Kimberly-Clark Corporation·Consumer Defensive

Britain's competition watchdog said on Thursday it would not refer the proposed $3.4 billion joint venture between Brazilian pulp producer Suzano and consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark for a Phase 2 investigation.

Diamondback Energy's shares rose as the sharp rise in oil prices drove a broad rally across US-based oil producers. Consumer finance company Capital One underperformed during the quarter following its announced acquisition of Brex, an AI-native commercial fintech platform. We added global consumer staples leader Kimberly-Clark to the portfolio following its announced acquisition of Kenvue and subsequent share price decline.

Kimberly-Clark is an attractive value and income play, trading near 52-week lows with a 5.2% yield. KMB's Q1 2026 showed 2.5% organic sales and 3% volume-plus-mix growth, driven by innovation and premiumization, not discounting. The pending Kenvue merger positions KMB for enhanced growth and synergy, with integration and operating model alignment progressing well.

KMB's Powering Care strategy drives innovation, productivity gains and margin expansion across key consumer categories.

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DALLAS, May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NASDAQ: KMB) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.28 per share. The dividend is payable in cash on July 2, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2026.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, swimpants, training and youth pants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, Poise, and other brand names. The Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands. The company sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through distributors and e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Consumer Defensive
Household & Personal Products
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