06:55 AM EDT, 07/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Kimberly-Clark ( KMB ) reported Q2 adjusted earnings Tuesday of $1.96 per diluted share, up from $1.65 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.71.

Net sales for the quarter ended June 30 were $5.03 billion compared with $5.13 billion a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $5.10 billion.

The company said it now expects a mid-to-high teens percentage increase in full-year adjusted EPS from its previous forecast of a low-teens increase. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expect $7.13.

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