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

Kenvue's (KVUE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.45% in Q1 2026, up 285.0% year-on-year from 3.23% in Q1 2025, and up 9.42% on a QoQ basis from 11.38% in Q4 2025.

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

Kenvue (KVUE) has 4 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.45% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 285.0% year-over-year to 12.45% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 12.45%, a 285.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 11.84%, up 307.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 12.45%, up from 11.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for KVUE reached as high as 18.5% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 974 bps in 2024 and surged 285 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.43% in 2023, then fell by 22 bps to 8.97% in 2024, then increased by 27 bps to 11.38% in 2025, then gained by 9 bps to 12.45% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 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 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 22.49%
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - 9.90%
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn 30.32%
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.45%
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 24.16%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 3.12%
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 14.22%
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn 62.17%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -5.54%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn 3.64%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%