Newell Brands vs Polaris
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The short version
- Newell Brands is the larger business, with $7.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.2B for Polaris.
- Polaris grew revenue faster (−0.3%, against −5.0%).
- Newell Brands kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (0.5% operating margin, against −4.9%).
- Polaris turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.8% FCF margin, against 0.2%).
- Newell Brands earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (0.5%, against −10.5%).
| Latest fiscal year | NWL · FY25 | PII · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.3B | $3.1B |
| Revenue | $7.2B | $7.2B |
| Free cash flow | $17.0M | $558M |
| Net income | −$285M | −$466M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −5.0% | −0.3% |
| 5-year growth | −5.2% | 2.6% |
| Share count change | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.8% | 19.1% |
| Operating margin | 0.5% | −4.9% |
| Net margin | −4.0% | −6.5% |
| FCF margin | 0.2% | 7.8% |
| Return on capital | 0.5% | −10.5% |
| Return on equity | −11.1% | −44.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $4.3B | $1.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 12.4x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $120M | $153M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 3 |
Revenue
FY16
NWL $13.3B
PII $4.5B
FY17
NWL $14.7B
PII $5.4B
FY18
NWL $10.2B
PII $6.1B
FY19
NWL $9.7B
PII $6.8B
FY20
NWL $9.4B
PII $6.3B
FY21
NWL $10.6B
PII $7.4B
FY22
NWL $9.5B
PII $8.6B
FY23
NWL $8.1B
PII $8.9B
FY24
NWL $7.6B
PII $7.2B
FY25
NWL $7.2B
PII $7.2B
NWL
PII
Operating margin
FY16
NWL 2.3%
PII 7.8%
FY17
NWL 4.8%
PII 6.6%
FY18
NWL −74.4%
PII 8.0%
FY19
NWL −5.0%
PII 7.1%
FY20
NWL −6.7%
PII 8.3%
FY21
NWL 9.6%
PII 9.6%
FY22
NWL 3.3%
PII 9.4%
FY23
NWL −1.1%
PII 7.8%
FY24
NWL 0.9%
PII 4.1%
FY25
NWL 0.5%
PII −4.9%
NWL
PII
Free cash flow
FY16
NWL $1.4B
PII $380M
FY17
NWL $560M
PII $401M
FY18
NWL $296M
PII $252M
FY19
NWL $779M
PII $404M
FY20
NWL $1.2B
PII $814M
FY21
NWL $595M
PII $10.9M
FY22
NWL −$584M
PII $202M
FY23
NWL $646M
PII $513M
FY24
NWL $237M
PII $6.5M
FY25
NWL $17.0M
PII $558M
NWL
PII
Return on capital
FY16
NWL 1.1%
PII 15.3%
FY17
NWL 3.0%
PII 11.0%
FY18
NWL −33.4%
PII 17.9%
FY19
NWL −3.5%
PII 15.0%
FY20
NWL −5.5%
PII 18.7%
FY21
NWL 9.9%
PII 25.8%
FY22
NWL 3.7%
PII 24.3%
FY23
NWL −0.9%
PII 19.9%
FY24
NWL 0.7%
PII 7.7%
FY25
NWL 0.5%
PII −10.5%
NWL
PII
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.