Kenvue (KVUE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2023 - 2026)
Kenvue (KVUE) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.21% in Q3 2026, up 1.98 percentage points from 11.23% a year earlier and up 0.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kenvue (KVUE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kenvue reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.84%, up 3.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.77% in FY2024 (-2.59 pp) and 11.37% in FY2023.
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 2.85 percentage points in Q1 2026, against a drop of 2.81 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 12.57% (Q2 2026), 12.45% (Q1 2026) and 11.38% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 390.78 Bn | 342.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 23.37% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 77.96 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 31.20% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 41.21 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 13.21% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.84 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.00% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.38 Bn | 24.77 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 15.26% |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.88 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 37.50% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 7.00 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 8.06% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.26 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 11.51% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 51.72% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 13.21% |
| 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 | 11.58% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 9.96% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 9.85% |
Kenvue Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KVUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KVUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();