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Newell Brands NWL Return on invested capital

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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$2.18B-43.7%
Enterprise value$7.88B-12.6%
P/S0.3×-0.2×

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 ratio-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Newell Brands’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Newell Brands's return on invested capital?
Newell Brands (NWL) reported return on invested capital of -1.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Newell Brands's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Newell Brands's return on invested capital decreased by 271.2% year-over-year, from 0.9% to -1.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Newell Brands's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Newell Brands's return on invested capital has grown at a -33.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8.9% to -1.7%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.