Kenvue Q3 sales slightly beat expectations on self care segment growth

Overview

• Consumer health products maker's fiscal Q3 sales rose 3.2%, slightly beating analyst expectations

• Adjusted diluted EPS for fiscal Q3 rose 4% to $0.29

• Company cites margin expansion and productivity gains as drivers of quarterly results

Outlook

• Kenvue will not provide forward-looking guidance due to the pending Kimberly-Clark transaction

Result Drivers

• SELF CARE SEGMENT - Co said Self Care segment drove growth, with net sales up 5.9% on strong demand for smoking cessation and pain care products, innovation, and commercial execution

• PRODUCTIVITY INITIATIVES - Co attributed margin expansion to productivity gains from global supply chain optimization, U.S. tariff refunds, and favorable value realization, partially offset by inflation and unfavorable transactional FX

• RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVE - Co said cost optimization actions, including the 2026 Restructuring Initiative and Vue Forward, contributed to improved operating income margin, partially offset by increased brand support

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Key Details

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 13 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the personal products peer group is "buy."

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Kenvue Inc. is $19.00, about 2.9% below its October 29 closing price of $19.56

• The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago

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