Unilever PLC (UL) leads year-to-date performance with a 12.61% gain, ahead of Diageo plc (DEO) at 9.90% and Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) at 4.27%. DEO offers the highest dividend yield at 4.35%, compared with KDP (3.16%) and UL (2.97%). All three stocks carry low betas—DEO (0.18), UL (0.24), and KDP (0.35)—highlighting their defensive characteristics.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports fiscal Q2 2026 earnings on January 22, with consensus expecting modest revenue growth amid commodity and tariff pressures. EPS is forecast at ~$1.87, slightly below last year’s $1.88. Colgate-Palmolive (CL) is set to release Q4 2025 earnings on January 30, while Unilever (UL) reports full-year 2025 results on February 12.

The Q2 2025 earnings season, spanning July 7-11, showcased remarkable performances from companies like Helen of Troy (HELE), Delta Air Lines (DAL), and Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), each reporting over 20% revenue growth year-over-year, driven by robust consumer demand and operational efficiencies.

The cleaning sector has exhibited a notable performance increase, experiencing a +4.71% rise over the past week. This performance surge reflects positive market sentiment and possibly increasing demand within the sector.

The Pulp & Paper industry, encompassing companies involved in the production of pulp, paper, and specialty paper products, has witnessed an impressive average stock gain of 11.68% over the last week.

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In a latest financial announcement, Acme United (ACU) - a renowned company in the industrial goods sector, has declared that it will pay a dividend of $0.14 per share with a record date of July 24, 2023. The ex-dividend date is set for June 30, 2023. This dividend distribution mirrors the last payout of $0.14 per share, which was dispensed on April 21, 2023.

Procter & Gamble Co. posted lower quarterly profit, amidst higher prices dampening sales volumes. It is among the first consumer product behemoths to report December quarter results. For the three months ended Dec. 31, the company reported net income of $3.9 billion, or $1.59 per share, excluding items, lower than $4.22 billion, or $1.66 per share, a year earlier. The EPS were in line with...

Estee Lauder posted its fiscal first quarter adjusted earnings of $1.37 per share, that exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 per share. Earnings were $1.89 per share a year ago (as reported in Zacks Equity Research) The beauty company’s revenues for the quarter fell -11% from the year-ago period, but topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.34%. While net sales for the company’s...

Procter & Gamble reported its fiscal first quarter earnings that surpassed Wall Street expectations. The consumer products company’s earnings came in at $1.57 per share, beating expectations of $1.54 per share (based on Refinitiv poll). Revenue of $20.61 billion also topped analysts’ estimate of $20.28 billion. Unfavorable foreign exchange rates eroded revenue by 6%. When excluding the impact...

Helen of Troy posted adjusted earnings of $2.41 per share for the quarter ended May 2022, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.94 per share. Earnings were $3.48 per share a year ago. The cosmetics company has topped Zacks consensus EPS estimates four times over the last four quarters. Revenues of $508.08 million exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.27%. Year-ago revenues...

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. posted its fiscal third-quarter 2022 results, with earnings topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenue, however, fell short of expectations. The beauty and cosmetics company’s adjusted earnings for the quarter came in at $1.90 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.66. The bottom line rose +17% (up 18% at constant currency) year over year...

Estee Lauder posted second quarter earnings that fell short of analysts' forecasts. The beauty company’s earnings for the quarter came in at $2.62, behind the $2.64 expected by analysts polled by Investing.com. Revenue was $5.49 billion, vs. $5.5 billion expected by the analysts. Estee Lauder shares are down around -18% year-to-date, and about -19.55% below from its 52 week high of $374.20...

Procter & Gamble posted fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations. The consumer goods company’s earnings came in at $1.66, vs. $1.65 expected Revenue of $20.95 billion also surpassed analysts’ expectations of $20.34 billion. Net sales rose 6% to $20.95 billion, exceeding expectations of $20.34 billion. Organic revenue, which strips out the impact of foreign...

Unilever shares climbed higher on Wednesday, after the consumer goods company announced that it won't increase its offer for the consumer healthcare division of GlaxoSmithKline above £50 billion. GSK's health products business owns brands such as Panadol, Sensodyne toothpaste, and Centrum vitamins. According to GSK, Unilever's bid valued at around $68 billion has "fundamentally undervalued"...

They also slashed price target to $170 a share from $240.  Analyst Chris Carey called Clorox shares "dead money, at best, with downside."  

According to Wells Fargo analysts, Clorox sales in the professional and international segments ( "new growth drivers") missed estimates – something that makes it hard to argue for 'underappreciated' upside, as indicated by the analysts.

 

Personal care company Kimberly-Clark  reported a -12% drop in first-quarter earnings and a -5% decrease in revenue.

For the three months ended March 31, Kimberly-Clark’s  earnings came in at $1.72 a share, down from  the year-ago quarter’s $1.92 a share.

Revenue fell -5% year-over-year to $4.74 billion.

"First-quarter comparisons were impacted by COVID-19 related stock up in the year-ago period, consumer tissue category softness and commodity inflation.We also experienced temporary supply chain disruptions related to severe weather conditions in the southern part of the United States," Chairman and Chief Executive Mike Hsu  said.

For 2021, the company lowered its adjusted earnings per share projection to a range of $7.30 to $7.55, from $7.75 to $8.

Clorox shares got a rating downgrade from D.A. Davidson on concerns about an expected slowdown in sales following a possible peak in demand during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. The household products company’s shares were downgraded to neutral from buy by D.A. Davidson analyst Linda Bolton Weiser. She also cut her price target on the shares to $189 from $234. According to Weiser,...

Coty posted sales that were below expectations. It adjusted earnings, however, beat estimates. The beauty company’s adjusted net income came in 17 cents a share, for its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31, vs. 27 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected per-share earnings of 7 cents. Excluding adjustments, the company had a loss of -36 cents a share vs...

All of P&G’s business units experienced growth, with gains driven by the fabric and home care unit along with the health care division.

The company now forecasts organic sales growth of 5% to 6% in fiscal 2021, up from its prior expectation of no more than 5%.It also raised its adjusted earnings forecast to 8% to 10%, up from the previous outlook of 5% to 8%.

P&G expects to buy back as much as $10 billion of its own stock during fiscal 2021, up from a prior estimate of $7 billion to $9 billion.