Business Segments · Segment adjusted operating income

Essential Health — Segment adjusted operating income

Kenvue Essential Health — Segment adjusted operating income increased by 7.2% to $299.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 25.1%, from $239.00M to $299.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Essential Health — Segment adjusted operating income shows relatively stable performance with a -1.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

Higher operating income indicates strong profitability and effective management of both production and overhead costs.

Detailed definition

The profit generated by the Essential Health segment after accounting for both cost of sales and other segment-specific...

Peer comparison

Standard segment-level profitability metric used by diversified companies to compare business unit performance.

Metric ID: kvue_segment_essential_health_segment_adjusted_operating_income

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$306.00M$306.00M$306.00M$246.00M$314.00M$261.00M$290.00M$210.00M$250.00M$309.00M$242.00M$256.00M$359.00M$291.00M$256.00M$239.00M$351.00M$307.00M$279.00M$299.00M
QoQ Change+0.0%+0.0%-19.6%+27.6%-16.9%+11.1%-27.6%+19.0%+23.6%-21.7%+5.8%+40.2%-18.9%-12.0%-6.6%+46.9%-12.5%-9.1%+7.2%
YoY Change+2.6%-14.7%-5.2%-14.6%-20.4%+18.4%-16.6%+21.9%+43.6%-5.8%+5.8%-6.6%-2.2%+5.5%+9.0%+25.1%
Range$210.00M$359.00M
CAGR-0.5%
Avg YoY Growth+2.9%
Median YoY Growth+0.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kenvue's essential health — segment adjusted operating income?
Kenvue (KVUE) reported essential health — segment adjusted operating income of $299.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Kenvue's essential health — segment adjusted operating income changed year-over-year?
Kenvue's essential health — segment adjusted operating income increased by 25.1% year-over-year, from $239.00M to $299.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Kenvue's essential health — segment adjusted operating income?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kenvue's essential health — segment adjusted operating income has grown at a -1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.22B to $1.18B.
What does essential health — segment adjusted operating income mean?
The core profit earned by the Essential Health segment from its daily operations.