Kenvue KVUE
NYSE KVUE
$19.13 +0.33 (+1.76%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Kenvue (KVUE) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026)

Kenvue (KVUE) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 12.45% for Q1 2026, up 285.0% year-over-year from 3.23% in Q1 2025, and up 9.42% quarter-over-quarter from 11.38% in Q4 2025.

Kenvue (KVUE) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kenvue (KVUE) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 4 consecutive years, with 12.45% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 285.0% year-over-year to 12.45%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.45% (up 285.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.84%, up 307.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 12.45% in Q1 2026 per KVUE's latest filing, from 11.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 18.5% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 8.77% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.95% across 4 years, with a median of 11.38% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 974 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 285 bps.
  • Kenvue's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.43% in 2023, then dropped by 22 bps to 8.97% in 2024, then climbed by 27 bps to 11.38% in 2025, then increased by 9 bps to 12.45% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KVUE's Return on Capital Employed at 12.45% in Q1 2026, 11.38% in Q4 2025, and 11.23% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 334.68 Bn 324.73 Bn 10.28 Bn 22.25%
2 Unilever 135.06 Bn 122.54 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.11 Bn 71.74 Bn 3.30 Bn 29.67%
4 Kenvue 36.14 Bn 35.03 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.57%
5 Kimberly Clark 35.84 Bn 34.89 Bn 1.60 Bn 23.10%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.63 Bn 27.51 Bn 2.84 Bn 3.12%
7 Church & Dwight 23.49 Bn 23.23 Bn 693.90 Mn 14.08%
8 Clorox 12.90 Bn 12.75 Bn 804.00 Mn 38.28%
9 Yatsen Holding 5.79 Bn 5.65 Bn 153.20 Mn -5.54%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 5.48 Bn 5.13 Bn 398.84 Mn 6.09%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 12.57%
Mar 29, 2026 12.45%
Dec 28, 2025 11.38%
Sep 28, 2025 11.23%
Jun 29, 2025 11.53%
Mar 30, 2025 9.60%
Dec 29, 2024 8.97%
Sep 29, 2024 8.77%
Jun 30, 2024 8.96%
Mar 31, 2024 11.32%
Dec 31, 2023 11.43%
Oct 1, 2023 18.50%
Jul 2, 2023 15.80%
Apr 2, 2023 15.49%