Kenvue (KVUE) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026)
Kenvue (KVUE) recorded Operating Margin of 18.17% in Q3 2026, up 1.46 percentage points from 16.71% a year earlier and up 0.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kenvue (KVUE) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Kenvue's Operating Margin came in at 17.43% as of Sep 27, 2026, up 1.69 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 15.96%, up 4.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a three-year change of -1.93 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 11.91% in FY2024 (-4.35 pp), 16.27% in FY2023 (-1.63 pp) and 17.89% in FY2022.
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from 3.85% in Q2 2024 to 19.62% in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.79 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 14.18 percentage points in Q2 2025, against a drop of 13.65 percentage points in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 17.67% (Q2 2026), 19.62% (Q1 2026) and 14.15% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 385.85 Bn | 337.41 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 25.51% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.62 Bn | 72.10 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 20.26% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.03 Bn | 28.13 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 10.98% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 18.17% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.20 Bn | 32.14 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 12.48% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.09 Bn | 24.48 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 18.19% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.34 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 23.67% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.07 Bn | 5.89 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 10.07% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.06 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 13.77% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.79 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 14.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 18.17% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 17.67% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 19.62% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 14.15% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 16.71% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 18.03% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.92% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 13.19% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 16.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.55% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 18.14% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 17.50% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 16.61% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 20.14% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 20.24% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 17.02% |
Kenvue Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KVUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KVUE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KVUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();