Kenvue stock has struggled this year, but an acquisition offer is giving investors hope leading up to this week's earnings report.

Kenvue stock soars as Kimberly-Clark agrees to acquire the consumer health giant. Jim Cramer is positive on KVUE shares heading into 2026.

Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE), the consumer healthcare spin-off from Johnson & Johnson, has experienced a significant decline in its stock price in recent months.

An AI collaboration boosted the company behind the largest U.S. cloud service on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, while shares of the two companies involved in a consumer goods deal saw major moves.

Not long after President Trump made his statement, Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson got into another complicated legal mess when the Republican state of Texas sued them. The complaint says that the companies didn’t tell people about the possible risks of taking acetaminophen while pregnant.

Shares of the Tylenol maker jumped 15% on the news that Kimberly-Clark (KMB) would purchase the company. [Shares in the Huggies maker skidded](

Kenvue faces declining sales and high debt post-spin-off. Read why a dividend cut may be imminent and why KVUE stock is a Sell.