Kimberly-Clark stock sits 1.79 percent below BNP Paribas Exane target

Published on 10/20/2026 at 21:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results are due November 5, 2026. Kimberly-Clark stock costs EUR 96.17 on October 20, 2026, up 2.72 percent versus the Frankfurt close.

Analyst target and earnings date

BNP Paribas Exane raised its Kimberly-Clark target from USD 101.00 to USD 110.00 on October 16, 2026.
Preliminary third-quarter net sales reached USD 4.134 billion, down 0.40 percent year over year.
Kimberly-Clark stock costs EUR 96.17 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 9:44 p.m. CEST, 2.72 percent above the Frankfurt close.
Final third-quarter results are scheduled for November 5, 2026.

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Kimberly-Clark stock sits 1.79 percent below BNP Paribas Exane's USD 110.00 target, after the firm lifted its objective from USD 101.00 on October 16, 2026, as MarketBeat reported. At Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 9:44 p.m. CEST, the stock was trading at EUR 96.17, up 2.72 percent versus the Frankfurt close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 93.62.

Target leaves limited upside

The BNP Paribas Exane change kept a neutral rating while lifting the target to USD 110.00. Against Kimberly-Clark's USD 108.03 Nasdaq price at 3:49 p.m. EDT on October 20, 2026, the target stood 1.82 percent above the price. That calculation places the euro quotation in a different currency from the analyst view.

Preliminary sales declined

Kimberly-Clark's preliminary third-quarter net sales were USD 4.134 billion for the period ended September 30, 2026, down 0.40 percent from USD 4.150 billion a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations rose to USD 1.70 from USD 1.45, a 17.24 percent increase, according to the company's October 15 release. The company said organic sales fell 1.30 percent and kept its full-year outlook unchanged.

Price range and valuation

Kimberly-Clark's USD 92.42 to USD 123.09 52-week range puts the Nasdaq price 16.94 percent above the low and 12.23 percent below the high. Market capitalization was USD 35.9 billion, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.36 and volume of 4,066,135 shares on October 20, 2026.

Dividend and peer comparison

Kimberly-Clark paid a quarterly dividend of USD 1.28 on October 2, 2026, extending its annual increase streak to 54 years, while its dividend yield was 5.21 percent, according to Yahoo Finance.

Comparison with peers

Kimberly-Clark: up 2.72 percent versus the Frankfurt close, P/E 18.36, market capitalization USD 35.9 billion. Procter & Gamble (NYSE, USD): dividend yield 2.82 percent, P/E 23.00. Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE, USD): dividend yield 2.37 percent, P/E 35.00. The peer figures and Kimberly-Clark's yield were reported by Yahoo Finance.

Next scheduled results

Kimberly-Clark will publish final third-quarter and nine-month results on November 5, 2026, with the release planned for 6:30 a.m. EST and an analyst question-and-answer session at 8:00 a.m. EST, according to the company release.

Kimberly-Clark's stock was trading at EUR 96.17 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 9:44 p.m. CEST, 2.72 percent above the Frankfurt close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 93.62. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Kimberly-Clark stock.