Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
Consumer Staples · household & personal care products · NASDAQ
A global consumer staples leader providing essential personal care and hygiene products like diapers, tissue, and feminine care.
What Kimberly-Clark does
Kimberly-Clark is a multinational consumer goods company that produces and markets personal care and tissue products. Its portfolio includes brands focused on diapers, feminine care, adult incontinence products, and facial and bathroom tissue. The company operates globally, selling its products to retailers, distributors, and other commercial and industrial users.
Themes: personal care products, hygiene and tissue products, consumer staples
Fundamentals
- Price$111.37 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$37.0B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return-16.6% 2025-08-22 close $133.49 → 2026-08-24 close $111.37
- P/E18.98 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+11.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+37.6% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+122.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity3.74 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-12.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-6.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.05 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.9%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How KMB compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 94 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
KMB is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
42.3 #1235 of 1,605 scored · #49 of 69 in Consumer Staples
Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and profitability 77th (return on equity 122.6%, operating margin 15.2%); weakest is growth (6th, revenue growth year over year -12.2%, 3-year revenue CAGR -6.6%).
Short-term score
50.8 #627 of 1,698 scored · #26 of 69 in Consumer Staples
Setup 83rd: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; volume and participation 60th: it gapped 3.9% above the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed; weakest is catalysts 40th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 3, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading. Its score is docked 5 points for short interest in the heaviest tenth of the field.
Scores as of 24 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 3.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, KMB's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 82%, free-cash-flow payout 101%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout82% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout101% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Kimberly-Clark looks technically
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is trading 8.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 20 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 35 trading days ago. It is 18.2% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 8.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +8.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $108.79 | $108.79 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $103.07 | $103.07 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 20 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 20 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 15.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 55.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($107.14 to $112.69) — its "stochastic" reading is 76 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 76.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 18 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $136.17 | $136.17 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 18.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -18.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 20.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +20.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 18.2% below its highest point of the past year | 18.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 35 trading days ago | 35 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 35 trading days ago | 35 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $160.16 (set on 2020-08-12) | $160.16 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($93.05 to $133.49), and it has recovered around half of its fall from last year’s high — 45% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $118.04 to $119.34. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 45.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 30.5% below its all-time high | -30.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $110.95 — a price it turned at four times since 2025-12-01, most recently on 2026-08-14. Since 2024-08-26 it has 6 such levels below the current price and 10 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $34.40 (set on 1998-09-01) | $34.40 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 223.8% above its all-time low | +223.8% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 71% of it) | 29th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.75 between its high and its low — about 2.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.75 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $106.47 and $113.24 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $106.47 – $109.86 – $113.24 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.5% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (8.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.78× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 9 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-24 0.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +0.6% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.9% above the previous close 49 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 97.75 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +3.9% |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +2.47% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 1.8 percentage points (the stock gained 1.5% while the market gained 3.3%) | -1.8% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 9.9 percentage points (the stock gained 12.3% while the market gained 2.4%) | +9.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 10.8 percentage points (the stock gained 0.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | -10.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 34.9 percentage points (the stock lost 16.6% while the market gained 18.3%) | -34.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 2.8% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-17 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.0% of the share price. | +2.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 9% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $102.42 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +8.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $109.91 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 15 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
KMB last closed at $111.37 on 2026-08-24. Since 2024-08-26 it has turned at 6 prices below its last close and 10 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $110.95 | Support | 0.4% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-12-01 to 2026-08-14 |
| $116.14 | Resistance | 4.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-07 to 2026-07-28 |
| $106.04 | Support | 4.8% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-11-17 to 2026-08-04 |
| $102.09 | Support | 8.3% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-11-19 to 2026-05-27 |
| $124.41 | Resistance | 11.7% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-01-10 to 2025-10-30 |
| $128.59 | Resistance | 15.5% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-02-06 to 2025-07-23 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-24.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-24. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.44 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 15 analysts
- Mean price target$118.60 range $90.00 – $162.00; median $115.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for KMB
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.67 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["exposure to volatile commodity costs (e.g., pulp, energy)","highly competitive consumer goods market with intense price competition","risks associated with international operations and foreign currency exchange fluctuations"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of KMB's 10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the prior one filed 2025-10-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-04-28) reports Q1 2026 financial statements for three months ended March 31, 2026 only, whereas older filing (2025-10-30) reports Q3 2025 and nine-month comparatives
- Newer filing includes Item 2 'Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds' on page 28 in table of contents
- Newer filing shows Cash and cash equivalents of $542M at March 31, 2026 vs $688M at December 31, 2025
- Newer filing reports Net Sales of $4,163M for Q1 2026 vs $4,054M for Q1 2025
- Newer filing reports Operating Profit of $753M for Q1 2026 vs $631M for Q1 2025
- Newer filing reports Net Income Attributable to Kimberly-Clark of $665M for Q1 2026 vs $567M for Q1 2025
- Newer filing shows Total Stockholders' Equity of $1,914M at March 31, 2026 vs $1,630M at December 31, 2025
- Removed:
- Older filing included Item 1 'Legal Proceedings' on page 32 which does not appear in newer filing's table of contents
- Older filing reported nine-month period financial data (Nine Months Ended September 30) which is not present in newer filing
- Older filing included impairment of intangible assets line item ($0M in Q3 2025, $97M in Q3 2024) not shown in newer filing
- Older filing reported Q3 2024 comparative data which is not included in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Newer filing shows 'Other (income) and expense, net' as $(139)M favorable in Q1 2026 vs $(23)M in Q1 2025, whereas older filing showed 'Other (income) and expense, net' as $17M in Q3 2025 vs $(565)M in Q3 2024
- Newer filing reports Comprehensive Income of $704M for Q1 2026 with corresponding Q1 2025 figure of $704M, whereas older filing showed different comprehensive income amounts for comparable periods
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different reporting periods (Q1 2026 vs Q3 2025) and therefore are not directly comparable as interim periods
- Older filing included Item 1 'Legal Proceedings' in Part II table of contents whereas newer filing does not list this item, suggesting potential structural change in filing format
- Truncated text in older filing's final stockholders' equity statement (Q3 2024 section) prevents complete assessment of all comparative data
- Comparison involves different fiscal quarters and year-over-year periods, limiting direct comparability of period-specific metrics
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 3 sells ($689696) — 2 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-06. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about KMB's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 6 matched disclosures for KMB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding KMB as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 58,766,984
- Reported value $5,696,421,768
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
KMB had 43,953,032 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
KMB had 13.2% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 14.66 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 43,953,032
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 13.2%
- Prior settlement (shares) 43,225,858
- Reported change 1.68%
- Days to cover (reported) 14.66
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Procter & Gamble (PG)
- Essity (ESSITY.ST)
- Unicharm (2813.T)
- Georgia-Pacific
- Edgewell Personal Care (EPC)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Kimberly-Clark (KMB) do?
Kimberly-Clark is a multinational consumer goods company that produces and markets personal care and tissue products. Its portfolio includes brands focused on diapers, feminine care, adult incontinence products, and facial and bathroom tissue. The company operates globally, selling its products to retailers, distributors, and other commercial and industrial users.
What sector is Kimberly-Clark (KMB) in?
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is household & personal care products. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does KMB pay a dividend?
Yes — Kimberly-Clark (KMB) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.86% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Kimberly-Clark's (KMB) competitors?
Notable peers of Kimberly-Clark (KMB) include Procter & Gamble, Essity (ESSITY.ST), Unicharm (2813.T), Georgia-Pacific and Edgewell Personal Care. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in KMB?
Yes — we hold 6 matched STOCK Act disclosures for KMB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Kimberly-Clark (KMB) overbought or oversold right now?
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-24). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on KMB come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.