---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001632790-23-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ENR"
cik: "0001632790"
company_name: "ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T02:07:57.581475+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energizer Q3 net sales down 3.9%, organic down 2.7%; reaffirms adjusted EPS at low end of range

## Summary
- Net sales $699.4M vs $728.0M prior year (-3.9%); organic net sales down 2.7% due to volume declines in battery and auto care.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.54 vs $0.77; adjusted EBITDA $126.8M vs $145.5M, down on lower sales and higher costs.
- Project Momentum savings expanded to $130-150M by end of 2025; year-to-date savings $32M, full-year target $45-50M.
- Fiscal 2023 organic revenue outlook lowered to down low single digits; reaffirms adjusted EPS and EBITDA at low end of prior range.
- Operating cash flow $296.3M YTD; debt paydown $200M; net debt to EBITDA 5.7x; quarterly dividend $0.30 per share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001632790-23-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ENR
- cik: 0001632790
- company_name: ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1632790/000163279023000040/0001632790-23-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632790/000163279023000040/enr-20230808.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC. reported third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $699.4 million, net income $31.8 million, EPS $0.44. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $699.4 million
  - Net income: $31.8 million
  - EPS: $0.44
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: us to reduce debt and reinvest back into our business to deliver sustainable growth and long-term shareholder value.” Top-Line Performance For the quarter, we had Net sales of $699.4 million compared to $728.0 million in the prior year period. Third Quarter % Chg Net sales - FY'22 $ 728.0 Organic (19.3) (2.7) % Change in Argentina Operations (5.1) (0.7) % Impact of
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632790/000163279023000040/0001632790-23-000040-index.htm

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