---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000109177-24-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPB"
cik: "0000109177"
company_name: "Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-11-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T23:34:58.239600+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spectrum Brands Q4 sales up 4.5%; FY adj EBITDA ex-investment income grew >20%, dividend up 12%

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $773.7M (+4.5% YoY; organic +4.8%); net income $12.8M; adj EBITDA $68.9M (incl $25.9M brand investments).
- FY adj EBITDA $371.8M; excluding $52.7M investment income, adj EBITDA grew >20% despite $61.6M brand investments; net income $99.3M.
- Operating cash flow $162.6M; adj free cash flow $176.6M; returned $482.7M to shareholders via share repurchases in FY2024.
- Increased quarterly dividend 12% to $0.47; annualized yield ~2%; $402.7M remains under share repurchase program.
- FY2025 guidance: low single-digit net sales growth, mid-to-high single-digit adj EBITDA growth; ~50% adj EBITDA to adj free cash flow.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000109177-24-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPB
- cik: 0000109177
- company_name: Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-11-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917724000044/0000109177-24-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917724000044/spb-20241115.htm

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