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Kenvue Misses Quarterly Estimates As Inflation, Tariffs Squeeze Margins
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ESM Magazine
Kenvue narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter results as inflation, tariffs and currency-related costs squeezed margins.
Kenvue's adjusted gross margin fell to 60.2% from 60.9% a year earlier, as inflation, tariffs and currency-related costs outweighed some of the benefits from supply-chain savings and higher prices.
Quarterly sales rose 3% to $3.96 billion, but slightly missed analysts' estimate of $3.97 billion.
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