KVUEMEDIUM SIGNALFINANCIAL10-K

KVUE delivered strong financial performance with net income growing 43% to $1.5B while continuing transformation efforts and adding new forward-looking statement disclosures around a proposed Kimberly-Clark transaction.

The company appears to be successfully executing its post-separation strategy from Johnson & Johnson, with meaningful improvements across key financial metrics indicating operational momentum. However, the addition of forward-looking statement language specifically carving out a "Proposed Transaction with Kimberly-Clark" suggests potential M&A activity that investors should monitor closely.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

KVUE demonstrated strong financial performance across all key metrics, with net income surging 43% to $1.5B and operating income growing 31% to $2.4B, indicating improved operational efficiency. Operating cash flow increased 24% to $2.2B while share buybacks declined 16% to $197M, suggesting management is prioritizing cash generation and potentially preserving capital for strategic initiatives. The 11% growth in stockholders' equity to $10.8B and modest increase in accounts receivable reflect a healthy, growing business with strong fundamentals.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Net Income
P&L
+42.7%
$1.0B→$1.5B

Net income grew 42.7% — bottom-line growth signals improving overall business health.

Operating Income
P&L
+31.1%
$1.8B→$2.4B

Operating leverage kicking in — revenue growth outpacing cost growth, a hallmark of scaling businesses.

Operating Cash Flow
Cash Flow
+24.2%
$1.8B→$2.2B

Operating cash flow grew 24.2% — strong conversion of earnings to cash, healthy business fundamentals.

Share Buybacks
Cash Flow
-16.2%
$235.0M→$197.0M

Buyback activity reduced 16.2% — capital being redeployed elsewhere or cash conservation underway.

Stockholders Equity
Balance Sheet
+11.3%
$9.7B→$10.8B

Equity base grew 11.3% — retained earnings accumulation or equity issuance strengthening the balance sheet.

Accounts Receivable
Balance Sheet
+10%
$2.2B→$2.4B

Receivables grew 10% — monitor days sales outstanding for collection efficiency.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2026-02-20
PRIOR — 2025-02-24
ADDED
On February 13, 2026, 1,916,732,090 shares of Common Stock, 0.01 par value, were outstanding.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 143 Item 9A.
The forward-looking statements in this report, other than the statements regarding the Proposed Transaction with Kimberly-Clark, do not assume the consummation of the Proposed Transaction unless specifically stated otherwise.
Underpinned by Kenvue s Healthy Lives Mission, our comprehensive sustainability strategy, our core capabilities are supported by our commitment to building a resilient and sustainable business that creates value for all our stakeholders over the long term.
Since the Separation from J J, as described below, we have been significantly transforming, including from exiting the Transition Services Agreement and the Transition Manufacturing Agreement with J J (as defined in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors Summary of Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Relationship with J J ) while standing up, disentangling, modernizing, and optimizing our own systems, strengthening our Leadership Team, instituting a new operating model, reinventing our ways of working, and enhancing our commercial capabilities.
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REMOVED
On February 14, 2025, 1,911,240,720 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, were outstanding.
Changes in and Disagreements w ith Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 132 Item 9A.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as plans, expects, will, anticipates, estimates, and other words of similar meaning in conjunction with, among other things: discussions of future operations expected operating results and financial performance impact of planned acquisitions and dispositions our strategy for growth and cost savings product development activities regulatory approvals market position; expenditures; and the effects of the Separation (as defined in Part I, Item 1, Business ) on our business.
Underpinned by Kenvue s Healthy Lives Mission, our comprehensive Environmental, Social, and Governance ( ESG ) strategy, our core capabilities are supported by our commitment to building a resilient and sustainable business that creates value for all our stakeholders over the long term.
Since the Separation (as defined below) from J J, as described below, we have been executing a significant transformation agenda, spanning from exiting the Transition Services Agreement (as defined in Risk Factors Summary of Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Relationship with J J in Part I, Item 1A) while standing up, modernizing, and optimizing our own systems, to instituting a new operating model, as we reinvent our ways of working and strengthen and scale our commercial capabilities.
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