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Quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q4

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Revenue — Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2023

Revenue for the quarter declined sharply compared with both the prior quarter and the same quarter a year earlier. The sequential drop was steeper than the year-over-year decline.

Key takeaway

Quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q4

Revenue for the quarter declined sharply compared with both the prior quarter and the same quarter a year earlier. The sequential drop was steeper than the year-over-year decline.

Financial snapshot

Reported revenue, sequential change, year-over-year change, and trailing four-quarter revenue.

Quarter revenue

$1.7B

Revenue reported for this quarter.

Quarter-over-quarter

-67.2%

Change from the immediately preceding quarter.

Year-over-year

-66.1%

Change from the comparable year-ago quarter.

Trailing four quarters

$17.1B

Sum of the latest four reported quarters.

Quarterly revenue trend

The latest four reported quarters with year-over-year comparisons.

Period endedRevenueYear-over-year change
Mar 31, 2023$5.2B+2.0%
Jun 30, 2023$5.1B+1.4%
Sep 30, 2023$5.1B+1.6%
Dec 31, 2023$1.7B-66.1%

Revenue performance

The reported revenue moved lower, reflecting a significant contraction from the preceding quarter.

Quarterly comparison

Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, revenue decreased substantially. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue also fell, though the year-over-year decline was less pronounced than the sequential drop.

What to watch

The steep sequential revenue decline warrants attention to underlying drivers, as the filing context does not provide specific causes.