KVUE vs PRGO vs CL Stock Comparison

Kenvue, Perrigo and Colgate Palmolive Prices as of Oct 30, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KVUE Kenvue Inc.
$19.27 +9.1% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.02B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.53B
Div. yield
5.43%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
PRGO PERRIGO Co plc
$15.86 +9.8% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
CL Colgate Palmolive Co
$98.75 +14.6% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$78.91B
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Personal Care Products Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Colgate Palmolive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Colgate Palmolive 5, Kenvue 5, Perrigo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKVUEPRGOCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.02B $2.18B $78.91B CL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.9x -1.3x 38.4x KVUE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 6.8x 26.3x PRGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% -4.2% +5.9% CL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.9% -41.9% 9.6% KVUE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% -26.2% 27.6% CL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -2.3x 1.6x PRGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.43% 0.00% 0.02% KVUE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.3% -21.4% +29.0% KVUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -19.3%/yr +4.9%/yr CL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 57.2% 23.5% CL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 39/100 61/100 KVUE

Percentile Scorecard

KVUEPRGOCL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisKVUEPRGOCL
Valuation 63 #19 of 50 45 #28 of 50 47 #27 of 50
Growth 60 #20 of 49 6 #46 of 49 58 #21 of 49
Profitability 75 #12 of 45 18 #37 of 45 96 #3 of 45
Financial Health 45 #30 of 54 28 #39 of 54 49 #28 of 54
Shareholder Returns 87 #5 of 31 97 #2 of 31 57 #14 of 31
Overall 66 39 61
  • KVUE ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • PRGO ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • CL ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodKVUEPRGOCLSPY
1 month +9.1%+9.8%+14.6% -1.0%
3 months +0.2%+19.6%+5.9% -0.4%
6 months +10.6%+29.4%+12.0% +4.5%
Year to date +11.7%+13.9%+25.0% +12.4%
1 year +35.3%-21.4%+29.0% +13.6%
3 years +3.6%-44.8%+32.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +1.2%-18.0%+9.7% +20.8%
5 years —-65.8%+26.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year —-19.3%+4.9% +10.4%
10 years —-80.8%+41.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-15.2%+3.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureKVUEPRGOCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%57.2%23.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.0%59.6%21.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.070.99-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.45-0.371.24 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-80.7%-31.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-21.4%-0.4% -1.6%
52-week high $19.89$20.19$99.14 $779.14
52-week low $14.24$9.25$76.11 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleKVUEPRGOCL
P/E now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 19.8x -1.3xmedian 19.8x 38.3xmedian 19.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 13.6x -4.1xmedian 13.6x 22.3xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 17.5x 18.4xmedian 17.5x 20.7xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.3x 122.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -83.90median 0.89 0.01median 0.89 3.76median 0.89

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsKVUEPRGOCL
Revenue $15.53B $4.14B $21.28B
Gross profit $9.05B $1.38B $12.90B
Operating income $2.71B -$1.56B $3.16B
Net income $1.69B -$1.73B $2.17B
Free cash flow $2.34B $119.30M $3.79B
R&D – $95.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $-12.43 $2.57
Cash & equivalents $1.04B $399.70M $1.53B
Total debt $8.21B $3.29B $7.72B
Shares (diluted) 1.93B 139.60M 799.70M
Enterprise value $32.73B $462.57M $73.39B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricKVUEPRGOCL
P/E 21.9x -1.3x 38.3x
P/FCF 15.8x 18.4x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 11.2x 18.0x
P/S 2.4x 0.5x 3.7x
P/B 3.6x 0.9x 122.7x
P/Tangible book 20.2x 6.8x -94.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x -4.1x 22.3x
EV/EBIT 16.3x -3.3x 26.8x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 1.2x 4.0x
EV/FCF 18.9x 42.7x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 26.0x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -83.90 0.01 3.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKVUEPRGOCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% -4.2% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -3.6% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.8% -10.8% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -4.6% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.6% -644.9% -26.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -123.9% 0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.9% -2,060% -28.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -194.8% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.8% -2,039% -28.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -192.7% 10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.9% -46.5% 8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -14.8% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.6% -53.5% 10.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -20.4% 14.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKVUEPRGOCL
Gross margin 58.3% 33.3% 60.6%
EBITDA margin 21.1% -29.8% 17.9%
Operating margin 17.4% -37.7% 14.8%
Pretax margin 14.8% -38.9% 13.9%
Net margin 10.9% -41.9% 9.6%
FCF margin 15.1% 2.9% 17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.6% 4.7% 20.5%
Return on equity 16.3% -69.2% 360.5%
Return on assets 6.3% -22.3% 13.0%
Return on invested capital 10.6% -26.2% 27.6%
Return on capital employed 13.2% -23.2% 31.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKVUEPRGOCL
Debt / assets 30.8% 43.3% 46.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.3x 12.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -2.3x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 27.6x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 66.9% 96.2%
Equity / assets 38.1% 33.1% 3.8%
Interest coverage – – 12.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.23 -0.39 7.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKVUEPRGOCL
Dividend yield 5.4% 7.3% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 7.3% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 84.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 48.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusKVUEPRGOCL
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $2.33FY2026 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 -15.3%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.8% -1.3% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.05BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026 $22.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% -0.8% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKVUEPRGOCL
Held by institutions 94.3% 100.0% 83.8%
Institutions holding 1,010 339 2,019
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +6.4% 0.0%
Institutions buying 529 194 921
Institutions selling 353 92 722
Buyers to sellers 1.50 2.11 1.28

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

KVUEPRGOCL
KVUE 1.00 0.37 0.64
PRGO 0.37 1.00 0.28
CL 0.64 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KVUE, PRGO and CL?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kenvue (KVUE) $37.02B, Perrigo (PRGO) $2.18B, Colgate Palmolive (CL) $78.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, KVUE, PRGO and CL?

Kenvue (KVUE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kenvue (KVUE) 21.9x, Perrigo (PRGO) -1.3x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 38.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perrigo (PRGO) is cheapest (Kenvue (KVUE) 15.8x, Perrigo (PRGO) 6.8x, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Colgate Palmolive (CL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kenvue (KVUE) +3.5%, Perrigo (PRGO) -4.2%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kenvue (KVUE) has the highest net margin (Kenvue (KVUE) 10.9%, Perrigo (PRGO) -41.9%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads (Kenvue (KVUE) 10.6%, Perrigo (PRGO) -26.2%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 27.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kenvue (KVUE) returned the most: Kenvue (KVUE) +35.3%, Perrigo (PRGO) -21.4%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +29.0%. Over five years, Colgate Palmolive (CL) compounded fastest (Perrigo (PRGO) -19.3%/yr, Colgate Palmolive (CL) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kenvue (KVUE) has the highest dividend yield: Kenvue (KVUE) 5.43%, Perrigo (PRGO) 0.00%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 0.02%. Perrigo (PRGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Colgate Palmolive (CL) has been the steadiest (Kenvue (KVUE) 24.3%, Perrigo (PRGO) 57.2%, Colgate Palmolive (CL) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KVUE, PRGO and CL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Colgate Palmolive (CL) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.