---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000109177-26-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPB"
cik: "0000109177"
company_name: "Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:23:36.709034+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spectrum Brands Q2 net sales +4.9%, adjusted EBITDA +17.8%; partners with Oaktree in HPC

## Summary
- Net income from continuing operations $22.5M vs $1.8M; adjusted EPS $1.25 vs $0.68.
- Global Pet Care net sales +11.2% (organic +7.6%); Home & Garden +11.3% (organic +11.2%).
- Home & Personal Care net sales -5.5% but adjusted EBITDA +11.0% to $8.1M; Oaktree invests $127M in preferred equity and debt, Spectrum retains ~73%.
- FY2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to low to mid single digit growth; net sales still flat to up low single digits; ~50% adjusted FCF conversion.
- Net debt leverage 1.66x; total liquidity $595.9M with $125.1M cash.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000109177-26-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPB
- cik: 0000109177
- company_name: Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917726000018/0000109177-26-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917726000018/spb-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7da2257dac9a6b605275addd2662b01e6bccbaa4
  claim: Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. reported the second quarter of fiscal 2026 ended March 29, 2026 results: revenue $708.9 million, net income $22.5 million, EPS $0.96 per share.
  evidence_excerpt: Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB; “Spectrum Brands” or the “Company”), a leading global branded consumer products and home essentials company focused on driving innovation and providing exceptional customer service, today reported results from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 ended March 29, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917726000018/0000109177-26-000018-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.