Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) 10-K Red Flags
Risk signals extracted deterministically from Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s SEC 10-K/10-Q XBRL filings — no LLM, every finding cites the underlying data.
Detected red flags (15)
- NEW: Going concern doubt in latest filing: The term "going concern" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 1 filing(s).
- NEW: Material weakness in internal controls in latest filing: The term "material weakness" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 20 filing(s).
- NEW: Restatement of financial statements in latest filing: The term "restate" "financial statements" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 1 filing(s).
- Operating cash flow exceeds net income: OCF is 2.01x net income, indicating high earnings quality — cash conversion is strong and accruals are not inflating reported profits.
- Gross margin expansion: Gross margin expanded +5.7%pp (from 30.8% to 36.6%), indicating improved pricing power, cost efficiency, or favorable product mix.
- NEW: Impairment charge: Impairment charge appears in recent filings but not in the prior 24-month period. Monitor for materiality.
- Endogenous analysis: 3 risk signal(s) detected versus 2 positive signal(s). The balance of evidence suggests elevated filing-specific risk that warrants monitoring in subsequent filings.
- 20 disclosure(s) dropped from prior year — reduced reporting granularity.
- 5 new risk-language term(s) detected in filing text: Going concern doubt, Material weakness in internal controls, Restatement of financial statements, Impairment charge, Off-balance sheet arrangements.
- Revenue declined **+15.0%** YoY to $17.15B.
- Net margin at **10.29%** (contracting ▼).
- Composite risk: Elevated.
- Leverage debt/equity 4.12 (high).
- NEW: Going concern doubt in latest filing: The term "going concern" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 1 filing(s).
- NEW: Material weakness in internal controls in latest filing: The term "material weakness" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 20 filing(s).
Filings & ownership
- Latest annual report (10-K) filed Feb 12, 2026.
- Latest quarterly report (10-Q) filed Apr 28, 2026.
- 13 recent 8-K material-event filings in the index.
- Recent insider Form 4s: 0 buy vs 0 sell transactions.
- ~10,000+ recent 13F-HR filings reference Kimberly-Clark Corp.; broad institutional reporting.
- Recent filers include INVESTORS TRUST CO /PA, INVESTORS TRUST CO /PA, INVESTORS TRUST CO /PA.
- 20 recent 13G passive institutional ownership notices.
Full KMB analyst report
Valuation (DCF & Graham), technicals, macro exposure, risk scorecard and 13F/13D ownership.
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