Newell Brands Inc. (NWL)

Newell Brands Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, and distribution of consumer and commercial products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Home and Commercial Solutions, Learning and Development, and Outdoor and Recreation. The Commercial Solutions segment provides commercial cleaning and maintenance solution products under the Rubbermaid, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Mapa, and Spontex brands; closet and garage organization products; hygiene systems and material handling solutions; household products, such as kitchen appliances under the Crockpot, Mr. Coffee, Oster, and Sunbeam brands; small appliances under the Breville brand name in Europe; food and home storage products under the FoodSaver, Rubbermaid, Ball, and Sistema brands; fresh preserving products; vacuum sealing products; and gourmet cookware, bakeware, and cutlery under the Calphalon brand; and home fragrance products under the Chesapeake Bay, WoodWick, and Yankee Candle brands. The Learning and Development segment offers writing instruments, including markers and highlighters, pens, and pencils; art products; activity-based products; labeling solutions; and baby gear and infant care products under the Dymo, Elmer's, EXPO, Graco, NUK, Paper Mate, Parker, and Sharpie brands. The Outdoor and Recreation segment provides outdoor and outdoor-related products, inlcuding technical apparel and on-the-go beverageware under the Bubba, Campingaz, Coleman, Contigo, and Marmot brands. It serves large mass merchandisers, discount stores, home centers, warehouse clubs, office superstores, direct-to-consumer channels, specialty retailers and wholesalers, commercial distributors and e-commerce retailers, grocery stores, and sporting goods, as well as direct to consumers online, select contract customers, and other professional customers. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ticker
NWL
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Household & Personal Products
Market cap
$2.33B
52-week range
$3.08 - $7.13

Valuation

Share price
$5.47 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
-7.10x
Price to book
0.99x
Price to free cash flow
43.96x
Enterprise value
$7.32B
Book value per share
$5.55

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-0.36%
5 days+5.60%
1 month-1.44%
3 months-9.14%
6 months+18.40%
Year to date+47.04%
1 year+75.88%
3 years-22.30%
5 years-77.33%
10 years-88.49%
All time+929.65%

Short interest

As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
14.97%
Shares short
40.16M
Days to cover
8.84
Change since prior report
-4.84%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
-11.92%
Return on invested capital
0.51%
Return on assets
-2.66%
Return on capital employed
0.48%
Gross margin
33.76%
Net margin
-3.96%
EBITDA margin
4.86%
Revenue growth
-4.99%
Free cash flow growth
-92.83%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.27%
Current ratio
1.27x
Net debt to EBITDA
14.78x

Latest reported year

Period end
Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$7.20B
Cost of revenue
$4.77B
Gross profit
$2.43B
EBITDA
$350.00M
Net income
-$285.00M
Earnings per share
$-0.68
Research and development
$114.00M
Interest expense
$321.00M
Shares outstanding
418.20M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$7.20B$2.43B-$285.00M-$0.68
2024-12-31$7.58B$2.55B-$216.00M-$0.52
2023-12-31$8.13B$2.35B-$388.00M-$0.94
2022-12-31$9.46B$2.83B$197.00M$0.47
2021-12-31$10.59B$3.36B$622.00M$1.46
2020-12-31$9.38B$3.08B-$766.00M-$1.81
2019-12-31$9.71B$3.22B$107.00M$0.25
2018-12-31$10.15B$3.52B-$6.94B-$14.65
2017-12-31$11.17B$3.81B$2.75B$5.65
2016-12-31$9.18B$2.97B$527.80M$1.25

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3133.76%-3.96%-11.92%0.51%
2024-12-3133.61%-2.85%-7.85%0.85%
2023-12-3128.93%-4.77%-12.47%-0.50%
2022-12-3129.96%2.08%5.60%3.27%
2021-12-3131.76%5.87%14.96%9.05%
2020-12-3132.86%-8.16%-19.56%-3.89%
2019-12-3133.13%1.10%2.14%-2.11%
2018-12-3134.65%-68.37%-132.15%-50.50%
2017-12-3134.11%24.61%19.38%2.86%
2016-12-3132.36%5.75%4.64%1.04%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$203.00M$4.54B
2024-12-31$198.00M$4.51B
2023-12-31$332.00M$4.58B
2022-12-31$287.00M$4.76B
2021-12-31$440.00M$4.88B
2020-12-31$981.00M$5.14B
2019-12-31$349.00M$5.39B
2018-12-31$495.70M$6.70B
2017-12-31$485.70M$9.89B
2016-12-31$587.50M$11.29B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31$17.00M$68.00M
2024-12-31$237.00M$74.00M
2023-12-31$646.00M$50.00M
2022-12-31-$584.00M$12.00M
2021-12-31$595.00M$52.00M
2020-12-31$1.17B$41.00M
2019-12-31$779.00M$42.00M
2018-12-31$296.00M$76.00M
2017-12-31$560.00M$70.90M
2016-12-31$1.40B$63.90M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
Aug 31, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months
$0.28
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-08-31$0.07
2026-05-29$0.07
2026-02-27$0.07
2025-11-28$0.07
2025-08-29$0.07
2025-05-30$0.07
2025-02-28$0.07
2024-11-29$0.07

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-10-30Sep 2026$0.20
2026-07-31Jun 2026$0.19
2026-05-01Mar 2026-$0.09
2026-02-06Dec 2025$0.18
2025-10-31Sep 2025$0.18
2025-08-01Jun 2025$0.24
2025-04-30Mar 2025-$0.07
2025-02-07Dec 2024$0.14

Filings and sources

Company website
newellbrands.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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