Kenvue (KVUE) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026)
Kenvue's (KVUE) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 19.62% in Q1 2026, up 471.0% year-on-year from 3.44% in Q1 2025, and up 38.63% on a QoQ basis from 14.15% in Q4 2025.
Kenvue (KVUE) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kenvue (KVUE) has 5 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 19.62% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 471.0% year-over-year to 19.62% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 17.15%, a 507.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 15.96%, up 405.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 19.62%, up from 14.15% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for KVUE reached as high as 54.31% in Q1 2023 and fell as low as 3.85% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 18.11% across 5 years, with a median of 16.77% in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 4177 bps in 2023 and jumped 1418 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 20.14% in 2022, then tumbled by 38 bps to 12.55% in 2023, then gained by 5 bps to 13.19% in 2024, then grew by 7 bps to 14.15% in 2025, then surged by 39 bps to 19.62% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 19.62% in Q1 2026, 14.15% in Q4 2025, and 16.71% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 347.16 Bn | 334.85 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 21.55% |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.51 Bn | 124.03 Bn | - | 8.80% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.72 Bn | 72.39 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 18.11% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.34 Bn | 37.24 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 19.62% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 37.03 Bn | 36.48 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 18.09% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.97 Bn | 26.84 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 6.71% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.39 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 19.81% |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.81 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 27.90% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.37 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -0.92% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.82 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 326.45 Mn | -11.20% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 54.31% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 20.14% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 20.24% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 17.02% |