07:09 AM EDT, 08/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Kimberly-Clark ( KMB ) reported Q2 adjusted earnings of $1.92 per diluted share, down from $1.96 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.67.

Net sales for the quarter ended June 30 were $4.16 billion, compared with $4.23 billion a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $4.47 billion.

The company now expects 2025 attributable adjusted earnings per share to increase by a low- to mid-single digit rate on a constant-currency basis. Kimberly-Clark's ( KMB ) previous guidance was for adjusted earnings per share to be flat to positive in 2025. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $7.11.

Shares of Kimberly-Clark ( KMB ) were up more than 3% in recent premarket activity Friday.