---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000814453-22-000123"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWL"
cik: "0000814453"
company_name: "NEWELL BRANDS INC."
filed_at: "2022-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T23:02:49.216751+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Newell Brands Q3 net sales -19.2%, core sales -10.8%; cuts FY2022 outlook

## Summary
- Net sales $2.3B (-19.2% YoY); diluted EPS $0.07 vs $0.44; normalized EPS $0.53 vs $0.54.
- Core sales declined 10.8%; only one of seven business units grew core sales.
- Reported operating margin 1.6% (incl $148M goodwill/intangibles impairment); normalized 10.2% vs 11.4%.
- Issued $1B of senior notes (6.375% 2027 and 6.625% 2029) to refinance $1.1B April 2023 notes.
- Updated FY2022 outlook: net sales $9.35-9.43B (prev $9.37-9.58B), norm EPS $1.56-1.61 (prev $1.56-1.70).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000814453-22-000123
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWL
- cik: 0000814453
- company_name: NEWELL BRANDS INC.
- filed_at: 2022-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/814453/000081445322000123/0000814453-22-000123-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814453/000081445322000123/nwl-20221028.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000814453-22-000123
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000814453-22-000123.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NEWELL BRANDS INC. reported third quarter 2022 results: revenue $2.3 billion, net income $31 million, EPS $0.07. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: third quarter 2022
  - Revenue: $2.3 billion
  - Net income: $31 million
  - EPS: $0.07
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: with the macro backdrop, reducing inventory and strengthening cash flow, while continuing to invest in core capabilities." Third Quarter 2022 Executive Summary – Net sales were $2.3 billion, a 19.2 percent decline compared with the prior year period, including the year over year impact from the sale of the Connected Home & Security (CH&S) business at the end of the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814453/000081445322000123/0000814453-22-000123-index.htm

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