Brand Description

Skillman, NJ

Sales: $4.2 billion

www.kenvue.com

Key Personnel: Thibaut Mongon, chief executive officer; Luani Alvarado, chief people officer; Amit Banati, chief financial officer; Russell Dyer, chief corporate affairs officer; Charmaine England, chief growth officer; Carlton Lawson, group president, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Latin America; Jan Meurer, group president, North America

Major Products: Baby Care—Johnson’s Baby, Desitin; Hair & Skin Care—Aveeno, Bebe, Clean & Clear, Dr. Ci:Labo, Lubriderm, Neutrogena, OGX, Rogaine; Oral Care—Listerine; Pain Care—Bengay

New Products: Neutrogena—Ultra Sheer mineral face liquid sunscreen, Ultra Sheer face stick sunscreen, Ultra Sheer body mist sunscreen spray, Gentle Cleansing Wipes Ultra-Soft Micellar Wipes, Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid lip balms, High Shine Glossy Lip, Hydrating Grip primer, Invisibly Radiant UV primer, Hydro Boost translucent loose-setting powder; OGX-improved formulas.

Comments: Corporate sales rose less than 1% to $15.5 billion. 

Kenvue said it made progress on several fronts in 2024: strengthened presence and prominence in store and online, launched impactful innovation, and expanded and deepened engagement with consumers and healthcare professionals. More specifically, the self care business strengthened leadership positions and gained share across categories. Essential health grew mid-single digits and delivered volume growth in North America, Latin America, and Europe, Middle East and Africa. The skin health and beauty business grew volume and value in EMEA and LATAM and started to see improvement in the US, too. 

Taking a closer look at the portfolio, self care sales rose 2.9% to $1.6 billion. Skin health and beauty sales rose 2.6% to $1.0 billion. The gain was attributed to volume-led, double-digit growth in EMEA and LATAM. Essential health sales fell 0.7% to $1.1 billion. The decline was blamed on weakness in the Asia-Pacific region.

Q1 2025 corporate sales fell 3.9%, reflecting organic sales decline of 1.2% and unfavorable forex of 2.7%. By segment, self care sales fell 1.8% to $1.6 billion; skin health and beauty declined 7.3% to $977 million and essential health dropped 3.9% to about $1.1 billion. For 2025, the company expects net sales to increase 1-3% and organic sales growth of 2-4%.

In Q1, Johnson’s Baby unveiled new packaging for its giftsets.

Kenvue Cares…

Kenvue Cares Week, the company’s signature annual volunteer initiative part of its Healthy Lives Mission, was held in May. Company executives said Kenvue Cares Week is a testament to the strong company commitment to advance the well-being of people and planet, giving back through volunteerism, and delivering meaningful, measurable impact in local communities.

Throughout the month, thousands of “Kenvuers” joined together in 21 markets across six continents to support causes driven by the company’s commitments, creating over 5,000 hours of meaningful moments, building stronger connections with their communities and demonstrated the power of everyday care in action. This marks a fourfold increase in site participation compared to the program’s inaugural year.

This year, Kenvuers will help deliver approximately 22,000 hygiene kits, curated with over 110,000 products from across iconic brands, including Neutrogena, Listerine, OGX, Johnson’s Baby and Aveeno, to support the health and wellbeing of vulnerable communities, including those affected by natural disasters, homelessness and conflict.

In North America, volunteers packed hygiene kits of Kenvue products for disaster relief with Heart to Heart International in the US and with Save the Children in Canada; plant trees in Guelph and Markham, Canada to support reforestation; distribute food with local partners GRACE and Bridges Outreach; and pack food donations with the Mattie N. Dixon Community Cupboard in Fort Washington, PA.

In Latin America, volunteers built hygiene kits with Save the Children in Cali, Colombia and Mexico City, and with Direct Relief in San Jose Dos Campos, Brazil; built sanitary bathrooms and helped promote hygiene habits with local partner Modulo Sanitario in Buenos Aires; and renovated playgrounds at children’s villages with Aldeas Infantiles in Asunción, Paraguay.

In Europe, Middle East and Africa, volunteers packed hygiene kits with Save the Children in Cape Town, South Africa; Madrid, and with In Kind Direct in high Wycombe, England. Kenvue employees even participated in “plogging” (jogging and picking up litter at the same time) in Rotkreuz, Switzerland, and hosted an Equity in STEM workshop in High Wycombe, England.

In Asia-Pacific, volunteers assembled hygiene kits with Save the Children in Sydney, Australia, Beijing and Shanghai, China; planted trees on Motuihe Island in Auckland, New Zealand; supported elderly care centers in Singapore through NTUC Health Day Care Centre, and packed food kits with the India Food Banking Network in Baddi and Mulund, India.