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Kenvue Inc. (KVUE)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | Summit, United States | NYSE
17.76 USD -0.07 (-0.393%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 17.71 -0.05 (-0.050%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 7:52 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:24 a.m. EDT

Kenvue presents a classic defensive dilemma: a fortress-like dividend yield that is dangerously close to the company's ability to sustain it, paired with a business that has lost nearly 16% of its value over the last two years. The 4.79% yield is attractive on paper, but the payout ratio sits at 96.5%, leaving almost no room for error if sales slip even slightly. While the stock trades at a reasonable forward P/E of 14.3, the market has clearly priced in a lack of growth, evidenced by the 21.9% drop last year and the flat-to-negative trajectory since the 2024 peak. The options market confirms this anxiety, with traders buying protection against a fall below $16 while waiting for a catalyst to push prices back toward $18. For investors seeking capital appreciation, the lack of revenue growth and the recent multi-year decline make this a difficult hold. However, for those who can stomach the risk of dividend cuts, the current price offers a margin of safety where the downside is capped by the need to preserve cash flows.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.062683
AutoETS0.067284
AutoARIMA0.067783
MSTL0.067864

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 13.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.090
Excess Kurtosis -1.60
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 81.617
Revenue per Share 8.035
Market Cap 34,112,937,984
Trailing P/E 20.65
Forward P/E 14.32
Beta 0.45
Profit Margins 10.76%
Website https://www.kenvue.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume at strikes 16.0 and 16.5 for the October expiration, suggesting a fear of a drop below the 17.00 level. Conversely, call interest is concentrated near the money at 18.00, indicating a belief that the stock will stabilize or tick higher rather than crash. The imbalance in implied volatility, with puts trading at a significant premium compared to calls, reflects a 'sell the news' sentiment ahead of the upcoming earnings report.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.19% 5.87% 4.53% —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-21 0.210 1.188455
2026-08-12 0.210 1.106428
2026-05-13 0.208 1.210006
2026-02-11 0.208 1.121899
2025-11-12 0.208 1.247750
2025-08-13 0.208 0.958084
2025-05-14 0.205 0.883621
2025-02-12 0.205 0.978053
2024-11-13 0.205 0.885912
2024-08-14 0.205 0.967894
2024-05-07 0.200 0.996016
2024-02-13 0.200 1.038961
2023-11-07 0.200 1.020408
2023-08-25 0.200 0.870701
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.84
dividendYield 4.71
exDividendDate 2026-09-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.83
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04655076
lastDividendValue 0.21
lastDividendDate 2026-09-21
dividendDate 2026-10-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.09655595
Address1 1 Kenvue Way
All Time High 27.795
All Time Low 14.02
Ask 17.75
Ask Size 26,500
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 18,950,720
Average Daily Volume3 Month 21,973,800
Average Volume 21,973,800
Average Volume10Days 18,950,720
Beta 0.447
Bid 17.7
Bid Size 16,500
Board Risk 3
Book Value 5.496
City Summit
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 17.76
Current Ratio 1.005
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 17.93
Day Low 17.54
Debt To Equity 81.617
Display Name Kenvue
Dividend Date 1,790,899,200
Dividend Rate 0.84
Dividend Yield 4.71
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,762,435,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,762,435,800
Earnings Growth 0.085
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.086
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 3,480,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.22591999
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.955
Enterprise To Revenue 2.701
Enterprise Value 41,615,937,536
Eps Current Year 1.1823
Eps Forward 1.23981
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.86
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,948,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 18.4182
Fifty Day Average Change -0.6581993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.035736356
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 9.655595
Fifty Two Week High 20.13
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.369999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11773468
Fifty Two Week Low 14.02
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.7399998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.26676175
Fifty Two Week Range 14.02 - 20.13
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,683,207,000,000
Float Shares 1,917,988,345
Forward Eps 1.23981
Forward P E 14.324776
Free Cashflow 1,907,500,032
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 21,780
Fullday Change -0.069999695
Fullday Change Percent -0.39259502
Fullday Price 17.76
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.58437
Gross Profits 9,004,000,256
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00075999997
Held Percent Institutions 0.96005994
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,920,773,467
Industry Household & Personal Products
Industry Disp Household & Personal Products
Industry Key household-personal-products
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,948,800
Last Dividend Value 0.21
Last Fiscal Year End 1,766,880,000
Long Business Summary Kenvue Inc. operates as a consumer health company in the United States, rest of North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. It operates in three segments: Self Care, Skin Health and Beauty, and Essential Health. The company offers over-the-counter medicine for cough, cold and allergy, pain care, digestive health, smoking cessation, and eye care, as well as other naturally inspired and self-care products, digital diagnostics, and telemedicine; face and body care, hair, sun, and other care products; oral and baby care, women's health, wound care, and other essential health products; tampons; cosmetics; and vitamins and supplements. It sells its products under the Benadryl, Calpol, Motrin, Nicorette, Rhinocort, Tylenol, Zarbee's Naturals, and Zyrtec; Aveeno, Dr.Ci:Labo, Le Petit Marseillais, Lubriderm, Neutrogena, OGX, and Rogaine; BAND-AID, Carefree, Desitin, Johnson's, Listerine, o.b., and Stayfree; and ORSL, Clean & Clear, Versalie, Benylin, Daktarin, Imodium, Johnson's Baby, Johnson's Adult, Maui Moisture, Microlax, Motilium, Neosporin, Neostrata, Pepcid, Pulmicort, Regaine, Sudafed, and Visine/Vispring/Visclear brands. Kenvue Inc. was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey.
Long Name Kenvue Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 34,112,937,984
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1820759186
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common 1,658,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,416,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 33,940,067,161
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 17.91
Operating Cashflow 2,324,999,936
Operating Margins 0.19418
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.96510005
Peg Ratio 1.42
Phone 908 874 1200
Post Market Change -0.050001144
Post Market Change Percent -0.28153798
Post Market Price 17.71
Post Market Time 1,791,935,569
Previous Close 17.83
Price Eps Current Year 15.021568
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.2314413
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.2139757
Profit Margins 0.107609995
Quick Ratio 0.611
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0699997
Regular Market Change Percent -0.392595
Regular Market Day High 17.93
Regular Market Day Low 17.54
Regular Market Day Range 17.54 - 17.93
Regular Market Open 17.91
Regular Market Previous Close 17.83
Regular Market Price 17.76
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 27,388,811
Return On Assets 0.06992
Return On Equity 0.15581
Revenue Growth 0.03
Revenue Per Share 8.035
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 1,920,773,467
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.03
Shares Short 57,664,722
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 72,137,384
Short Name Kenvue Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0348
Short Ratio 2.18
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol KVUE
Target High Price 23.0
Target Low Price 18.0
Target Mean Price 19.5
Target Median Price 19.0
Total Cash 1,110,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.578
Total Debt 8,613,000,192
Total Revenue 15,408,000,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.83
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04655076
Trailing Eps 0.86
Trailing P E 20.651163
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.4024
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 18.0497
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.28969955
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.016050104
Type Disp Equity
Volume 27,388,811
Website https://www.kenvue.com
Zip 7,901