Kimberly-Clark's 54-Year Dividend Streak Faces Its Biggest Test Yet With $48.7 Billion Kenvue Deal

Kimberly-Clark raised its dividend for the 54th consecutive year while pursuing an acquisition valued at nearly $50 billion. Income investors are assessing whether the company can sustain a dividend payout costing more than $1 billion alongside the financing and integration demands of a deal of that scale.