Kenvue Inc. (KVUE) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 71 Consumer Staples companies.
Kenvue Inc. (KVUE) scores 5.4 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as mixed quality. The reading rests on predictability, and growth is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for KVUE stands at 5.4 out of 10 as of October 17, 2026, which puts Kenvue Inc. in the mixed quality band. In this band one or two pillars are usually holding the score up while others drag it down, which the breakdown below makes visible. It rolls Kenvue Inc.’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Ranked with the 71 Consumer Staples companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 40th percentile, in the lower half of the group, above the bottom quarter. A typical company in the group scores 5.8, and the best quarter starts from 6.8. Kenvue Inc. is in line with that typical reading.
Profitability scores 6.2 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 71 Consumer Staples companies is 4.7, so Kenvue Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 67th percentile. Middling returns are common and not a flaw in themselves, though they leave less slack when costs rise or demand softens.
On solvency, Kenvue Inc. scores 6.5, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.9 across 65 Consumer Staples companies, which places it in line with them, at the 47th percentile. An average solvency reading suggests debt is present but manageable, the normal state for a company that borrows to fund its operations.
Kenvue Inc.’s growth score is 1.5 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 4.0 among 67 Consumer Staples companies, that is well below the group and the 15th percentile. Weak growth means revenue and earnings have been flat or shrinking against peers, which can be cyclical or a sign of a market that is maturing.
Efficiency scores 5.8 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 68 Consumer Staples companies is 6.7, so Kenvue Inc. is below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 24th percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
Kenvue Inc.’s predictability score is 7.0 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 6.1 among 71 Consumer Staples companies, that is above the group and the 80th percentile. A strong predictability score rewards consistency: revenue and earnings that rarely surprise in either direction.
The gap between Kenvue Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: predictability at 7.0 against growth at 1.5, 5.5 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with predictability suits a steady compounder, even if the other pillars are less striking. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
The pillar with the most room to move the score is growth. If it rose to the median of Consumer Staples companies, 4.0, Kenvue Inc.’s overall score would go from 5.4 to about 5.9. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Kenvue Inc. has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Consumer Staples companies below are nearest to Kenvue Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Kenvue Inc. scores 5.4 out of 10, which reads as mixed quality. Its strongest pillar is predictability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Kenvue Inc. ranks at the 40th percentile of the 71 Consumer Staples companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.8 and the top quarter starts at 6.8, against Kenvue Inc.’s 5.4.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for KVUE are in the app.
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