Kenvue Inc.

New Capabilities

Plans to use bemotrizinol in its brands

For more than 25 years, US sunscreen makers worked from the same short list of ultraviolet filters. On August 9, 2026, an FDA order let them start using a new one.

Updated Aug 9

Money Moves

Acquisition target

Johnson & Johnson spun off its consumer health division as Kenvue in May 2023, creating the world's largest pure-play consumer health company. In less than three years, Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue shareholders approved a $48.7 billion acquisition absorbing Kenvue into Kimberly-Clark, the Kleenex and Huggies maker—with 96% and 99% voting in favor. On January 30, 2026, The Lancet published a study finding no evidence linking acetaminophen use during pregnancy to autism, contradicting Trump administration concerns that sent Kenvue's stock tumbling in late 2025.

Updated May 23