KVUE Stock — Kenvue Inc.

Kenvue Inc. (KVUE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KVUE is a Stock. its distribution rate is 4.44%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.52%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is -18.7% over the past 3.5 years, 115.5 points behind SPY at 96.8%.

Kenvue Inc. is a consumer health company that manufactures and sells over-the-counter medicines, personal care products, and health supplements across three business segments: Self Care, Skin Health and Beauty, and Essential Health. The company operates globally under well-known brands including Tylenol, Neutrogena, Johnson's, Listerine, and Aveeno. It distributes dividends quarterly at a current high distribution rate, making it potentially appealing to income-focused investors seeking exposure to established consumer health brands.

KVUE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -18.7% over the past 3.5 years, 115.5 points behind SPY at 96.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 42.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.5%.

KVUE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.26%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/04/2023

Distribution rate

4.44%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

5.52%

Last close

$18.91 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$36,321,826,261

Average volume

27692800.0

Dividend

$0.21

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

10/02/2026

Beta

0.447

Payout ratio

70.9%

P/E ratio

21.99

Forward P/E

14.7275

EPS

$0.86

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.44%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.52%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

KVUE risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.5%.

Who may consider KVUE — and who may not

KVUE may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KVUE pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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