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Newell Brands

NWL
28
Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive
Also trades as: 0K7J.L
Price
$5.91
-0.10 (-1.75%)
Market Cap
$2.51B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
28
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 10, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

2.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 428.0M (2021) → 418.2M (2025)

Newell Brands is a consumer goods company that makes everyday household and personal products sold in stores and online around the world. Its portfolio includes well-known brands like Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Coleman, Yankee Candle, Crock-Pot, and Mr. Coffee. The company sells mostly to large retailers like Walmart, Target, and Amazon, which then sell the products to regular shoppers.

Newell makes money by manufacturing and selling physical products, earning a margin on each item sold. It operates primarily in North America but also has a presence in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. With dozens of recognizable brand names, its competitive position relies on brand loyalty and shelf space at major retailers — though that also creates risk, since a few large retail customers control a significant share of its sales. The company has been working through a multi-year restructuring to cut costs and shed weaker brands, and its ability to stabilize revenue while managing debt remains the central challenge ahead.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+127.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 years

$209M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$209M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Newell Brands is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
40.7%
Healthy — 40.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
13.4%
Healthy — 13.4% operating margin
ROCE
3.4%
Weak — 3.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-2.0%
Shrinking sales (-2.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
1.6%
Thin free cash flow (1.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
2.21
Heavy debt load (2.21)
Interest Cover
1.69x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.7x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
4.45%
Healthy income — 4.45% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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