“The changes in fair value attributable to the Excluded Net Investment Hedge Components on Cross Currency Swap Contracts are recognized into Interest expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations on a systematic and rational basis through…”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
Kenvue Inc.
KVUE
Market read
Kenvue Inc.'s move is being confirmed by its market group.
The latest filing is mixed. 9 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 3.0% versus the comparable filing period.
- Gross margin fell 0.7 percentage points.
- At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- A filing-linked outsider such as HELE begins moving with the group.
Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 12 of 35 members or fewer.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing is mixed. 9 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 3.0% versus the comparable filing period.
- Gross margin fell 0.7 percentage points.
- At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- A filing-linked outsider such as HELE begins moving with the group.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Operating margin changed +4.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed +3.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Latest annual revenue changed -2.1% year over year.
- Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Macroeconomic conditions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Supply chain and availability has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Tariffs and trade policy has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- P/E is 43% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
- EV/sales is 91% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
17.79Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“The Company expects that substantially all of the amounts related to forward foreign exchange contracts will be reclassified into earnings over the next 12 months as a result of transactions that are expected to occur over that period.”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
“The increase was primarily driven by volume-related Net sales increases and the benefits associated with our supply chain optimization initiatives, partially offset by net input cost inflation, the impact of tariffs imposed on goods imported into the United S…”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
“The increase was primarily driven by volume-related Net sales increases and the benefits associated with our supply chain optimization initiatives, partially offset by net input cost inflation, the impact of tariffs imposed on goods imported into the United S…”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 2.3× · EV/sales 2.2×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 14:05 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for KVUE. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment
The latest filing presents a mixed picture
10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.
Capital and cash conversion
Cash conversion improved
Capital-spending intensity declined while free-cash-flow margin improved.
- Capital spending YoY
- -24.0%
- Capital spending / revenue
- +2.6%
- Free-cash-flow margin
- +12.4%
- FCF margin change
- +2.1 pts
Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.
What improved
- Revenue increased 3.0% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
- Gross margin fell 0.7 percentage points.
Filing receipts
“The increase was primarily driven by favorable value realization, volume-related Net sales increases, the benefits associated with our supply chain optimization initiatives, lower expenses related to brand support in part attributable to media cost improvements, and decreased administrative expenses, partially offset by net input cost inflation, the impact of tariffs imposed on goods imported into the United States, and unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates.”
“The increase was primarily driven by favorable value realization, the benefits associated with our supply chain optimization initiatives, and decreased administrative expenses, partially offset by volume-related Net sales decreases, higher expenses related to brand support, net input cost inflation, unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and the impact of tariffs imposed on goods imported into the United States.”
“The decrease was primarily driven by higher expenses related to brand support, net input cost inflation, the impact of tariffs imposed on goods imported into the United States, and unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by the benefits associated with our supply chain optimization initiatives and volume-related Net sales increases.”
Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind KVUE
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
PFEPfizer Inc.competitorAug 7, 2025 ▾
“General Litigation In 2006, J&J acquired Pfizer’s OTC business including the U.S.”
Depended on by
KMBKimberly-Clark CorporationinvesteeApr 28, 2026 ▾
“As a result of the pending Kenvue Acquisition, in November 2025, the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
KVUE is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Packaged Foods & Beverages. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.