What does yankee candle — number of store closings mean?

This metric tracks the total count of physical retail locations permanently shuttered within a specific reporting period for a consumer brand. It serves as a key indicator of retail footprint optimization, shifting distribution strategies, or declining brand performance in brick-and-mortar channels. Monitoring this figure helps investors assess the company's transition toward e-commerce or the rationalization of underperforming physical assets.

Newell Brands NWL Yankee Candle — Number of store closings

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SLGNDispensing and Specialty Closures — Number of facilities closed

30.0%

SHWConsumer Brands Group — Number of stores closed

10+1,900%

SHWPerformance Coatings Group — Number of stores closed

3.3—

SHWPaint Stores Group — Number of stores closed

0.8-40.0%

AZZNumber of facilities closed

2—

OLLINumber of Stores

672+15.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B-1.1%

Gross profit$513.0M+2.0%

Operating income$34.0M+61.9%

Net income-$33.0M+10.8%

EPS (diluted)-$0.08+11.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$243.0M-3.6%

Total debt$5.9B+1.5%

Total equity$2.3B-12.9%

Total assets$10.9B-3.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$233.0M-9.4%

CapEx$37.0M-37.3%

Free cash flow-$270.0M+0.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.34B-43.7%

Profitability

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Gross margin34%0.0pp

Operating margin4.4%+3.8pp

Net margin-3.9%+1.0pp

FCF margin0.3%+0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-11.2%+5.2pp

Debt / equity2.5×+0.4×

Current ratio1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Newell Brands in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept nwl:RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfStoreClosings.

The official record: Newell Brands’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Newell Brands's yankee candle — number of store closings?: Newell Brands (NWL) reported yankee candle — number of store closings of 20 in Q1 2026.
What does yankee candle — number of store closings mean?: This metric tracks the total count of physical retail locations permanently shuttered within a specific reporting period for a consumer brand. It serves as a key indicator of retail footprint optimization, shifting distribution strategies, or declining brand performance in brick-and-mortar channels. Monitoring this figure helps investors assess the company's transition toward e-commerce or the rationalization of underperforming physical assets.