Kenvue key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Kenvue had return on equity of 14.4% and a net margin of 9.7%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2021Jan 2022 | 2022Jan 2023 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 13.8% | 13.8% | 10.8% | 6.7% | 9.7% | 10.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 10.2% | 10.7% | 9.9% | 14.4% | 16.2% |
| Return on assets | — | 7.6% | 6.0% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 6.3% |
| Effective tax rate | 29.0% | 21.7% | 24.0% | 27.2% | 26.5% | 26.7% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 36.4% | 37.7% | 39.8% | 41.0% | 40.3% | 39.2% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.0% | 150.7% | 107.6% | 94.5% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 8.0% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 10.6% | 8.7% | 12.1% | 11.5% | 11.1% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 41.6% | 41.1% | 39.2% | 40.2% | 40.6% | 37.2% | 38.9% | 40.4% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $5.9bn of assets due within a year against $6.2bn of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $5.9bn short-term assets against $10.3bn of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $2.7bn against $422m of interest.
Moat
Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Medium.
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