Energizer Holdings (ENR)
NYSE:ENR
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Energizer Holdings
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Rating:57Neutral
Price Target:
$22.50
▲(9.86% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
ENR’s score is held back primarily by balance-sheet risk (very high leverage) and weak TTM revenue momentum, despite solid profitability and positive free cash flow. Support comes from constructive FY2026 guidance and margin improvement progress, plus an attractive dividend yield, while technical signals remain largely neutral.
Positive Factors
Consistent free cash flow generation
Sustained FCF ($740M cumulative over three years; positive TTM FCF) provides durable funding for debt reduction, dividends and targeted reinvestment. Reliable cash conversion improves financial flexibility and supports execution of margin and growth initiatives over multiple years.
Negative Factors
Very high leverage and thin equity base
Extremely elevated leverage materially reduces financial flexibility and raises refinancing and interest-rate risk. A thin equity base amplifies earnings volatility impact on solvency, constraining capital allocation and making long-term investment plans more sensitive to cash-flow swings.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Consistent free cash flow generation
Sustained FCF ($740M cumulative over three years; positive TTM FCF) provides durable funding for debt reduction, dividends and targeted reinvestment. Reliable cash conversion improves financial flexibility and supports execution of margin and growth initiatives over multiple years.
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Energizer Holdings Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Operating Income by Segment
Shows operating profit for each business segment, revealing which parts of Energizer are most profitable and how segment margins contribute to overall earnings. Exposes the effects of raw-material costs, pricing power, and cost control, helping assess if revenue growth converts into sustainable profit or if margins are eroding.
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Market Cap
$1.47B
Dividend Yield6.02%
Average Volume (3M)1.14M
Price to Earnings (P/E)7.6
Beta (1Y)0.88
Revenue Growth2.71%
EPS Growth266.27%
CountryUS
Employees5,600
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryElectrical Equipment & Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.77
Shares Outstanding68,473,490
10 Day Avg. Volume1,055,560
30 Day Avg. Volume1,139,070
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.01
Price to Book (P/B)10.39
Price to Sales (P/S)0.60
P/FCF Ratio27.92
Enterprise Value/Market Cap3.12
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.54
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.77
Enterprise Value/Ebitda8.87
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$19.83Price Target Upside-3.16% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)3.45
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.01B
Energizer Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Energizer Holdings, Inc. is a global enterprise dedicated to the production, marketing, and distribution of a comprehensive range of batteries and lighting solutions. Their diverse battery portfolio includes lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel ...
How the Company Makes Money
Energizer primarily makes money by manufacturing, marketing, and selling consumer batteries and portable lighting products to retailers and distributors around the world. Its core revenue stream is the sale of batteries, which are purchased repeat...
Energizer Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 05, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 10, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a constructive operational and financial story: management pointed to clear progress on margins, supply-chain improvements, strong free cash flow over the prior three years, booked tariff receivables supporting near-term margins, global share gains in Batteries, and meaningful Auto Care distribution expansion. Offsetting these positives are a cautious consumer outlook that pressured near-term organic sales, lower-than-planned production credits (10%–15% reduction), ongoing tariff expense (~$15M/quarter) with timing risk for cash refunds, softer-than-expected Auto Care early-season performance, and localized shipment disruptions. On balance, the positives (margin recovery, booked receivable, share gains, cash generation, integration/innovation pipeline) appear to outweigh the headwinds, though management preserved caution on consumer demand and some near-term timing impacts.Positive Updates
Restoring Growth and Margins; On Track for FY26 High End
Management reaffirmed strategic priorities—restore growth, rebuild margins, return to long-term cash flow—and expects an inflection in organic net sales in Q3 with back-half growth. The company expects to deliver the high end of its fiscal 2026 earnings outlook, driven by pricing, supply-chain optimization and cost-structure improvements.
Negative Updates
Cautious Consumer Causing Top-Line Pressure
Management noted a more cautious consumer than previously expected, leading to organic declines in H1 and a tempered top-line outlook; the company is calling organic net sales roughly flat for the back half of fiscal 2026 versus prior expectations of stronger growth.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Restoring Growth and Margins; On Track for FY26 High End
Management reaffirmed strategic priorities—restore growth, rebuild margins, return to long-term cash flow—and expects an inflection in organic net sales in Q3 with back-half growth. The company expects to deliver the high end of its fiscal 2026 earnings outlook, driven by pricing, supply-chain optimization and cost-structure improvements.
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Company Guidance
Energizer said its FY2026 outlook is intact and now targets the high end of its earnings range, with FY26 organic net sales called roughly flat after organic declines in H1 and an expected inflection to organic growth in Q3–Q4 (driven by APS integration, innovation and pricing); management booked a $65 million tariff receivable, recognizing about $48 million (≈75%) in Q2 with the remaining ≈$16–17 million expected to hit the P&L as inventory is flushed, noted ongoing tariff costs of roughly $15 million per quarter (≈$60 million/year), and warned U.S. production credits will be ~10–15% lower than originally planned for 2026; they see gross margin normalizing to the low-40% range by year-end (after a ~360 bps gross margin improvement over the last three years), have generated $740 million of cumulative free cash flow over the past three years, and called Auto Care roughly flat and Batteries healthy (U.S. category volume/value growth in the last 13 weeks), while flagging a ~50 bps Q2 top-line drag from Middle East shipping disruptions (that region is ~1% of revenue) and noting Podium distribution expanded from ~15,000 to ~25,000 stores.Energizer Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
58
Neutral
Balance Sheet
26
Negative
Cash Flow
63
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 2.98B | 2.95B | 2.89B | 2.96B | 3.05B | 3.02B |
| Gross Profit | 1.22B | 1.23B | 1.10B | 1.12B | 1.12B | 1.16B |
| EBITDA | 518.90M | 565.10M | 330.00M | 467.10M | -25.50M | 434.50M |
| Net Income | 195.10M | 239.00M | 38.10M | 140.50M | -231.50M | 160.90M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 4.40B | 4.56B | 4.34B | 4.51B | 4.57B | 5.01B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 172.50M | 236.20M | 216.90M | 223.30M | 205.30M | 238.90M |
| Total Debt | 3.41B | 3.53B | 3.31B | 3.45B | 3.62B | 3.57B |
| Total Liabilities | 4.23B | 4.39B | 4.21B | 4.30B | 4.44B | 4.65B |
| Stockholders Equity | 173.20M | 169.90M | 135.80M | 210.70M | 130.60M | 355.70M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 159.40M | 63.20M | 331.70M | 338.40M | -91.50M | 114.80M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 230.70M | 147.10M | 429.60M | 395.20M | 1.00M | 179.70M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -84.40M | -98.20M | -114.00M | -56.10M | -90.90M | -126.40M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -116.40M | -29.10M | -300.30M | -309.40M | 79.10M | -1.07B |
Energizer Holdings Technical Analysis
Positive
20.48
Price Trends
18.68
Positive
19.00
Positive
20.44
Positive
Market Momentum
0.70
Negative
71.31
Negative
75.95
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ENR, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 20.48 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 19.18, above the 50-day MA of 18.68, and above the 200-day MA of 20.44, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.70 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 71.31 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 75.95 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for ENR.
Energizer Holdings Risk Analysis
Energizer Holdings disclosed 37 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Energizer Holdings reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Energizer Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $8.32B | 29.08 | 15.60% | 0.67% | 3.70% | -14.17% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
57 Neutral | $1.47B | 7.56 | 116.90% | 6.02% | 2.71% | 266.27% | |
54 Neutral | $2.74B | -22.45 | -8.68% | 2.02% | -3.36% | -168.34% | |
54 Neutral | $429.77M | -10.02 | -10.76% | ― | -10.44% | 67.16% | |
52 Neutral | $1.54B | -8.97 | -67.92% | ― | 49.88% | 27.54% | |
49 Neutral | $2.29B | -55.78 | -40.40% | ― | 172.57% | 25.87% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Energizer Holdings Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesFinancial Disclosures
Energizer Raises Outlook Despite Lower Quarterly Net Sales
Positive
May 5, 2026
On May 1, 2026, Energizer agreed a separation and transition package with Michael A. Lampman, under which he will step down as Executive Vice President, North America and Global Business Units on September 30, 2026, remain as Special Advisor until...
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