Newell Brands

NWL

Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive

Price

$5.23

-0.20 (-3.68%)

Market Cap

$2.22B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

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 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 Recreation. The Commercial Solutions segment provides commercial cleaning and maintenance solutions; closet and garage organization products; hygiene systems and material handling solutions; and home and security, and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms products un

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+11.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~2 months

$201M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Newell Brands has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin

33.1%

Modest — 33.1% gross margin

Operating Margin

3.2%

Thin — 3.2% operating margin

ROCE

0.7%

Weak — 0.7% 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

-4.1%

Shrinking sales (-4.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

0.3%

Thin free cash flow (0.3%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

2.17

Heavy debt load (2.17)

Interest Cover

1.40x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.4x)

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

4.80%

Healthy income — 4.80% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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