For the quarter ended December 2025, Newell Brands (NWL) reported revenue of $1.9 billion, down 2.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.18, compared to $0.16 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.62% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.89 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.18, the EPS surprise was -1.91%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Newell Brands performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net sales- Learning and Development: $629 million versus $615.55 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.2% change.
- Net sales- Outdoor and Recreation: $142 million compared to the $147.12 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.6% year over year.
- Net sales- Home and Commercial Solutions: $1.13 billion versus $1.12 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.7% change.
- Normalized Operating Income (Loss)- Corporate: $-46 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-66.36 million.
- Normalized Operating Income (Loss)- Outdoor and Recreation: $-12 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-21.94 million.
- Normalized Operating Income (Loss)- Learning & Development: $99 million versus $100.06 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Normalized Operating Income (Loss)- Home and Commercial Solutions: $124 million compared to the $145.96 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Newell Brands have returned +9.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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