Third Quarter 2026 Results and Provides Full Year 2026 Outlook Consistent with Previous ExpectationsGuidance reaffirmed

Considering these preliminary results, Kimberly-Clark’s outlook for 2026 remains consistent with previous expectations; specifically:Guidance reaffirmed

62026 Organic Sales Growth to be approximately 100 basis points below its weighted average category growth in the categories and countries it competes.

1This primarily reflects realized and potential unfavorable impacts amounting to approximately 100 basis points at a total company level from previously disclosed China social media disruptions.Guidance lowered

2Kimberly-Clark also noted that its weighted average category growth is now approximately 1.7 percent on a trailing 12-month basis.

5Adjusted Operating Profit to grow mid-single digits on a constant-currency basis.

4Adjusted Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations to grow high single digits on a constant-currency basis.

3Adjusted Earnings per Share Attributable to Kimberly-Clark to see a low single digit decline on a constant-currency basis.

45 boilerplate lines (safe-harbor disclaimer, contacts, call details) are set aside.

How this is scored

Source: the press release Kimberly-Clark Corporation filed with the SEC as Exhibit 99 to Form 8-K (Item 2.02). Financial statements and boilerplate are set aside.
Tone: a financial sentiment model scores each sentence 0 to 100; the release score weights sentences by how material they are.
Materiality and guidance: a classifier judges whether each sentence is specific information, and what the release does to the outlook.
New this quarter: wording that does not appear in the prior release.
Hedging: uncertainty words (may, could, approximately, headwinds and similar) per 100 words of narrative.

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