---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001632790-26-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ENR"
cik: "0001632790"
company_name: "ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T04:27:33.658192+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energizer Q1 net sales up 6.5% to $778.9M but adjusted EPS drops 54% to $0.31; reaffirms FY outlook

## Summary
- Net sales $778.9M (+6.5% YoY) driven by APS acquisition ($64.6M); organic sales down 4.3% on 4.5% volume decline.
- GAAP loss per share $0.05; adjusted EPS $0.31 vs $0.67 prior year; adjusted EBITDA $106.9M vs $140.7M.
- Adjusted gross margin 34.9%, down 510 bps from 40.0%, due to tariffs, production inefficiencies, product mix, and lower-margin APS.
- Free cash flow $124.2M (15.9% of sales); debt reduced over $100M; $4.5M share repurchases and $23M dividends.
- FY2026 guidance reaffirmed: adjusted EPS $3.30-$3.60, adjusted EBITDA $580-$610M; Q2 sees organic sales down 4-5%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001632790-26-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ENR
- cik: 0001632790
- company_name: ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632790/000163279026000034/0001632790-26-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632790/000163279026000034/enr-20260205.htm

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