Newell Brands (NWL)
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryHousehold & Personal ProductsSnapshot 2026-11-05
$5.49-6.31%
Close 2026-11-05 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryHousehold & Personal ProductsSnapshot 2026-11-05
QuarterlyIQ Insights · NWL
How strong the business is — where it ranks within its sector on capital efficiency and cash generation, and how well management has been executing.
How this business ranks within consumer discretionary on a research-validated quality screen. As of 2026-11-05.
The screen ranks NWL against its sector on four durable signals: share dilution, return on capital, free-cash-flow yield, and FCF margin. Historically the highest-quality names tended toward better typical outcomes and fewer bad years over multi-year holds (strongest at three years, modest at one), and that pattern showed up even before the price moved. It characterizes business quality, not price direction.
Each leg is a sector-relative percentile (higher is better); 4 of 4 legs were available for this name. The composite is built from these four; the raw value follows each percentile for context.
A forward quality tilt, not a price prediction, and context for your own research rather than a recommendation. Not investment advice.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated neutral grew net income 45% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=6999).
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Met or beat guidance 0% of the last 1 guided quarters · -2.9% avg surprise
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Use innovation, advertising, promotion, and distribution gains to support sales growth and stronger performance across the company's brands and businesses.
Higher projected sales than previously anticipated and additional cost containment efforts give us the confidence to maintain the midpoints of our normalized operating margin and normalized earnings…
Stated in 3 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “Higher projected sales than previously anticipated and additional cost containment efforts give us the confidence to maintain the midpoints of our normalized operating margin and normalized earnings per share outlooks.” “Mark Erceg, Newell Brands Chief Financial Officer, said, "First quarter operating margin expanded year-over-year as productivity and pricing actions more than offset cost inflation and lower volume while improved operating performance, disciplined cost management and a lower effective tax rate drove normalized earnings per share in excess of our going-in expectations.” Operating income was $27.000 million in 2026-Q3.
Deleveraging remains a top priority and, consistent with that, we anticipate reducing total debt and factoring by a couple hundred million dollars this year."
Stated in 2 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “Deleveraging remains a top priority and, consistent with that, we anticipate reducing total debt and factoring by a couple hundred million dollars this year."” “Additionally the outlook reflects continued margin improvement focus and stronger year over year operating cash flow generation.”
“Deleveraging remains a top priority and, consistent with that, we anticipate reducing total debt and factoring by a couple hundred million dollars this year."”
Build on portfolio, supply-chain, and go-to-market changes and strengthen operating effectiveness to support sustainable, profitable growth.
Achieve year-over-year growth in net and core sales and establish a foundation for sustained profitable growth.
Over the trailing year it converted 0.99x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity (low R² over the window).
19 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated volatile grew net income 55% of the time over the next year (vs 53% for the rest of the cohort, n=4931).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-11-05.
“Higher projected sales than previously anticipated and additional cost containment efforts give us the confidence to maintain the midpoints of our normalized operating margin and normalized earnings…”
“Mark Erceg, Newell Brands Chief Financial Officer, said, "First quarter operating margin expanded year-over-year as productivity and pricing actions more than offset cost inflation and lower volume w…”
“Additionally the outlook reflects continued margin improvement focus and stronger year over year operating cash flow generation.”
“Additionally the outlook reflects continued margin improvement focus and stronger year over year operating cash flow generation.”