Kimberly-Clark closes $48.7B Kenvue acquisition
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Kimberly-Clark completed its $48.7 billion acquisition of Kenvue, bringing Summit-based consumer health brands into its portfolio.
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- XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR+0.9% 30d
Materials Select Sector SPDR holds the materials sector that Kimberly-Clark belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- AVY Avery Dennison+6.6% 30d
Avery Dennison is a peer of Kimberly-Clark in converted paper and paperboard prods (no contaners/boxes); rivals often move on the same news.
- REYN Reynolds Consumer Products+2.0% 16d
Reynolds Consumer Products is a large materials company like Kimberly-Clark; big names in a sector often move together.
- PKG Packaging Corporation of America+10.1% 30d
Packaging Corporation of America is a large materials company like Kimberly-Clark; big names in a sector often move together.
- IP International Paper+3.0% 30d
International Paper is a large materials company like Kimberly-Clark; big names in a sector often move together.
- SON Sonoco Products+3.4% 30d
Sonoco Products is a large materials company like Kimberly-Clark; big names in a sector often move together.
- CL Colgate-Palmolive+10.5% 30d
Colgate-Palmolive is a peer of Kenvue in perfumes, cosmetics and other toilet preparations; rivals often move on the same news.
- EL The Estée Lauder Companies+1.6% 11d
The Estée Lauder Companies is a peer of Kenvue in perfumes, cosmetics and other toilet preparations; rivals often move on the same news.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
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| KMB | +1.55% | +0.42% | base | +0.70% | after close | after close | after close |
| KVUE | +1.17% | +0.31% | base | +0.36% | after close | after close | after close |
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| CLNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Kimberly-Clark closes $48.7B Kenvue acquisition NJBIZ
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This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMB | that day | +0.70% | still updating |
| KMB | three days earlier | +0.42% | final price |
| KMB | five days earlier | +1.55% | final price |
| KVUE | that day | +0.36% | still updating |
| KVUE | three days earlier | +0.31% | final price |
| KVUE | five days earlier | +1.17% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Kimberly Clark (KMB), worth $500,001 - $1,000,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 73 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Kimberly Clark (KMB), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 18 Aug 2026. That is 76 days before publication. Filed 1 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Kenvue (KVUE) (jointly held), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 5 Aug 2026. That is 89 days before publication. Filed 10 Aug 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. April McClain Delaney sold Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) (held by a dependent child), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 25 Aug 2026. That is 69 days before publication. Filed 9 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Colgate Palmolive (CL) (jointly held), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 2 Sep 2026. That is 61 days before publication. Filed 25 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Colgate Palmolive (CL), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 31 Aug 2026. That is 63 days before publication. Filed 25 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Colgate Palmolive (CL), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 27 Aug 2026. That is 67 days before publication. Filed 25 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Jonathan Jackson bought Estee Lauder Companies (EL) (jointly held), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 35 days before publication. Filed 19 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Estee Lauder Companies (EL) (jointly held), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 5 Aug 2026. That is 89 days before publication. Filed 10 Aug 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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