Kimberly-Clark Corp

KMB is in a Stage 2 advancing regime above its rising 50 DMA, supporting a medium-term bullish bias. However, the active Bullish Exhaustion pattern signals waning upside momentum, and price has been rejected at the 9/21 EMA zone in an overbought context. Execution is deferred (Stalk) until price demonstrates clear acceptance at the EMA and 50 DMA confluence.

• ↑Q1 revenue $5.1B with 2.5% organic growth and 3% volume+mix
• ↑Gross margin expanded 60bps and operating margin up 20bps YoY
• ↓Elevated input costs ($150–170M) may erode margins if not passed on