Kenvue (KVUE) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026)
Kenvue (KVUE) reported 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 4 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.45% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 12.45%, up 285.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.45% (up 285.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.84%, up 307.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 12.45% in Q1 2026 per KVUE's latest filing, from 11.38% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 18.5% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 8.77% in Q3 2024.
- A 4-year average of 11.95% and a median of 11.38% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 974 bps in 2024, then jumped 285 bps in 2026.
- A 4-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 11.43% in 2023, then slipped by 22 bps to 8.97% in 2024, then advanced by 27 bps to 11.38% in 2025, then grew 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 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 22.49% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | 9.90% |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 30.32% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.45% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 24.16% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 3.12% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 2.61% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 62.17% |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.24 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 3.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |