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Kenvue

KVUE
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Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive
Price
$18.98
-0.04 (-0.21%)
Market Cap
$36.44B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+1.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.89B (2021) → 1.92B (2025)

Kenvue is a consumer health company that makes everyday products people buy at pharmacies and grocery stores. Its brands include Tylenol, Neutrogena, Listerine, Band-Aid, and Aveeno — names most households already recognize. The company was spun off from Johnson & Johnson in 2023, making it one of the largest standalone consumer health companies in the world.

Kenvue earns money by selling its products directly to retailers, pharmacies, and e-commerce platforms, which then sell to everyday consumers. It operates globally, with strong sales across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, and generates over $15 billion in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is brand recognition — consumers tend to reach for familiar names like Tylenol or Band-Aid out of habit. The key risk is that retailers are pushing their own cheaper store-brand alternatives, which could pressure Kenvue's pricing power and market share over time.

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Quality

Gross Margin
58.9%
Premium pricing power — 58.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
21.9%
Excellent — 21.9% operating margin
ROCE
4.4%
Weak — 4.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-0.1%
Shrinking sales (-0.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
+54.5%
Earnings growing fast (54.5% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
139%
Turns 139% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
11.9%
Modest free cash flow (11.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.82
Moderate — manageable debt (0.82)
Interest Cover
7.64x
Adequate interest coverage (7.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.3x
Growth-priced — P/E 22.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+8.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.3 → 13.6)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
4.58%
Healthy income — 4.58% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
+1.2%
Dividend flat

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