NWL vs REYN vs WHR Stock Comparison

Newell Brands, Reynolds Consumer Products and Whirlpool Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.08 -4.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.05%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
WHR Whirlpool Corp /De/
$29.34 -4.2% 1M -60.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.57B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Reynolds Consumer Products leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Reynolds Consumer Products 8, Newell Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWLREYNWHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.48B $5.11B $2.03B REYN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.2x 14.9x -13.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 14.2x 24.7x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% +2.7% -6.4% REYN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 9.1% -1.0% REYN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% 11.1% 0.4% REYN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.0x 2.1x 7.1x REYN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% -5.4% -60.6% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.0%/yr -2.6%/yr -32.6%/yr REYN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 25.9% 51.9% REYN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 70/100 34/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

NWLREYNWHR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNWLREYNWHR
Valuation 55 #19 of 41 78 #12 of 52 70 #13 of 41
Growth 50 #21 of 41 63 #19 of 50 25 #31 of 41
Profitability 32 #26 of 38 73 #13 of 45 35 #25 of 38
Financial Health 10 #38 of 42 56 #25 of 56 15 #36 of 42
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 80 #7 of 31 27 #20 of 27
Overall 48 70 34
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • REYN ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • WHR ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNWLREYNWHRSPY
1 month -4.5%+6.9%-4.2% +0.7%
3 months -1.2%-6.6%-22.9% +3.7%
6 months +24.5%+12.5%-47.7% +7.1%
Year to date +36.6%+3.0%-59.3% +12.8%
1 year +3.0%-5.4%-60.6% +11.9%
3 years -27.5%-7.0%-71.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.2%-2.4%-34.1% +22.8%
5 years -77.8%-12.5%-86.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.0%-2.6%-32.6% +10.9%
10 years -89.7%—-80.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -20.3%—-15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNWLREYNWHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%25.9%51.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.6%25.5%53.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.181.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.21-1.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-36.7%-89.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-13.2%-68.4% -1.2%
52-week high $6.36$27.18$92.82 $779.14
52-week low $3.11$20.56$26.44 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNWLREYNWHR
P/E now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 15.8x 14.4xmedian 18.7x -12.7xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 9.6x 9.3xmedian 13.0x 9.5xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 12.1x 15.5xmedian 18.9x -21.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.81median 0.63 1.12median 1.01 -0.22median 0.63

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNWLREYNWHR
Revenue $7.25B $3.79B $14.57B
Gross profit $2.57B $951.00M $1.91B
Operating income $164.00M $554.00M $428.00M
Net income -$221.00M $344.00M -$120.00M
Free cash flow $118.00M $320.00M -$92.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.51 $1.62 $-2.31
Cash & equivalents $209.00M $66.00M $1.10B
Total debt $5.01B $1.53B $6.85B
Shares (diluted) 430.20M 211.90M 65.50M
Enterprise value $1.64B $4.77B -$1.61B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNWLREYNWHR
P/E -9.8x 14.4x -12.7x
P/FCF 18.3x 15.5x -21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 9.9x 6.2x
P/S 0.3x 1.3x 0.1x
P/B 0.9x 2.2x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 9.3x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 42.4x 11.6x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 59.0x 20.1x -83.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 12.8x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.81 1.12 -0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWLREYNWHR
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% 2.7% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -0.7% -8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% 1.8% -23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 5.6% -14.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.0% 3.9% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.8% 8.9% 36.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% 10.6% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 13.2% 58.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.0% 9.8% 28.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 12.9% 57.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.6% 11.0% -28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 15.7% -25.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 213.5% 6.0% -248.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 16.6% -35.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWLREYNWHR
Gross margin 35.5% 25.1% 13.1%
EBITDA margin 6.6% 18.2% 5.6%
Operating margin 2.3% 14.6% 2.9%
Pretax margin -2.5% 11.8% 0.5%
Net margin -3.0% 9.1% -1.0%
FCF margin 1.6% 8.5% -0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 13.3% 2.1%
Return on equity -9.2% 23.4% -3.1%
Return on assets -2.0% 10.7% -0.7%
Return on invested capital 2.2% 11.1% 0.4%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 12.8% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.5x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWLREYNWHR
Debt / assets 45.3% 30.1% 40.4%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.7x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.0x 2.1x 7.1x
Debt / FCF 42.4x 4.8x -74.5x
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 54.5% 78.0%
Equity / assets 22.2% 45.5% 22.0%
Interest coverage – 6.4x 1.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.49 2.54 1.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWLREYNWHR
Dividend yield 5.5% 3.9% 6.1%
Net buyback yield – – -55.8%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 3.9% -49.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -57.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 106.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -26.4% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNWLREYNWHR
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 -80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.6% -3.0% +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.86BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $14.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% -4.3% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWLREYNWHR
Held by institutions 100.0% 31.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 421 295 459
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +6.3% +2.9%
Institutions buying 234 182 251
Institutions selling 124 89 130
Buyers to sellers 1.89 2.04 1.93

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NWLREYNWHR
NWL 1.00 0.31 0.33
REYN 0.31 1.00 0.30
WHR 0.33 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWL, REYN and WHR?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newell Brands (NWL) $2.48B, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $5.11B, Whirlpool (WHR) $2.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%, Whirlpool (WHR) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) has the highest net margin (Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%, Whirlpool (WHR) -1.0%). On return on invested capital, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) leads (Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%, Whirlpool (WHR) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Newell Brands (NWL) +3.0%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -5.4%, Whirlpool (WHR) -60.6%. Over five years, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) compounded fastest (Newell Brands (NWL) -26.0%/yr, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -2.6%/yr, Whirlpool (WHR) -32.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Newell Brands (NWL) 0.05%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 0.00%, Whirlpool (WHR) 0.00%. Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) and Whirlpool (WHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) has been the steadiest (Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 25.9%, Whirlpool (WHR) 51.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWL, REYN and WHR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.