---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000814453-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWL"
cik: "0000814453"
company_name: "NEWELL BRANDS INC."
filed_at: "2026-02-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T04:14:02.140793+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Newell Brands Q4 net loss $315M; normalized EPS $0.18; 2026 outlook flat sales, EPS $0.54-$0.60

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $1.9B, down 2.7% YoY; core sales declined 4.1%.
- GAAP net loss $315M ($0.75 loss per share) vs loss of $54M in prior year.
- Normalized operating margin expanded to 8.7% from 7.1%; normalized EBITDA up 11.6% to $241M.
- Full year 2025 net sales $7.2B, down 5.0%; normalized EPS $0.57 vs $0.68.
- 2026 outlook: net sales -1% to +1%, normalized EPS $0.54-$0.60, operating cash flow $350M-$400M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000814453-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWL
- cik: 0000814453
- company_name: NEWELL BRANDS INC.
- filed_at: 2026-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814453/000081445326000004/0000814453-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814453/000081445326000004/nwl-20260206.htm

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