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Kenvue Inc. (KVUE)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | Summit, United States | NYSE
19.17 USD -0.03 (-0.156%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 19.17

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:57 a.m. EDT

Kenvue presents as a classic defensive income play that has recently stabilized after a multi-year downtrend. The long-term outlook is solid (3 stars) because the business has halted its decline, showing a slight price recovery and maintaining a respectable return on equity, though the heavy debt load and stagnant revenue growth prevent it from being a top-tier compounder. The short-term picture (2.5 stars) is neutral; while the stock is trading near its 200-day average, the statistical forecast leans slightly negative, and the options market is crowded with put buyers, suggesting institutional hedging against further weakness. The dividend yield is attractive but comes with a warning flag: the payout ratio is nearly 98%, meaning the company is distributing almost all of its earnings, leaving little room for error if margins slip. Investors here are likely seeking capital preservation and steady cash flow rather than explosive growth.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.079203
AutoARIMA0.080206
AutoTheta0.080512
MSTL0.083498

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 8.25
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.089
Excess Kurtosis -0.20
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-11
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 81.617
Revenue per Share 8.035
Market Cap 36,821,229,568
Trailing P/E 22.55
Forward P/E 15.44
Beta 0.43
Profit Margins 10.76%
Website https://www.kenvue.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:57 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (especially the $18 strike for the September expiration), creating a significant put wall that suggests a fear of downside volatility. Conversely, call volume is concentrated near the money and slightly out-of-the-money, indicating a desire for modest upside participation rather than a speculative breakout. The imbalance in open interest favors sellers betting on a range-bound or lower trend, while traders are buying limited insurance against a drop.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.11% 4.69% 4.14%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 4.38
exDividendDate 2026-08-12
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.83
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.043229163
lastDividendValue 0.21
lastDividendDate 2026-08-12
dividendDate 2026-08-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.076034665
Address1 1 Kenvue Way
All Time High 27.795
All Time Low 14.02
Ask 19.2
Ask Size 12,000
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.8 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 20,797,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 20,672,190
Average Volume 20,672,190
Average Volume10Days 20,797,980
Beta 0.431
Bid 19.15
Bid Size 21,500
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 19.17
Current Ratio 1.005
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 19.39
Day Low 19.13
Debt To Equity 81.617
Display Name Kenvue
Dividend Date 1,787,702,400
Dividend Rate 0.84
Dividend Yield 4.38
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 12.733
Enterprise To Revenue 2.877
Enterprise Value 44,324,229,120
Eps Current Year 1.18284
Eps Forward 1.24166
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.85
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,492,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 19.1102
Fifty Day Average Change 0.059799194
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0031291766
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -7.6034665
Fifty Two Week High 20.82
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6499996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0792507
Fifty Two Week Low 14.02
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.1499996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.36733234
Fifty Two Week Range 14.02 - 20.82
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,683,207,000,000
Float Shares 1,918,142,007
Forward Eps 1.24166
Forward P E 15.439009
Free Cashflow 1,907,500,032
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 21,780
Fullday Change -0.0300007
Fullday Change Percent -0.156254
Fullday Price 19.17
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.58437
Gross Profits 9,004,000,256
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00071999995
Held Percent Institutions 0.95972
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 1,786,492,800
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 36,821,229,568
Market State CLOSED
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 36,878,850,566
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 19.26
Operating Cashflow 2,324,999,936
Operating Margins 0.19418
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.97650003
Peg Ratio 1.59
Phone 908 874 1200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 19.17
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Previous Close 19.2
Price Eps Current Year 16.206757
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.4879913
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.3897476
Profit Margins 0.107609995
Quick Ratio 0.611
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.78571
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0300007
Regular Market Change Percent -0.156254
Regular Market Day High 19.39
Regular Market Day Low 19.13
Regular Market Day Range 19.13 - 19.39
Regular Market Open 19.26
Regular Market Previous Close 19.2
Regular Market Price 19.17
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 11,888,237
Return On Assets 0.06992
Return On Equity 0.15581
Revenue Growth 0.03
Revenue Per Share 8.035
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
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 0.0275
Shares Short 52,780,110
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 61,555,132
Short Name Kenvue Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0319
Short Ratio 2.7
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 0.043229163
Trailing Eps 0.85
Trailing P E 22.55294
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.5764
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 17.8845
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.2854996
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07187786
Type Disp Equity
Volume 11,888,237
Website https://www.kenvue.com
Zip 7,901