Newell Brands
NWL Nasdaq· Housewares & Specialties
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$5.41
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Newell Brands had $7.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 5.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −5.2% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 0.5%, down 0.3 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 1 is left after running the business.
- Newell Brands lost $285M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was $17.0M in fiscal 2025, 0.2% of revenue.
- Newell Brands returned $120M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 706% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.7%.
- Newell Brands owes $4.3B more than it holds in cash, about 12.4 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$2.3B
P/E
—
Revenue
$7.2B
Net income
−$285M
Free cash flow
$17.0M
Operating margin
0.5%
Newell Brands in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−5.0%
No. Sales fell 5.0% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−4.0%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
0.2%
Partly. 0.2% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
12.4x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 12.4 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 9
Mixed. It passes 4 of 9 health tests.
What Newell Brands does
Newell Brands makes and sells household and consumer products under brands that include Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate and FoodSaver. It sells in over 150 countries. It runs three operating segments. Home and Commercial Solutions covers kitchen, home storage and commercial products, including Yankee Candle, which also has its own stores. Learning and Development covers writing instruments, art products, labeling and baby gear. Outdoor and Recreation covers outdoor products such as technical apparel and on-the-go beverageware. It sells mostly to mass merchants, warehouse clubs, department stores, e-commerce retailers and distributors, and also directly to consumers online. A few customers matter a great deal. Amazon, its largest customer in 2025, accounted for approximately 17% of net sales, and Walmart, the second largest, for approximately 13%. Newell says it competes with many large, well-established makers of consumer products.
Biggest risks, in its own words
- Intense competition in a market dominated by large retailers, including e-commerce companies.
- Depending on a few large customers, who may consolidate or press it to cut prices.
- Whether its turnaround plan and restructuring work as hoped.
- Failing to keep launching new products and to build its brands.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 13, 2026
- Legal name
- NEWELL BRANDS INC.
- CIK
- 0000814453
Newell Brands · NWL
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $10.6B | $9.5B | $8.1B | $7.6B | $7.2B |
| Revenue growth | 12.8% | −10.7% | −14.0% | −6.8% | −5.0% |
| Gross margin | 31.8% | 30.0% | 28.9% | 33.6% | 33.8% |
| Operating margin | 9.6% | 3.3% | −1.1% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Net income | $622M | $197M | −$388M | −$216M | −$285M |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 2.1% | −4.8% | −2.9% | −4.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.45 | $0.47 | −$0.94 | −$0.52 | −$0.68 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $884M | −$272M | $930M | $496M | $264M |
| Capital expenditure | $289M | $312M | $284M | $259M | $247M |
| Free cash flow | $595M | −$584M | $646M | $237M | $17.0M |
| FCF margin | 5.6% | −6.2% | 7.9% | 3.1% | 0.2% |
| Dividends paid | $394M | $385M | $184M | $118M | $120M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $325M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share count change | 0.9% | −2.5% | −0.8% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $440M | $287M | $332M | $198M | $203M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $4.9B | $5.1B | $4.6B | $4.5B | $4.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $4.2B | $3.5B | $3.1B | $2.8B | $2.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.3x | 7.9x | 17.0x | 11.1x | 12.4x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 4.0x | 1.3x | −0.3x | 0.2x | 0.1x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 9.9% | 3.7% | −0.9% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Return on equity | 15.5% | 5.1% | −11.7% | −7.4% | −11.1% |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Altman Z'' | 0.8 | 0.4 | −0.2 | −0.3 | −0.5 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$1.9M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Brands NWL | $2.3B | −5.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | — | 4 |
| Garmin GRMN | $56.7B | 15.1% | 25.9% | 18.8% | 26.8% | 32.7x | 6 |
| Polaris PII | $3.2B | −0.3% | −4.9% | 7.8% | −10.5% | — | 3 |
| Wynn Resorts WYNN | $7.6B | 0.1% | 15.7% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 17.8x | 5 |
| Bath & Body Works BBWI | $4.3B | −0.2% | 15.4% | 11.9% | 47.5% | 5.6x | 5 |
KIRA
At $5.41 a share, the company is worth $2.3B.
Newell Brands grew sales faster than 0 of its 4 similar companies.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000814453). Data updated October 11, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.