NWL NEWELL BRANDS INC.

Overview and Growth

In fiscal 2025, NEWELL BRANDS INC. recorded $7.20B of revenue, net loss of $285.00M, and an operating cash inflow of $264.00M. At $7.20B, the top line establishes the operating scale supporting the company’s profit and cash-flow profile. Compared with $7.58B in fiscal 2024, revenue decreased 5.0%, a top-line contraction that reduced operating scale. The company reported diluted EPS of -$0.68, adding a shareholder-level measure to the absolute income figures considered below. Asset turnover was 0.67x, relating the company’s annual revenue directly to the total assets reported at the period end.

Profitability

The first profit layer was $2.43B of gross profit, the amount available after reported direct revenue costs to absorb operating expenses. Gross margin was 33.8%, so that share of each revenue unit remained after the cost of revenue reported for the period. Operations produced $39.00M of income after the reported operating expense base, before the remaining non-operating and tax effects. The operating result equaled 0.5% of revenue, placing the absolute operating-income figure in the context of the company’s sales base. The bottom-line result was a net loss of $285.00M after operating, financing, tax, and other recognized items. Measured against revenue, the bottom-line deficit represented 4.0% after all recognized items. The pretax result was a loss of $301.00M, establishing the deficit before tax effects. Pretax margin was -4.2%, reflecting a pre-tax loss equal to 4.2% of revenue. The reported tax benefit was $16.00M, favorably bridging the pretax and after-tax results. Relative to period-end equity, the net loss represented 11.9%. The loss-to-assets relationship was 2.7%, placing the bottom-line deficit against the company’s resource base.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

The company held $10.71B of assets against $8.32B of liabilities and $2.39B of equity, revealing how the asset base was financed. Current assets were $2.71B against $2.52B of current liabilities, framing the resources and obligations classified within the near-term balance-sheet horizon. The current ratio was 1.07x, with current assets exceeding current liabilities and providing a short-term liquidity cushion. The company held $203.00M in cash and equivalents, a narrower liquidity measure than total current assets. Measured only with cash and equivalents, coverage of current liabilities was 8.0%, excluding receivables and other current assets. Borrowings totaled $4.67B, adding a fixed financing obligation alongside the company’s equity capital. Debt equaled 1.95x of book equity, describing the relative scale of borrowing and shareholder capital. The debt-to-assets relationship was 43.6%, comparing borrowing with the total asset balance. The liabilities-to-assets relationship was 77.7%, placing reported obligations against the full positive asset balance. Measured against total assets, cash and equivalents represented 1.9%, a balance-sheet composition measure rather than a liquidity forecast. The asset base changed 2.6% from $11.00B in fiscal 2024, leaving current total assets lower year over year. Against $2.75B of equity in fiscal 2024, the current book-equity balance moved 13.1% and ended lower.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Operating activities produced a cash inflow of $264.00M, giving the cash-flow counterpart to the accrual-based profit measures reported for the year. Capital spending was $247.00M, absorbing part of the cash generated from operations before free cash flow. Capital spending absorbed 93.6% of operating cash flow, quantifying the share of cash from operations directed to investment. The combination of operating cash flow and capital spending produced $17.00M of positive free cash flow for the period. Free cash flow represented 0.2% of revenue, linking post-investment cash generation with the company’s operating scale. Measured against total assets, free cash flow represented 0.2%, showing the cash productivity of the company’s assets.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025. Analysis generated Sep 24, 2026.