---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001944048-23-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KVUE"
cik: "0001944048"
company_name: "Kenvue Inc."
filed_at: "2023-07-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T05:50:31.826447+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kenvue Q2 net sales +5.4% to $4.0B, organic growth 7.7%; initiates dividend

## Summary
- Reported EPS $0.23, adjusted EPS $0.32; net income $430M vs $604M YoY.
- Adjusted gross margin 57.5% vs 59.3% YoY; adjusted EBITDA margin 24.5% vs 26.8%.
- Initiates quarterly cash dividend; first as a public company.
- FY2023 guidance: organic growth 5.5-6.5%, adjusted EPS $1.26-$1.31.
- Interest expense $53M; expects FY interest expense ~$300M adjusted.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001944048-23-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KVUE
- cik: 0001944048
- company_name: Kenvue Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-07-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944048/000194404823000016/0001944048-23-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944048/000194404823000016/kvue-20230720.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Kenvue Inc. reported fiscal second quarter ended July 2, 2023 results: revenue $4.0 billion, net income $430 million, EPS $0.23. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: fiscal second quarter ended July 2, 2023
  - Revenue: $4.0 billion
  - Net income: $430 million
  - EPS: $0.23
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- Kenvue Debuts with Strong Second Quarter 2023 Results Net Sales Increased 5.4% to $4.0 billion with Organic Growth 1 of 7.7% Robust Net Sales and Organic Growth 1 Across Segments and Geographic Regions Reported EPS $0.23 and Adjusted EPS 1 $0.32 Initiates Quarterly Cash
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944048/000194404823000016/0001944048-23-000016-index.htm

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