KVUEKenvue

Consumer Defensive

$17.67+1.2% 1Y

$17.67

$13.6152 weeks$19.75

Latest close: below its 200-day averageOct 9, 2026what changed →

Is it safe?

Good

Strong, no red flags: a safe balance sheet and clean books.

2 good, 3 neutral, 1 without data

SurvivalSafe zone

Financially healthy, low distress risk Altman Z-score, a bankruptcy-risk model from five balance-sheet ratios.

Honest booksLow risk

Reported earnings show no manipulation flags Beneish M-score, a forensic model that detects earnings-manipulation patterns (receivables outrunning sales, margins slipping, accrual-heavy profit).

Quality6 / 9

Mixed fundamental signals Piotroski F-score, nine pass/fail tests of year-over-year financial health across profitability, balance sheet and efficiency. 7 to 9 is strong, 0 to 3 weak.

Credit gradeAderived · Jun 28, 2026

Investment-grade balance sheet. A rule of thumb on leverage, not a credit rating.

Drawdown risk29% volderived · Oct 9, 2026

Moderate price swings, typical volatility. Worst drawdown -44% · now 11% below its 52-week high.

Unless marked, from SEC EDGAR, as of Dec 28, 2025.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

Volatilitybetter than 78% of the market

Max drawdownbetter than 85% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Altman sits structurally low for utilities and pipelines; Beneish runs high for fast growers, since sales growth alone lifts it; banks and REITs are excluded.

Can KVUE take a bad year?

Kenvue carries $5.97B of net debt at 1.91× EBITDA: a load its earnings can carry.

$5.97B

Net debt · as at Q2 2026 · under two and a half years of EBITDA, comfortable

Net debt / EBITDA: 1.91×
Net debt / EBITDA · 2.25× a year ago · the load is coming down
Altman Z-score: 2.16
Altman Z-score · grey zone, between 1.8 and 3
Interest cover: 6.19×
Interest cover · operating profit covers the interest bill several times over