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Net sales of $4.8 billion in the first quarter were 6% lower than the prior year
April 22, 2025
By: Tara Olivo
Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry
Kimberly-Clark’s net sales of $4.8 billion in the first quarter of 2025 were 6% lower than the prior year, including negative impacts of approximately 2.4% from foreign currency translation and approximately 2% from a combination of the PPE divestiture and the exit of the company’s private label diaper business in the U.S. Organic sales decreased 1.6% driven by a 1.5% decrease in price while volume and mix were in line with a year ago. North America net sales of $2.7 billion decreased 3.9% in the quarter, driven by a combination of the PPE divestiture and the exit of the company’s private label diaper business in the U.S. Organic sales declined 0.6% primarily driven by unfavorable price impacts of 0.6% reflecting targeted investments in the price pack architecture of the Baby and Child Care portfolio and enhancing value propositions in Professional. International Personal Care (IPC) net sales of $1.4 billion decreased 8.9% while organic sales decreased 2.8%, primarily driven by price investments across markets as it continually improves its value propositions across the portfolio. International Family Care & Professional (IFP) sales of $791 million decreased 7.7% primarily due to divestitures and business exits and unfavorable currency impacts. Organic sales decreased 2.3%, driven by unfavorable price impacts of 2.6% reflecting price investments to remain competitive across International Family Care markets.
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