Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced its second quarter 2025 financial results on August 1, 2025, reporting net sales of $4.2 billion, a 1.6% decrease from the prior year. Organic sales, however, increased by 3.9%, driven by a strong 5.0% volume-led growth, partially offset by 1.2% price investments.
Adjusted operating profit for the quarter was $713 million, down 2.2% from the prior year, and adjusted diluted EPS decreased by 2.0% to $1.92. The adjusted gross margin was 36.9%, a decrease of 180 basis points, primarily due to unfavorable pricing net of cost inflation and incremental tariff-driven costs, partially offset by strong productivity gains.
Kimberly-Clark raised its full-year 2025 outlook, now expecting adjusted operating profit to grow at a low-to-mid single-digit rate on a constant-currency basis, and adjusted EPS to grow at a low-to-mid single-digit rate on a constant-currency basis. This positive revision reflects solid performance in the second year of its 'Powering Care' transformation, with organic sales growth expected to outpace category averages and adjusted free cash flow projected at approximately $2 billion.
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