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As a percentage of KMB's recent stock price of $136.56, this dividend works out to approximately 0.83%, so look for shares of Kimberly-Clark Corp. to trade 0.83% lower — all else being equal — when KMB shares open for trading on 12/9/21. Similarly, investors should look for LEA to open 0.42% lower in price and for VFC to open 0.65% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for KMB, LEA, and VFC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE:KMB):

Lear Corp. (NYSE:LEA):

VF Corp. (NYSE:VFC):

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 3.34% for Kimberly-Clark Corp., 1.70% for Lear Corp., and 2.60% for VF Corp..

In Tuesday trading, Kimberly-Clark Corp. shares are currently up about 0.1%, Lear Corp. shares are up about 1.3%, and VF Corp. shares are up about 2% on the day.