KMB KIMBERLY CLARK CORP Insider Trading

Director Todd Maclin buys 10,000 shares of KMB at $104.15; stock now -29.0% from 52-week high.

Maclin, a Director, purchased 10,000 shares at $104.15 on 2026-02-09, establishing an initial position in KMB. At the time of transaction, the stock was trading below recent peaks (now -29.0% from 52-week high of $147.40), though it has recovered +6.9% over the past 30 days. His prior KMB trade in April 2025 (a buy) showed 90d return of -9.9%, and his broader cross-ticker track record shows 1 prior buy with average 90d return of -9.9% and a 0.00% win rate, indicating past open-market purchases have not recovered within the 90-day window. The fundamentals remain solid with $4.2B quarterly revenue and $446.0M net income, though annual revenue growth is -1.8%.

Director MACLIN TODD purchased 266 shares of KMB at $145.77 on 2025-04-09, increasing holdings to 2,400 shares; stock now trades 29.2% below purchase price.

MACLIN TODD, a director of Kimberly-Clark, acquired 266 shares at $145.77 on 2025-04-09, boosting his position from 2,134 to 2,400 shares. The purchase occurred near the company's 52-week high of $147.40; the stock has since declined to a current price of $104.33, putting the transaction 29.2% underwater from the execution price. The company faces modest headwinds with annual revenue declining 1.8% year-over-year and trades at a 17.59 P/E ratio. This director-level purchase of modest size represents an isolated transaction with no accompanying cluster activity or prior comparable pattern evident in the filing.

Chief Digital & Technology Officer sold 15,038 shares of KMB at $133.40; holding reduced 51.2% to 14,321 shares

Hicks Zackery A, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, sold 15,038 shares of Kimberly-Clark at $133.40 on 2025-08-04, reducing his post-transaction holdings to 14,321 shares from 29,359 shares—a net reduction of 51.2% of his pre-transaction position. The sale occurred at a price near the current market level ($133.14), with KMB trading -10.2% from its 52-week high of $148.35. The company has experienced modest annual revenue decline of -1.8% year-over-year, though quarterly revenue stands at $4.2B with net income of $509.0M. This material reduction in a C-suite executive's stake, representing over half of prior holdings, occurs in the context of muted near-term momentum (30-day change: +0.8%, 90-day change: +0.3%) and represents a disclosure event warranting standard investor attention. The absolute magnitude of the transaction ($2.0M) and the concentration of the sale relative to baseline holdings merits review of any contemporaneous company communications or strategic guidance.

VP & Controller Andrew Drexler sells 10,838 shares of KMB at $141.00; holding reduced 58.4%

Andrew Drexler, Vice President and Controller, sold 10,838 shares of Kimberly Clark (KMB) at $141.00 on 2025-02-28, reducing his holdings from 18,558 to 7,720 shares—a 58.4% reduction. His cross-ticker track record shows 1 prior sell with an average 90-day return of -9.1% and a 90d well-timed rate of 100.00%, and his only prior trade at KMB (sold 2023-04-27) was also well-timed with a 90d return of -9.1%. The current stock price of $141.14 is 4.9% below the 52-week high of $148.35, while KMB fundamentals show modest profitability ($907.0M net income on $5.0B quarterly revenue) with annual revenue decline of -1.8% and a P/E of 13.82. The substantial reduction in his personal holdings, combined with a pattern of well-timed exits in his historical record, suggests deliberate portfolio adjustment during a period when the stock is well below recent highs.

KMB Chief Bus. Officer Melucci sells 47.9K shares for $6.8M across two days; holdings fall 70.6% to 19.9K shares

Jeffrey P. Melucci, Chief Business & Transformation Officer, executed 2 separate sales totaling 47,901 shares for $6,780,272.44 on July 25–26, 2024, at an average price of $141.55. This represents a -70.6% reduction in his shareholding, from 67,836 shares pre-transaction to 19,935 shares post-transaction. At the current price of $141.81, the stock is -1.6% from its 52-week high of $144.14 and has risen +1.9% over the past 30 days and +4.9% over the past 90 days. His cross-ticker track record shows a 100% well-timed rate on 2 prior sells with an average 90-day return of -8.8%, while his prior 2 sales at KMB specifically yielded mixed timing (one well-timed at the 90-day mark, one with -4.3% in 30 days from April 2024). The magnitude of the position reduction—eliminating roughly two-thirds of holdings in a single filing—contrasts with a company showing modest fundamentals (P/E of 20.89, +1.3% annual revenue growth, $5.0B in quarterly revenue).