DALLAS (AP) _ Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $472 million.

The Dallas-based company said it had profit of $1.38 per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were $1.72 per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.76 per share.

The maker of consumer products such as Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissue posted revenue of $4.68 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.64 billion.

Kimberly-Clark expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.50 to $7.65 per share.

Kimberly-Clark shares have increased nearly 8% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has climbed slightly more than 6%. The stock has increased roughly 7% in the last 12 months.

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