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# Kenvue: Competitors & Industry Structure

## Direct Answer

SEC EDGAR classifies Kenvue under SIC code 2844 (Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations). Among Swoopr's S&P 500 Equal Weight companies, 9 others share that classification; by latest reported revenue, Kenvue ranks 2 of 10. A filing classification is a starting point: a company's real competitors depend on its segments, which its 10-K describes.

## How Does Kenvue Compare With Its Peers?

| Company | Revenue (latest FY) | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Net margin |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Colgate-Palmolive (CL)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/colgate-palmolive/) | $20.4 billion FY2025 | 1.4% | 16.2% | 10.5% |
| **Kenvue (KVUE)** | $15.1 billion FY2025 | -2.1% | 16.0% | 9.7% |
| [Estée Lauder Companies (EL)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/est-e-lauder-companies/) | $14.3 billion FY2025 | -8.2% | -5.5% | -7.9% |
| [e.l.f. Beauty Inc. (ELF)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/e-l-f-beauty-inc/) | $1.6 billion FY2026 | 24.6% | 4.5% | 1.6% |
| [Waldencast plc (WALD)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/waldencast-plc/) | $272 million FY2025 | -0.7% | -80.0% | -84.4% |
| [Solesence Inc. (SLSN)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/solesence-inc/) | $62 million FY2025 | 18.6% | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| [cbdMD Inc. (YCBD)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/cbdmd-inc/) | $19 million FY2025 | -1.5% | -11.3% | -10.6% |
| [United-Guardian Inc. (UG)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/united-guardian-inc/) | $11 million FY2025 | -13.4% | 21.3% | 20.0% |
| [Bonk Inc. (BNKK)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/bonk-inc/) | $2 million FY2025 | 201.6% | n/a | -3220.4% |
| [Caring Brands Inc. (CABR)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/caring-brands-inc/) | $4,215 FY2025 | n/a | -140807.2% | -148948.8% |

Revenue growth compares each company's latest fiscal year with the one before. Fiscal years do not always end on the same date, so treat close comparisons with care.

![Bar chart of operating margin for Kenvue and 7 peers: Colgate-Palmolive (CL) 16.2%, Kenvue (KVUE) 16.0%, Estée Lauder Companies (EL) -5.5%, e.l.f. Beauty Inc. (ELF) 4.5%, Waldencast plc (WALD) -80.0%, Solesence Inc. (SLSN) 2.5%, cbdMD Inc. (YCBD) -11.3%, United-Guardian Inc. (UG) 21.3%.](https://www.getswoopr.com/images/charts/kenvue-competitors-peer-margins.webp)
*Operating margin of Kenvue against companies sharing its SEC industry classification, from the table above. Select the chart to open it full size.*

## How Does Kenvue Rank Among All SEC Filers in Its Industry Code?

10 companies with annual reports in Swoopr's SEC dataset share SIC code 2844 (Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations), a wider group than the S&P 500 Equal Weight companies above. Ranks run from 1 (highest) and use each company's latest fiscal year, in U.S. dollars.

| Measure | Kenvue | Median of filers | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | $15.1 billion | $167 million | 2 of 10 |
| Revenue growth | -2.1% | -0.7% | 7 of 9 |
| Operating margin | 16.0% | 2.5% | 3 of 9 |
| Net margin | 9.7% | -3.2% | 3 of 10 |

A SIC code reflects the filer's main business as the SEC records it, so the group mixes companies of very different size; the median is a better guide than the average, and a rank near the top by revenue says nothing about quality.

## Where These Numbers Come From

Every figure on this page is a value Kenvue reported in its own SEC filings, read from the SEC's XBRL data (accession 0001944048-26-000030 for fiscal year 2025). Ratios are computed from those reported values. Figures were retrieved on October 7, 2026; a later amendment or a new annual report can change them, and the filing itself always takes precedence over this summary.

Each fiscal year is labeled by the calendar year in which it ended, so a company that names the same period differently in its own filings (many retailers whose year ends in January) may use another label. A year is left out of the table when the SEC data set holds no value for it. A figure shown as "Not reported" means the company did not file a value under the standard tag Swoopr reads, not that the amount was zero. This page is educational and describes reported history only; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Who are Kenvue's competitors?

Companies sharing Kenvue's SEC classification (SIC code 2844 (Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations)) include Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Estée Lauder Companies (EL), e.l.f. Beauty Inc. (ELF), Waldencast plc (WALD), Solesence Inc. (SLSN). Its 10-K names the competitors it considers most relevant.

### How does Kenvue compare with its peers on margins?

Kenvue's fiscal 2025 operating margin was 16.0%, against a peer median of -1.5%.

### How are these peers chosen?

By the SEC Standard Industrial Classification code each company files under, within Swoopr's S&P 500 Equal Weight company set, falling back to the two-digit major group when fewer than two companies share the exact code. Classification codes are broad, so read the peer list as a screen, not a verdict.

### How does Kenvue rank among all companies in its SEC industry?

Among 10 SEC filers under SIC code 2844, Kenvue ranks 2 by latest revenue, and 3 of 9 by operating margin (16.0% against a median of 2.5%).

## References

- [SEC EDGAR: Kenvue Inc. Form 10-K filed February 20, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944048/000194404826000030/kvue-20251228.htm)
- [SEC EDGAR: Kenvue Inc. annual and quarterly filings](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1944048&type=10-K)
- [SEC: EDGAR application programming interfaces (XBRL frames and submissions data)](https://www.sec.gov/search-filings/edgar-application-programming-interfaces)

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