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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Alvarado Luani 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Kenvue Inc. [KVUE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief People Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 KENVUE WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2026 (Street) SUMMIT, NJ 07901 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/13/2026 M 14,120 A $ 0 60,722.14 D Common Stock 02/13/2026 F 4,843(1) D $18.66 55,879.14 D Common Stock 02/13/2026 M 1,822 A $ 0 57,701.14 D Common Stock 02/13/2026 F 625(1) D $18.66 57,076.14 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units(2)

(2)

02/13/2026

M

14,120

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

14,120

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units(4)

(4)

02/13/2026

M

1,822

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

1,822

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Alvarado Luani 1 KENVUE WAY SUMMIT, NJ 07901			Chief People Officer

Signatures

/s/ Alla Berenshteyn, as attorney-in-fact		02/17/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares withheld for payment of taxes upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs").
(2)	These RSUs were originally granted by Johnson & Johnson as performance share units and, in connection with the Issuer's separation from Johnson & Johnson on August 23, 2023 (the "Separation") and pursuant to the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2023 between Johnson & Johnson and the Issuer (the "Employee Matters Agreement"), were converted into time-based RSUs with respect to Issuer common stock with adjustments made to the number of shares subject to the award in order to preserve the award's value and with performance criteria deemed satisfied at the target level, unless two years have been completed in the performance period, in which case performance was deemed satisfied at the level of performance for such years.
(3)	This award is fully vested.
(4)	These RSUs were originally granted by Johnson & Johnson and, in connection with the Separation and pursuant to the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement, were converted into RSUs with respect to Issuer common stock with adjustments made to the number of shares subject to the award in order to preserve the award's value.

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