Kimberly-Clark Pays Out Almost Everything It Earns. Can the Dividend Survive the Kenvue Deal?

Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) pays a quarterly dividend of $1.28 per share. That is an annualized forward rate of $5.12 and a yield of 5.16%. The problem sits right next to it. Trailing diluted EPS is $5.08, and the company overview lists dividend per share at the same $5.08. Kimberly-Clark is paying out essentially everything it makes […]