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Kimberly-Clark Announces Third Quarter 2018 Results

October 22, 2018 7:30 AM EDT

DALLAS, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today reported third quarter 2018 results.

Executive Summary

Third quarter 2018 net sales of $4.6 billion decreased 2 percent compared to the year-ago period. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates reduced sales by 3 percent while organic sales increased 1 percent. Diluted net income per share for the third quarter of 2018 was $1.29. Third quarter adjusted earnings per share were $1.71 in 2018, an increase of 7 percent compared to diluted net income per share of $1.60 in 2017. Adjusted earnings... More