What does auto care — earnings (loss) before income taxes mean?

Measures the pre-tax profitability of the Auto Care segment after accounting for all operating expenses and segment-specific costs. It serves as a primary indicator of the segment's operational health and its contribution to the overall corporate earnings.

Energizer Holdings (ENR) Auto Care — Earnings (loss) before income taxes

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$133.7M+19.1%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$643.3M-3.0%

Gross profit$258.8M-0.1%

Net income$10.1M-64.3%

EPS (diluted)$0.15-61.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$172.5M+23.8%

Total debt$3.5B+4.8%

Total equity$173.2M+29.4%

Total assets$4.4B+4.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$149.5M+94.2%

CapEx$17.7M-15.7%

Free cash flow$124.2M+193%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.55B-18.8%

Enterprise value$4.86B-5.5%

P/E7.9×+0.4×

P/S0.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.9%+2.6pp

Net margin6.5%+4.7pp

FCF margin7.6%-4.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity127.1%+93.6pp

Debt / equity20.1×-4.7×

Current ratio2×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Energizer Holdings in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest.

The source filing: Energizer Holdings’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026.

Filed: May 5, 2026, 3:25 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q1 2026
Accession: 0001632790-26-000056

Line item	For the Quarters Ended March 31, / Batteries & Lights / 2026	For the Quarters Ended March 31, / Batteries & Lights / 2025	For the Quarters Ended March 31, / Auto Care / 2026	For the Quarters Ended March 31, / Auto Care / 2025	For the Quarters Ended March 31, / Total / 2026	For the Quarters Ended March 31, / Total / 2025
Segment Net sales	$473.2	$488.0	$170.1	$174.9	$643.3	$662.9
Segment Cost of products sold	248.1	284.3	109.3	108.2	357.4	392.5
Segment Advertising and promotion expense	12.2	14.3	6.8	6.5	19.0	20.8
Other segment items (1)	79.2	77.1	25.4	25.0	104.6	102.1
Segment profit	$133.7	$112.3	$28.6	$35.2	$162.3	$147.5
Segment Depreciation and amortization	$15.0	$12.6	$3.6	$3.6	$18.6	$16.2

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FAQ

What is Energizer Holdings's auto care — earnings (loss) before income taxes?: Energizer Holdings (ENR) reported auto care — earnings (loss) before income taxes of $28.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Energizer Holdings's auto care — earnings (loss) before income taxes changed year-over-year?: Energizer Holdings's auto care — earnings (loss) before income taxes decreased by 18.8% year-over-year, from $35.2M to $28.6M.
What does auto care — earnings (loss) before income taxes mean?: Measures the pre-tax profitability of the Auto Care segment after accounting for all operating expenses and segment-specific costs. It serves as a primary indicator of the segment's operational health and its contribution to the overall corporate earnings.