Kenvue (KVUE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2026)
Kenvue's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.24% in Q2 2026, up 1.23 percentage points from 9.02% a year earlier and up 0.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kenvue (KVUE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Kenvue came in at 9.45%, up 2.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 7.10% in FY2024 (-2.58 pp) and 9.67% in FY2023.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.87 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 2.69 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 8.80 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KVUE's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 9.97% (Q1 2026), 9.13% (Q4 2025) and 9.06% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 373.44 Bn | 325.24 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 17.18% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 74.95 Bn | 70.01 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 27.25% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 39.37 Bn | 27.45 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.45% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.58 Bn | 33.19 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 10.24% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.64 Bn | 33.96 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 19.45% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 24.96 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 13.09% |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.45 Bn | 8.89 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 26.61% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.73 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 4.57% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 11.14% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.24 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 32.25% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 10.24% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 9.97% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 9.13% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 9.06% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 9.02% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.29% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 7.12% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 7.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.35% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 15.94% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 9.69% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 8.58% |
Kenvue Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KVUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KVUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();