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Description of the Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Description of the Company and Business Segments | The Company is organized into three reportable business segments: Self Care, Skin Health and Beauty, and Essential Health. The Self Care segment includes a broad product range such as cough, cold, and allergy; pain care; digestive health; smoking cessation; eye care; and other products. The Skin Health and Beauty segment is focused on face and body care, as well as hair, sun, and other products. The Essential Health segment includes oral care, baby care, women’s health, wound care, and other products.
Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods indicated. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures for the fiscal twelve months ended December 29, 2024 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2025 with the SEC.
Consolidation | Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its affiliates and entities consolidated under the variable interest and voting models.
Reclassifications | Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current fiscal year presentation.
Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenue and expenses during the periods reported. Estimates are used when accounting for, among other things, sales discounts, trade promotions, rebates, allowances and incentives, product liabilities, income taxes and related valuation allowances, withholding taxes, pensions, postretirement benefits, fair value of financial instruments, stock-based compensation assumptions, depreciation, amortization, employee benefits, contingencies, and the valuation of goodwill, intangible assets, and liabilities. Actual results may or may not differ from those estimates.
Research and Development | Research and Development Research and development expenses are expensed as incurred and included in Selling, general, and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Variable Interest Entities and Net Economic Benefit Arrangements | Variable Interest Entities and Net Economic Benefit Arrangements When the Company makes an initial investment in or establishes other variable interests in an entity, the entity is first evaluated to determine if it is a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) and if the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, and therefore subject to consolidation regardless of percentage ownership. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is a party that meets both of the following criteria: 1) it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE; and 2) it has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be potentially significant to the VIE. Periodically, the Company assesses whether any change in its interest in or relationship with the entity affects the determination as to whether the entity is a VIE, and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary. In connection with the Separation, J&J and Kenvue entered into a separation agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) on May 3, 2023. Under the Separation Agreement, transfer of certain assets and liabilities of the Consumer Health Business in certain jurisdictions (each, a “Deferred Local Business”) was not completed prior to the Kenvue IPO and was deferred due to certain precedent conditions, which include ensuring compliance with applicable law and obtaining necessary governmental approvals and other consents, and for other business reasons. At the Kenvue IPO and until the Deferred Local Business transfers to the Company, J&J 1) holds and operates the Deferred Local Businesses on behalf of and for the benefit of the Company, and 2) will use reasonable best efforts to treat and operate, insofar as reasonably practicable and to the extent permitted by applicable law, each such Deferred Local Business in the ordinary course of business in all material respects consistent with past practice. The benefits and costs related to these Deferred Local Businesses will be assumed by the Company (see below “—Net Economic Benefit Arrangements”). In addition, the Company and J&J will use reasonable best efforts to take all actions to transfer each Deferred Local Business as promptly as reasonably practicable. When the precedent conditions are met, the Deferred Local Businesses will be transferred as per the terms of the arrangement with J&J. Net Economic Benefit Arrangements With respect to certain Deferred Legal Entities and the Deferred Local Businesses that are not legal entities (“Deferred Markets”), the Company and J&J entered into net economic benefit arrangements effective on April 4, 2023, pursuant to which, among other things, J&J will transfer to the Company the net profits from the operations of each of the Deferred Markets (or, in the event the operations of any such Deferred Markets result in net losses to J&J, the Company will reimburse J&J for the amount of such net losses).
Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted | Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09—Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2023-09—Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 enhances the transparency of income tax disclosures, primarily by requiring public business entities to disclose 1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliations and 2) the disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction, among other requirements. This guidance is effective for public business entities for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company expects to adopt the amendments on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and expects that adoption will result in changes to the annual income tax disclosures, including, but not limited to, greater disaggregation of information related to rate reconciliations and income taxes paid. ASU 2024-03—Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03—Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”). Among other various new disclosures, ASU 2024-03 requires public business entities to disaggregate operating expenses included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement into specific categories (including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization) to provide enhanced transparency into the nature of expenses. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Companies are required to apply the amendments either 1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or 2) retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and the impact on its disclosures. ASU 2025-06—Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06—Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (“ASU 2025-06”). ASU 2025-06 simplifies capitalization guidance by removing all references to software development project stages so that the guidance is neutral to different software development methods. The amendment requires entities to start capitalizing software costs when both of the following occur: 1) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and 2) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. This guidance is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Companies are permitted to apply the amendments using a prospective, retrospective, or modified transition approach. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and the impact on its financial statements and related disclosures.

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