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Compared to Estimates, Kenvue (KVUE) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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Kenvue (KVUE - Free Report) reported $3.74 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 3.9%. EPS of $0.24 for the same period compares to $0.28 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.68 billion, representing a surprise of +1.70%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +9.09%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.22.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Kenvue performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Net Sales- Self Care: $1.67 billion compared to the $1.61 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.8% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Essential Health: $1.10 billion versus $1.07 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.9% change.
  • Net Sales- Skin Health and Beauty: $977 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $980.93 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.3%.
  • Adjusted Operating Income- Self Care: $566 million versus $557.79 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Adjusted Operating Income- Essential Health: $239 million compared to the $89.22 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Adjusted Operating Income- Skin Health and Beauty: $92 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $121.28 million.
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Shares of Kenvue have returned +6.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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