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Description of the Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 9 Months Ended
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Description of the Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Description of the Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Description of the Company and Business Segments Kenvue Inc. (“Kenvue” or the “Company”) is a pure-play consumer health company with iconic brands including Aveeno®, BAND-AID® Brand, Johnson’s®, Listerine®, Neutrogena®, Nicorette®, Tylenol®, and Zyrtec®. 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. Kenvue was initially formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”). In November 2021, J&J announced its intention to separate its Consumer Health segment (the “Consumer Health Business”) into a new, publicly traded company (the “Separation”). On April 4, 2023, in connection with the Separation, J&J completed in all material respects the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Consumer Health Business to the Company and its subsidiaries, other than the transfer of certain Deferred Local Businesses (as defined below in “—Variable Interest Entities and Net Economic Benefit Arrangements”). On May 3, 2023, the registration statement related to the initial public offering of Kenvue’s common stock was declared effective, and on May 4, 2023, Kenvue’s common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “KVUE” (the “Kenvue IPO”). On July 24, 2023, J&J announced an exchange offer (the “Exchange Offer”) under which its shareholders could exchange shares of J&J common stock for shares of Kenvue common stock owned by J&J. On August 23, 2023, J&J completed the Exchange Offer, and as a result, Kenvue became a fully independent company. On May 17, 2024, J&J completed an additional exchange offer (the “Debt-for-Equity Exchange”) through which J&J exchanged indebtedness of J&J for shares of Kenvue common stock owned by J&J. Following the completion of the Debt-for-Equity Exchange, J&J did not own any shares of Kenvue common stock. 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. 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. During the fiscal nine months ended September 29, 2024, the Company recorded out-of-period adjustments primarily related to the Separation, which corrected an overstatement in Additional paid-in capital of $284 million, including $94 million ($71 million net of tax) related to certain cloud computing arrangements described below. This amount did not have an impact on the operating results for the fiscal nine months ended September 29, 2024. The Company concluded that these adjustments were not material to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the prior period. As of September 29, 2024, the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet reflects an adjustment for a change in classification from Property, plant, and equipment, net of $300 million to Other assets and Additional paid-in capital of $171 million and $94 million, respectively, related to certain cloud computing arrangements, net of amortization of $35 million. The Company concluded that this adjustment was not material to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the prior period. Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current fiscal year presentation. 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. Impairment Charges No impairments were recognized for both the fiscal three and nine months ended September 28, 2025 and the fiscal three months ended September 29, 2024. Impairment charges for the fiscal nine months ended September 29, 2024 consisted of:
|  |  |  |  |  | Fiscal Nine Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | September 29, 2024 |  |
Dr.Ci:Labo® asset impairment(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 488 |  |  |
Skillman fixed asset impairment(2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |
Other asset impairment(3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |
Total impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 578 |  |  |
(1) Represents the impairment charge recognized during the fiscal three months ended June 30, 2024 in relation to Dr.Ci:Labo® long-lived assets. See “—Dr.Ci:Labo® Asset Impairment” below and Note 3, “Intangible Assets and Goodwill,” for more information. (2) Represents the impairment charge recorded during the fiscal three months ended March 31, 2024 on the held for sale asset associated with the Company’s former corporate headquarters in Skillman, New Jersey. See “—Assets Held for Sale” below. (3) Represents the impairment charge recognized during the fiscal three months ended June 30, 2024 related to certain software development assets. Dr.Ci:Labo® Asset Impairment During the fiscal three months ended June 30, 2024, there was a significant change in the senior leadership of the Dr.Ci:Labo® business, resulting in a new strategic plan with a key focus on increased expenses related to brand support designed to allow the brand to reach more consumers and appropriately address evolving market dynamics, including shifts in consumer sentiment in China as well as changing shopping patterns in the region. Following the change to the Company’s strategy for the brand, the Company made revisions to the internal forecasts relating to the Dr.Ci:Labo® asset group and concluded that the changes in circumstances, which impacted the forecasted cash flows in relation to this business, resulted in a triggering event, requiring an interim impairment review of the Dr.Ci:Labo® asset group. As a result of the interim impairment test, the Company concluded that the carrying value of long-lived assets of the asset group, consisting primarily of intangible assets, including trademarks and other intangibles, and property, plant, and equipment, exceeded their estimated fair value, resulting in impairment charges of $488 million recognized in the fiscal three months ended June 30, 2024, of which $463 million related to definite-lived intangible assets and $25 million related to property, plant, and equipment. Following the impairment charge, the carrying value of the Dr.Ci:Labo® asset group was $118 million. The Company estimated the fair value of the definite-lived intangible assets within the Dr.Ci:Labo® asset group based on an income approach using the relief-from-royalty method. This valuation required significant judgments and estimates by management regarding several key inputs, including future cash flows consistent with management’s plans, sales growth rates, the selection of royalty rates, and a discount rate. The Company selected the assumptions used in the financial forecasts of cash flows specific to the remaining useful lives of the trademarks ranging from six to 15 years using historical data, supplemented by current and anticipated market conditions and estimated growth rates. The Company utilized a discount rate of 8%. As the fair value measurements were based on significant inputs not observable in the market, they represented Level 3 measurements within the fair value hierarchy. Assets Held for Sale On February 21, 2024, the Company listed its former corporate headquarters in Skillman, New Jersey for sale, which met the criteria to be classified as held for sale at that date. The Skillman, New Jersey facility continues to meet the criteria for held for sale classification as of September 28, 2025. The held for sale asset is measured at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to sell. The results of the impairment test performed upon classification as held for sale indicated that the carrying value of the Skillman, New Jersey facility exceeded its estimated fair value less costs to sell by $68 million. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge equivalent to that amount within Impairment charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal three months ended March 31, 2024. The fair value of the held for sale asset was determined utilizing third-party sales pricing as an input. The inputs utilized in the analysis are classified as Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. The Company recorded the remaining asset held for sale balance related to the Skillman, New Jersey facility within Other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of both September 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024. Global and North America Headquarters Lease On April 20, 2023, the Company entered into a long-term lease for a newly renovated global and North America corporate headquarters building and a newly constructed research and development building in Summit, New Jersey (the “Global and North America Headquarters Lease”). In March 2025, the Company began operating out of the new global and North America corporate headquarters. The relocation to this new campus from multiple U.S.-based locations will continue through 2026 when the new research and development building is expected to be complete. When construction is completed, the campus will encompass approximately 290,000 square feet. The Global and North America Headquarters Lease collectively includes the lease associated with the global and North America corporate headquarters building, the lease associated with the land where the research and development building is under construction, and the lease associated with land used for amenities (the “Amenities Lease”). The Amenities Lease commenced in October 2025. Separation-Related Costs The Company is incurring certain non-recurring separation-related costs in connection with the establishment of Kenvue as a standalone public company (“Separation-related costs”), which are included in Cost of sales and Selling, general, and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Separation-related costs associated with information technology and other activities, primarily related to the disentanglement of systems and the discontinuance of certain information technology assets, are substantially completed. However, costs related to legal entity name changes and certain other separation-related activities are expected to continue for a longer period than originally anticipated. Separation-related costs for the fiscal three and nine months ended September 28, 2025 and September 29, 2024 consisted of:
|  | Fiscal Three Months Ended |  | Fiscal Nine Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  | September 28, 2025 |  | September 29, 2024 |  | September 28, 2025 |  | September 29, 2024 |  |
Information technology and other(1) |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 203 |  |  |
Legal entity name change |  | 5 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 28 |  |  |
Total Separation-related costs |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | 231 |  |  |
(1) Primarily related to the disentanglement of systems and the costs associated with the discontinuation of certain information technology assets. These costs also include depreciation expense on Separation-related assets for the fiscal three and nine months ended September 29, 2024. 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. Research and development expenses were $94 million and $97 million for the fiscal three months ended September 28, 2025 and September 29, 2024, respectively, and $284 million and $302 million for the fiscal nine months ended September 28, 2025 and September 29, 2024, respectively. Supplier Finance Program As of September 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, the Company’s Accounts payable balances included $252 million and $260 million, respectively, related to invoices from suppliers participating in the supplier finance program. 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. The Company determined that certain Deferred Local Businesses that are legal entities (“Deferred Legal Entities”) are VIEs for which Kenvue is the primary beneficiary, since Kenvue has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact such Deferred Legal Entities’ economic performance, as well as to obtain all the economic benefits and losses of such entities. These significant activities include, but are not limited to, product pricing, marketing and sales strategy, supply chain strategy, material supply and vendor management, budget planning, and labor and overhead management. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of these entities are recognized on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at their historical carrying amounts as of the date when the Company entered into the arrangement, since the primary beneficiary of the VIEs and the VIEs themselves were under common control. Additionally, the results of the operations and cash flows are included within the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. All Deferred Legal Entities are exposed to similar operational risks and are therefore monitored and evaluated on a similar basis by management. Accordingly, the financial information for Deferred Legal Entities has been aggregated and the following table summarizes the consolidated assets and liabilities of these entities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024. The amounts represented in this table are only those assets of the VIEs that can be used to settle only the VIE’s obligations and the VIE’s creditors (or beneficial interest holders) have no recourse against the general credit of the primary beneficiary.
(Dollars in Millions) |  |  |  |  |  | September 28, 2025 |  | December 29, 2024
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | 99 |
Trade receivables, less allowances for credit losses |  |  |  |  |  | 79 |  |  | 70 |
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  | 28 |  |  | 16 |
Prepaid expenses and other receivables |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |
Total current assets |  |  |  |  |  | 238 |  |  | 188 |
Property, plant, and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Deferred taxes on income |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 251 |  |  | $ | 194 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  | 11 |
Accrued rebates, returns, and promotions |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  | 16 |
Total current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 34 |  |  | 30 |
Other liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 30 |
The Company recognized Net income of $9 million and $6 million for the fiscal three months ended September 28, 2025 and September 29, 2024, respectively, and $14 million and $12 million for the fiscal nine months ended September 28, 2025 and September 29, 2024, respectively, related to the Deferred Legal Entities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. 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). The Company had a net liability to J&J of $25 million and $23 million as of September 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively, in relation to the net economic benefit arrangements on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognized Net income of $4 million and $7 million for the fiscal three months ended September 28, 2025 and September 29, 2024, respectively, and $26 million and $40 million for the fiscal nine months ended September 28, 2025 and September 29, 2024, respectively, in relation to the net economic benefit arrangements in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. 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. No other new accounting standards that were issued or became effective during the fiscal nine months ended September 28, 2025 had, or are expected to have, a significant impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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