DALLAS (AP) _ Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $681 million.

On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had net income of $1.99. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, were $2.20 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.82 per share.

The maker of consumer products such as Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissue posted revenue of $4.61 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.51 billion.

Kimberly-Clark expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.40 to $7.60 per share.

Kimberly-Clark shares have increased roughly 5% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased slightly more than 1%. The stock has risen 7.5% in the last 12 months.

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