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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

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Kenvue: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2021Jan 20222022Jan 20232023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin13.8%13.8%10.8%6.7%9.7%10.9%
Return on equity10.1%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 rate29.0%21.7%24.0%27.2%26.5%26.7%
R&D as % of revenue2.4%2.5%2.6%2.6%2.5%2.4%
SG&A as % of revenue36.4%37.7%39.8%41.0%40.3%39.2%
Dividends ÷ net income0.0%0.0%46.0%150.7%107.6%94.5%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

1 of 3 checks passed · September 27, 2026
What it owns · $26.7bn
Short-term assets $5.9bnLonger-term assets $20.7bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $26.7bn
Short-term liabilities $6.2bnLonger-term liabilities $10.3bnShareholders' equity $10.2bn
  • 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.

From Kenvue's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Medium.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Kenvue's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Kenvue.