Kimberly-Clark reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.92 a share, comfortably ahead of the $1.68 consensus, as productivity gains and firmer pricing offset weaker reported revenue. Net sales fell 0.6% from a year earlier to $4.16 billion, partly because of business divestitures, yet gross margin widened to 35%. The company recorded roughly $47 million in GAAP net income for the period. Underlying trends were stronger than the headline figures suggested. Organic sales rose, and the consumer-products maker logged its best quarterly volume growth in five years, helped by demand for its Huggies diapers and Cottonelle tissue brands. Management said the results reflect progress on a broader effort to streamline operations, including the planned sale of an international tissue unit. On the back of the volume rebound, Kimberly-Clark raised its full-year outlook and now expects 2025 profit to expand at a low-to-mid-single-digit rate. The upbeat guidance sent the shares up about 4% in pre-market trading on Friday.