Newell Brands (NWL)
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Rating:49Neutral
Price Target:
$3.50
â–¼(-1.69% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/14/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (shrinking revenue, sustained losses, and high leverage with uneven cash flow). Offsetting factors include improving near-term technical momentum and a high dividend yield, while the earnings call adds a mixed outlook: margin/cash targets and productivity initiatives are positives, but tariffs, soft sales guidance, and a weak Q1 weigh on confidence.
Positive Factors
Well-known brand portfolio and diversified channels
Newell’s broad portfolio of well-known consumer brands sold across mass, specialty and e-commerce channels provides structural demand resilience, retailer access, and marketing leverage. Strong brand equity supports enduring shelf presence and higher win rates for new product launches and distribution.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage (net leverage ~5.1x)
Net leverage near 5.1x and debt exceeding equity materially constrain financial flexibility. High leverage raises interest cost sensitivity, limits the company’s ability to fund strategic initiatives or absorb extended sales weakness, and increases execution risk until leverage sustainably declines.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Well-known brand portfolio and diversified channels
Newell’s broad portfolio of well-known consumer brands sold across mass, specialty and e-commerce channels provides structural demand resilience, retailer access, and marketing leverage. Strong brand equity supports enduring shelf presence and higher win rates for new product launches and distribution.
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Newell Brands (NWL) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.49B
Dividend Yield7.76%
Average Volume (3M)5.72M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.39
Revenue Growth-5.88%
EPS Growth90.23%
CountryUS
Employees23,700
SectorConsumer Defensive
Sector Strength42
IndustryHousehold & Personal Products
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.18
Shares Outstanding419,200,000
10 Day Avg. Volume7,612,736
30 Day Avg. Volume5,723,072
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.18
Price to Book (P/B)0.65
Price to Sales (P/S)0.22
P/FCF Ratio91.51
Enterprise Value/Market Cap4.65
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.96
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.86
Enterprise Value/Ebitda20.98
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$5.43Price Target Upside52.53% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)0.57
Revenue Forecast (FY)$7.23B
Newell Brands Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Newell Brands Inc. designs, manufactures, sources, and distributes consumer and commercial products worldwide. It operates in five segments: Commercial Solutions, Home Appliances, Home Solutions, Learning and Development, and Outdoor and Recreatio...
How the Company Makes Money
Newell Brands primarily makes money by selling branded consumer products to retail customers (e.g., mass merchants, home improvement retailers, office supply retailers, sporting goods retailers), distributors/wholesalers, and through e-commerce. R...
Newell Brands Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Normalized Operating Income by Segment
Shows the profitability of each business segment, highlighting which areas are driving earnings and which may need strategic adjustments.
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The FlyNewell Brands Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 06, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Apr 24, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call balanced clear operational and structural progress (margin expansion, stronger innovation pipeline, supply‑chain de‑risking, productivity targets and improved cash guidance) against continued top‑line pressure driven by tariffs, category weakness and near‑term shipment timing that depresses Q1. Management provided concrete mitigation actions and constructive 2026 targets, but material tariff headwinds and full‑year core sales guidance that is flat to modestly down leave the story mixed.Positive Updates
Improved Q4 Profitability and EBITDA Growth
Q4 normalized gross margin 33.9% (up 70 bps YoY) and normalized operating margin 8.7% (up 160 bps YoY). Q4 normalized EBITDA increased nearly 12% to $241 million and Q4 cash generation was roughly $160 million.
Negative Updates
Top‑Line Pressure — 2025 Sales Declines
Full‑year 2025 net sales $7.2 billion (down 5% YoY) and core sales decreased 4.6% YoY; Q4 net sales $1.9 billion (down 2.7% YoY) and Q4 core sales declined 4.1%.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Improved Q4 Profitability and EBITDA Growth
Q4 normalized gross margin 33.9% (up 70 bps YoY) and normalized operating margin 8.7% (up 160 bps YoY). Q4 normalized EBITDA increased nearly 12% to $241 million and Q4 cash generation was roughly $160 million.
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Company Guidance
Newell initiated 2026 guidance calling for full‑year net sales down 1% to up 1% with core sales down 2% to flat (assumes ~2% category decline but expects to outpace categories and gain share), normalized operating margin 8.6%–9.2% (midpoint ≈ +50 bps vs 2025), normalized EPS $0.54–$0.60, and normalized gross margin roughly flat; the company models total 2026 gross cash tariff impact of ~$130M and total gross P&L tariff impact of ~$150M (≈$0.30 EPS headwind, quarterly build: ~$0.065 Q1 & Q2, $0.09 Q3, $0.08 Q4). Management expects its productivity program to deliver >$75M of year‑over‑year savings and lower overheads by ~100 bps, plans to increase A&P (Q4 2025 A&P = 6.5% of sales; A&P up 50 bps vs three years), targets operating cash flow $350M–$400M (midpoint ≈ 40% above 2025 operating cash flow of $264M), budgets CapEx of $200M (vs historical ≈ $250M), assumes ~$20M of higher interest expense and an effective tax rate in the high‑teens, and expects net leverage to decline by about 0.5x toward investment‑grade; Q1 guidance is a headwind quarter: net sales down 5% to 3% (-5% to -3%), core sales down 7% to 5% (-7% to -5%), normalized operating margin 2.5%–3.5% and normalized EPS (‑$0.12) to (‑$0.08).Newell Brands Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
28
Negative
Balance Sheet
40
Negative
Cash Flow
46
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 7.20B | 7.58B | 8.13B | 9.46B | 10.59B |
| Gross Profit | 2.43B | 2.55B | 2.44B | 2.83B | 3.36B |
| EBITDA | 331.00M | 358.00M | 107.00M | 688.00M | 1.34B |
| Net Income | -285.00M | -216.00M | -388.00M | 197.00M | 622.00M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 10.71B | 11.00B | 12.16B | 13.26B | 14.27B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 203.00M | 198.00M | 332.00M | 287.00M | 440.00M |
| Total Debt | 5.65B | 5.12B | 5.47B | 6.01B | 5.51B |
| Total Liabilities | 8.32B | 8.25B | 9.05B | 9.74B | 10.11B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.39B | 2.75B | 3.11B | 3.52B | 4.16B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 17.00M | 237.00M | 646.00M | -584.00M | 595.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 264.00M | 496.00M | 930.00M | -272.00M | 884.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -164.00M | -151.00M | -199.00M | 343.00M | -268.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -101.00M | -451.00M | -664.00M | -232.00M | -1.14B |
Newell Brands Technical Analysis
Negative
3.56
Price Trends
4.25
Negative
3.90
Negative
4.58
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.23
Positive
32.31
Neutral
24.90
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For NWL, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 3.56 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 4.05, below the 50-day MA of 4.25, and below the 200-day MA of 4.58, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.23 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 32.31 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 24.90 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for NWL.
Newell Brands Risk Analysis
Newell Brands disclosed 30 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Newell Brands 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
Newell Brands Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | $22.34B | 27.62 | 17.16% | 1.38% | 1.45% | 42.04% | |
68 Neutral | $1.75B | 12.42 | 5.52% | 3.15% | -5.21% | 1.96% | |
62 Neutral | $20.33B | 14.63 | -3.31% | 3.23% | 1.93% | -12.26% | |
61 Neutral | $68.52B | -429.64 | 431.59% | 2.67% | -0.05% | 2.49% | |
56 Neutral | $12.67B | 19.52 | 1502.49% | 5.05% | -9.35% | 123.06% | |
52 Neutral | $937.60M | -3.02 | 1.62% | 3.51% | -1.34% | -73.59% | |
49 Neutral | $1.49B | -5.46 | -10.89% | 7.76% | -5.88% | 90.23% |
* Consumer Defensive Sector Average
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Newell Brands Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Newell Brands Adopts 2026 Incentive and Bonus Programs
Positive
Feb 13, 2026
On February 9, 2026, Newell Brands’ board committee approved the 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which grants key employees, including named executive officers, annual equity awards split evenly between performance-based and time-based restri...
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