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Restructuring Expenses and Operating Model Optimization Initiatives | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2025
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring Expenses and Operating Model Optimization Initiatives | Restructuring Expenses and Operating Model Optimization Initiatives As part of the Company’s continued transformation to a fit-for-purpose consumer company, during the fiscal year 2024, the Company began strategic initiatives intended to enhance organizational efficiencies and better position Kenvue for future growth (“Our Vue Forward”). To further Our Vue Forward, on May 6, 2024, the Company’s Board approved a multi-year initiative (the “2024 Multi-Year Restructuring Initiative”) to build on the Company’s strengths, improve underlying information technology infrastructure, and optimize its cost structure by rebalancing resources to better position the Company for future growth. The 2024 Multi-Year Restructuring Initiative primarily includes global workforce reductions, changes in management structure, and the transition to centralized shared-service functions in lower-cost locations. The Company planned to incur approximately $275 million in pre-tax restructuring expenses and other charges in each of fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025. The Company incurred lower than expected spend in fiscal year 2024 due to the shift in timing of certain information technology and project-related costs to fiscal year 2025. As of the end of fiscal year 2025, the Company has substantially completed all actions under the 2024 Multi-Year Restructuring Initiative. The 2024 Multi-Year Restructuring Initiative resulted in pre-tax restructuring expenses and other charges totaling $556 million, consisting of information technology and project-related costs (approximately 56%), employee-related costs (approximately 39%), and other implementation costs (approximately 5%) through the fiscal twelve months ended December 28, 2025. These charges have been, and are expected to continue to be, funded primarily through cash flows generated from operations. The following table summarizes the classification of pre-tax restructuring expenses and other charges incurred related to the 2024 Multi-Year Restructuring Initiative during the fiscal twelve months ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024:
|  |  |  | Fiscal Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  |  |  |  |  | December 28, 2025 |  | December 29, 2024 |  |
Restructuring expenses |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 290 |  |  | $ | 185 |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  | 36 |  |  | 27 |  |  |
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |  |
Total pre-tax restructuring expenses and other charges |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 335 |  |  | $ | 221 |  |  |
The following table summarizes the pre-tax restructuring expenses and other charges incurred by cost type related to the 2024 Multi-Year Restructuring Initiative during the fiscal twelve months ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 and inception-to-date through December 28, 2025:
|  |  |  | Fiscal Twelve Months Ended |  | Inception-To-Date Through December 28, 2025
(Dollars in Millions) |  |  |  |  |  | December 28, 2025 |  | December 29, 2024 |  |  |
Employee-related costs(1) |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | 106 |  |  |  |  | $ | 215 |
Information technology and project-related costs(2) |  |  |  |  |  | 216 |  |  | 99 |  |  |  |  | 315 |
Other implementation costs(3) |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  | 26 |
Total pre-tax restructuring expenses and other charges |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 335 |  |  | $ | 221 |  |  |  |  | $ | 556 |
(1) Employee-related costs primarily include severance and other termination benefits. (2) Information technology and project-related costs primarily include advisory costs to operationalize the initiative. (3) Other implementation costs primarily include costs to terminate contracts, impairments of assets, and other associated costs to exit. The following table summarizes the activity related to accrued restructuring expenses and other charges for the 2024 Multi-Year Restructuring Initiative during the fiscal twelve months ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024:
(Dollars in Millions) |  |  |  |  |  | Employee-Related Costs(1) |  | Information Technology and Project-Related Costs(2) |  | Other Implementation Costs(3) |  | Total Accrued Costs
December 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Charges to earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 106 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 221 |
Cash payments |  |  |  |  |  | (75) |  |  | (34) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (116) |
Non-cash charges |  |  |  |  |  | (6) |  |  | — |  |  | (6) |  |  | (12) |
December 29, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 93 |
Charges to earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 109 |  |  | 216 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 335 |
Cash payments |  |  |  |  |  | (89) |  |  | (191) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (289) |
Non-cash charges |  |  |  |  |  | (8) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (14) |
December 28, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 125 |
(1) Employee-related costs primarily include severance and other termination benefits. (2) Information technology and project-related costs primarily include advisory costs to operationalize the initiative. (3) Other implementation costs primarily include costs to terminate contracts, impairments of assets, and other associated costs to exit.

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