Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations · SIC 2844

Kenvue Inc.

KVUE

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Latest revenue

$3.91B

as of 2026-03-29

Latest net income

$474.0M

as of 2026-03-29

Net margin

12.1%

as of 2026-03-29

Price · 5Y

-9.1% / yr 22.9 pts / yr vs S&P 500 25.3% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$17.53
0.40%
Market cap
$33.66B
Enterprise value
$42.12B
P/E (trailing)
22.9×
Forward P/E
P/B
3.17×
Dividend yield
4.7%
52-wk high
$24.00
52-wk low
$14.02
Beta
Shares out
1.92B

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What this company does

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Kenvue is a consumer health company that sells over-the-counter medicines and personal care products under brands like Tylenol, Listerine, Neutrogena, Band-Aid, and Aveeno. It generates revenue across three segments—Self Care, Skin Health and Beauty, and Essential Health—with nine-month net sales of $11.3 billion, down roughly 4% year-over-year. Kenvue agreed on November 2, 2025 to merge with Kimberly-Clark, ending its short run as an independent company spun out of Johnson & Johnson in 2023.

Generated from KVUE's filing dated 2026-02-20

Key risks

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  • Pending merger with Kimberly-Clark (announced Nov 2, 2025) creates deal risk: regulatory approval, shareholder vote, and termination-fee exposure dominate near-term outcomes.
  • Revenue declining: net sales fell to $11.34B for nine months vs $11.79B prior year (-3.8%); Q3 sales down 3.5% year-over-year.
  • Leveraged balance sheet: $7.06B long-term debt plus $1.91B short-term, against only $1.14B cash and $10.6B equity dented by $5.13B accumulated OCI loss.

Generated from KVUE's filing dated 2026-02-20

Profitability

Gross margin

58.1%

0.3%

Operating margin

16.0%

34.0%

Net margin

9.7%

45.8%

Return on equity

13.7%

48.6%

Return on assets

5.4%

34.9%

Leverage

Debt / equity

1.52×

18.0%

Long-term debt / equity

0.69×

Debt / assets

60.2%

7.2%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-29

$3.91B+4.5%$474.0M+47.2%12.1%

Q4 2025

2025-12-28

$3.78B+3.2%$330.0M+12.6%8.7%

Q3 2025

2025-09-28

$3.76B-3.5%$398.0M+3.9%10.6%

Q2 2025

2025-06-29

$3.84B-4.0%$420.0M+624.1%10.9%

Q1 2025

2025-03-30

$3.74B-3.9%$322.0M+8.8%8.6%

Q4 2024

2024-12-29

$3.66B$293.0M8.0%

Q3 2024

2024-09-29

$3.90B-0.4%$383.0M-12.6%9.8%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$4.00B-0.3%$58.0M-86.5%1.5%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$111.0M

Insider selling

$679.7K

Net activity

+$110.3M

Distinct insiders

2

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-08

Matthew Orlando

General Counsel

Sale38,491$17.66$679.7K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns KVUE

Institutional value

$12.96B

Total shares held

775.5M

Distinct holders

690

As of

2026-03-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1BlackRock, Inc.145.3M$2.50BNew
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC124.4M$2.15BNew
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC92.5M$1.59BNew
4DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP22.3M$383.9MNew
5UBS Group AG20.8M$358.0MNew
6Invesco Ltd.18.8M$323.9MNew
7UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC17.5M$302.0MNew
8Legal & General Group Plc14.4M$248.0MNew
9JPMORGAN CHASE & CO14.0M$241.8MNew
10Nuveen, LLC11.5M$199.1MNew
11DEUTSCHE BANK AG\11.0M$189.9MNew
12Bank of New York Mellon Corp10.9M$187.3MNew
13VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO10.8M$185.9MNew
14ProShare Advisors LLC9.8M$169.3MNew
15BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/9.7M$166.5MNew
16YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP7.9M$136.8MNew
17EQUITY INVESTMENT CORP7.6M$131.6MNew
18M&G PLC7.6M$128.8MNew
19Assenagon Asset Management S.A.6.4M$110.4MNew
20ING GROEP NV6.1M$104.9MNew

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

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  1. 1

    Net sales fell 3.8% YoY to $11.34B for nine months; when does organic growth inflect, and is Neutrogena/Tylenol losing share?

  2. 2

    Restructuring expenses jumped 70% to $204M YTD—quantify total program cost, expected savings, and why this follows last year's $578M impairment.

  3. 3

    Dividends of $1.18B exceeded free cash flow of ~$978M; with $8.97B debt, is the $0.2075 dividend sustainable without releveraging?

Refreshed when KVUE files a new report · last from 2026-02-20