Kenvue Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

• Net Sales (3.5)%; Organic Sales¹ (4.4)%
• Diluted EPS was $0.21; Adjusted Diluted EPS¹ was $0.28
• Affirms Outlook for FY'25
• Kirk Perry Named Permanent Chief Executive Officer and Company Announced Additional Key Leadership Appointments

Kenvue Inc. (NYSE:KVUE) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2025.

"Throughout the third quarter, our team remained focused on our four operating priorities to drive improved performance," said Kirk Perry, Chief Executive Officer. "Third quarter results keep us on track to deliver our full year guidance and we are confident in the decisive actions we are taking to accelerate Kenvue's performance and unlock the inherent value of our brands."

Third Quarter Summary

• Net sales decreased 3.5% vs the prior year period, primarily reflecting Organic sales¹ decline of 4.4%, partially offset by foreign currency benefit of 1.0%.
• Gross profit margin was 59.1% vs 58.5% in the prior year period. Adjusted gross profit margin¹ was 61.2% vs 60.7% in the prior year period.
• Operating income margin was 16.7% vs 16.8% in the prior year period. Adjusted operating income margin¹ was 21.5% vs 22.1% in the prior year period.
• Diluted earnings per share were $0.21 vs $0.20 in the prior year period. Adjusted diluted earnings per share¹ were $0.28 both in the current and prior year periods.
• The Company is affirming its outlook for Full Year 2025.

Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Net Sales and Organic Sales

Third quarter 2025 Net sales decreased 3.5% vs the prior year period, primarily reflecting Organic sales decline of 4.4%, partially offset by foreign currency benefit of 1.0%. Organic sales decline was driven by a 4.0% volume decrease and unfavorable value realization of 0.4%, reflecting planned strategic price investments. Similarly to the second quarter 2025, volumes in the third quarter 2025 were impacted by changes in shipment timing versus last year in China, trade inventory reductions in certain customers, and sequential deceleration in the global weighted category growth rate, reflecting low seasonal incidences impacting Self Care.

Gross Profit Margin and Operating Income Margin

Third quarter 2025 Gross profit margin expanded 60 basis points to 59.1% from 58.5% in the prior year period. Adjusted gross profit margin expanded 50 basis points to 61.2% from 60.7% in the prior year period. The year-over-year change in both measures reflects the savings from productivity gains attributable to our global supply chain optimization initiatives, which helped offset the impact from lower volume, inflationary, tariff, and foreign exchange headwinds, as well as strategic price investment.

Third quarter 2025 Operating income margin was 16.7% vs 16.8% in the prior year period. Third quarter 2025 Adjusted operating income margin was 21.5% vs 22.1% in the prior year period. The year-over-year change in both measures reflects the year-over-year improvement in Gross profit margin and Adjusted gross profit margin, savings from Our Vue Forward, as well as a year-over-year increase in brand support.

Interest Expense, Net and Taxes

Third quarter 2025 Interest expense, net was $93 million vs $96 million in the prior year period.

Third quarter Effective tax rate was 24.3% vs 33.6% in the prior year period. The Adjusted effective tax rate¹ was 24.0% vs 28.9% in the prior year period. The year-over-year reduction in both measures largely reflects an increase in discrete tax benefits and unfavorable tax return true-ups in the third quarter 2024.

Net Income Per Share ("Earnings Per Share")

Third quarter 2025 Diluted earnings per share were $0.21 vs $0.20 in the prior year period and Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.28 both in the current and prior year periods.

2025 Outlook

The Company is affirming its outlook for Full Year 2025 as follows:

• Net sales and Organic sales are expected to be down low-single-digits, assuming approximately neutral impact from foreign currency translation.
• Adjusted operating income margin is expected to decline year-over-year.
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $1.00 to $1.05, including a low-single-digit unfavorable impact from foreign currency.

The outlook is predicated on the current foreign exchange rates and the estimated impact from tariffs in place as of October 31, 2025.

Kenvue is not able to provide the most directly comparable GAAP measures or reconcile Adjusted operating income margin or Adjusted diluted earnings per share to comparable GAAP measures on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable efforts given the unpredictability of the timing and amounts of discrete items such as foreign exchange, acquisitions or divestitures, which may significantly impact GAAP results.

Leadership Appointments

The Company announced today that the Board of Directors has named Kirk Perry as Chief Executive Officer on a permanent basis, effective immediately. Mr. Perry, who had served as Interim Chief Executive Officer since July 14, 2025, will also continue to serve as a non-independent member of the Board of Directors.

The Company has appointed Carlos De Jesus as Group President, North America, effective November 3, 2025. Mr. De Jesus has spent more than 25 years in the global consumer products industry, with a proven track record of driving growth for billion-dollar brands and leading large-scale turnarounds across global markets. Mr. De Jesus held various leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Amazon Global Team Leader & North America Digital Commerce. He oversaw well-known brands such as Pampers, Gillette, Duracell, Crest, and most recently, Oral-B. He succeeds Jan Meurer, who will depart the Company following a transition period.

The Company also announced that it will appoint Jonathan Halvorson to a newly created role of Chief Digital and Marketing Officer, effective November 17, 2025. Mr. Halvorson is a seasoned and strategic marketing leader with deep expertise in digital transformation, consumer experience, and commerce strategy. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Consumer Experience and Digital Commerce at Mondelēz International, where he led global teams driving the future of digital marketing, AI adoption, and data-driven consumer engagement across iconic brands such as Cadbury, Oreo, Ritz, and Chips Ahoy. The role of Chief Growth Officer will be eliminated, and Charmaine England will leave the Company following a transition period.

No Earnings Webcast

In a separate release issued today, Kenvue announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Kimberly-Clark will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Kenvue common stock in a cash and stock transaction.

As a result, Kenvue will no longer host its previously planned quarterly conference call with investors. The Company has posted prepared remarks regarding its third quarter 2025 earnings results on its website at investors.kenvue.com.

About Kenvue

Kenvue Inc. is the world's largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue. Built on more than a century of heritage, our iconic brands, including Aveeno®, BAND-AID® Brand, Johnson's®, Listerine®, Neutrogena®, and Tylenol®, are science-backed and recommended by healthcare professionals around the world. At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Our teams work every day to put that power in consumers' hands and earn a place in their hearts and homes. Learn more at kenvue.com.

¹Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. There are limitations to the use of the non-GAAP financial measures presented herein. These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP nor do they have any standardized meaning under U.S. GAAP. In addition, other companies may use similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated differently from the way the Company calculates such measures. Accordingly, the non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to such similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on these non-GAAP financial measures, but instead to consider them with the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplements to, not substitutes for, or superior to, the corresponding financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The Company believes the presentation of these measures is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors to view performance in a manner similar to the method used by management. The Company believes these measures help improve investors' ability to understand the Company's operating performance and makes it easier to compare the Company's results with other companies. In addition, the Company believes these measures are also among the primary measures used externally by the Company's investors, analysts, and peers in its industry for purposes of valuation and comparing the operating performance of the Company to other companies in our industry.

Below are definitions and the reconciliation to the most closely related GAAP measures for the non-GAAP measures used in this press release.

Adjusted diluted earnings per share: We define Adjusted diluted earnings per share as Adjusted net income divided by the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding. Management views this non-GAAP measure as useful to investors as it provides a supplemental measure of the Company's performance over time.

Adjusted EBITDA margin: We define EBITDA as U.S. GAAP Net income adjusted for interest, provision for taxes, and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted for restructuring expenses and operating model optimization initiatives, costs incurred in connection with our establishment as a standalone public company ("Separation-related costs"), conversion of stock-based awards, stock-based awards granted to individuals employed by Kenvue as of October 2, 2023 ("Founder Shares"), impairment charges, the impact of the deferred transfer of certain assets and liabilities from Johnson & Johnson in certain jurisdictions (the "Deferred Markets"), litigation income, losses on investments, and tax indemnification releases. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of U.S. GAAP Net sales. Management believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors as it provides a supplemental perspective to the Company's operating efficiency over time.

Adjusted effective tax rate: We define Adjusted effective tax rate as U.S. GAAP Effective tax rate adjusted for the tax effects on special item adjustments including amortization of intangible assets, restructuring expenses and operating model optimization initiatives, Separation-related costs, conversion of stock-based awards, Founder Shares, impairment charges other than the Dr.Ci:Labo^® asset impairment, litigation (income) expense, losses on investments, and tax indemnification releases. We also exclude taxes related to the Deferred Markets and taxes related to the Dr.Ci:Labo^® asset impairment charges. Management believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors as it provides a supplemental measure of the Company's performance over time.

Adjusted gross profit margin: We define Adjusted gross profit margin (also referred to as "Adjusted gross margin") as U.S. GAAP Gross profit margin adjusted for amortization of intangible assets, Separation-related costs, conversion of stock-based awards, Founder Shares, and operating model optimization initiatives. Management believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors as it provides a supplemental perspective to the Company's operating efficiency over time.

Adjusted net income: We define Adjusted net income as U.S. GAAP Net income adjusted for amortization of intangible assets, restructuring expenses and operating model optimization initiatives, Separation-related costs, conversion of stock-based awards, Founder Shares, impairment charges, the impact of the Deferred Markets, litigation income, losses on investments, tax indemnification releases, and their related tax impacts (i.e., special items). Adjusted net income excludes the impact of items that may obscure trends in our underlying performance. Management believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors as the Company uses Adjusted net income for strategic decision making, forecasting future results, and evaluating current performance.

Adjusted operating income: We define Adjusted operating income as U.S. GAAP Operating income adjusted for amortization of intangible assets, restructuring expenses and operating model optimization initiatives, Separation-related costs, conversion of stock-based awards, Founder Shares, impairment charges, the impact of the Deferred Markets, and litigation income. Management believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors as management uses Adjusted operating income to assess the Company's financial performance.

Adjusted operating income margin: We define Adjusted operating income margin (also referred to as "Adjusted operating margin") as Adjusted operating income as a percentage of U.S. GAAP Net sales. Management believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors as it provides a supplemental perspective to the Company's operating efficiency over time.

Free cash flow: We define Free cash flow as U.S. GAAP Net cash flows from operating activities adjusted for purchases of property, plant, and equipment. Management believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors as it provides a view of the Company's liquidity after deducting capital expenditures, which are considered a necessary component of our ongoing operations.

Organic sales: We define Organic sales as U.S. GAAP Net sales excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of acquisitions and divestitures. We report changes in Organic sales on a period-over-period basis. Management believes reporting period-over-period changes in Organic sales provides investors with additional, supplemental information that is useful in assessing the Company's results of operations by excluding the impact of certain items that we believe do not directly reflect our underlying operations.

Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding, among other things, statements about management's expectations of Kenvue's future operating and financial performance, product development, market position, and business strategy. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding the proposed transaction with Kimberly-Clark. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "plans," "expects," "will," "anticipates," "estimates," and other words of similar meaning. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Kenvue and its affiliates. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the inability to execute on Kenvue's business development strategy; inflation and other economic factors, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations, as well as existing or proposed tariffs and other constraints on trade both in the U.S. and in foreign markets; the ability to successfully manage local, regional, or global economic volatility, including reduced market growth rates, and to generate sufficient income and cash flow to allow Kenvue to effect any expected share repurchases and dividend payments; Kenvue's ability to maintain satisfactory credit ratings and access capital markets, which could adversely affect its liquidity, capital position, and borrowing costs; competition, including technological advances, new products, and intellectual property attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product research and development; uncertainty of commercial success for new and existing products and digital capabilities; challenges to intellectual property protections including counterfeiting; the ability of Kenvue to successfully execute strategic plans, including Our Vue Forward and other restructuring or cost-saving initiatives; the impact of business combinations and divestitures, including any ongoing or future transactions; manufacturing difficulties or delays, internally or within the supply chain; product efficacy or safety concerns resulting in product recalls or regulatory action; significant adverse litigation or government action, including related to product liability claims; changes to applicable laws and regulations and other requirements imposed by stakeholders; changes in behavior and spending patterns of consumers; natural disasters, acts of war, or terrorism, catastrophes, or epidemics, pandemics, or other disease outbreaks; financial instability of international economies and legal systems and sovereign risk; the inability to realize the benefits of the separation from Kenvue's former parent, Johnson & Johnson; the risk of disruption or unanticipated costs in connection with the separation; the Company's inability to consummate the proposed transaction with Kimberly-Clark due to, among other things, market, regulatory and other factors; the potential for disruption to the Company's business resulting from the proposed transaction with Kimberly-Clark; and potential adverse effects on the Company's stock price from the announcement, suspension or consummation of the proposed transaction with Kimberly-Clark. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors can be found in Kenvue's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings, available at investors.kenvue.com or on request from Kenvue. Any forward-looking statement made in this release speaks only as of the date of this release. Kenvue undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or developments or otherwise.

Organic Sales Change

The following tables present a reconciliation of the change in Net sales, as reported, to the change in Organic sales, a non-GAAP measure for the periods presented:

Total Segment Net Sales and Adjusted Operating Income

Segment Net sales for the periods presented were as follows:

Segment Adjusted operating income for the periods presented was as follows:

Non-GAAP Financial Information

The following tables present reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP for the periods presented:

The following table presents reconciliations of the Effective tax rate, as reported, to Adjusted effective tax rate for the periods presented:

The following table presents a reconciliation of Effective tax rate, as forecasted on a U.S. GAAP basis, to forecasted Adjusted effective tax rate for fiscal year 2025:

The following table presents a reconciliation of Diluted earnings per share, as reported, to Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the periods presented: