Newell Brands (NWL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Newell Brands (NWL) reported Debt Ratio of 0.46 for Q1 2026, up 4.82% on a YoY basis from 0.44 in Q1 2025, and up 4.84% quarter-over-quarter from 0.44 in Q4 2025.

Newell Brands (NWL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Newell Brands has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.46 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 4.82% year-over-year to 0.46; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.46 (up 4.82% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.44, up 4.44% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.46, up from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.46 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.34 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.41 across 5 years, with a median of 0.42 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio declined 10.24% — and 2023, when it gained 23.31%.
  • Newell Brands' Debt Ratio stood at 0.41 in 2022, then fell by 0.56% to 0.4 in 2023, then grew by 3.57% to 0.42 in 2024, then gained by 4.44% to 0.44 in 2025, then climbed by 4.84% to 0.46 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.46 (Q1 2026), 0.44 (Q4 2025), and 0.42 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - 0.00
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.29
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 0.40
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 0.48
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 0.32
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 0.41
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.35
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.27
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 0.39
10 Newell Brands 1.86 Bn 1.66 Bn 513.00 Mn 0.46

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.46
Dec 31, 2025 0.44
Sep 30, 2025 0.42
Jun 30, 2025 0.44
Mar 31, 2025 0.44
Dec 31, 2024 0.42
Sep 30, 2024 0.42
Jun 30, 2024 0.42
Mar 31, 2024 0.41
Dec 31, 2023 0.40
Sep 30, 2023 0.41
Jun 30, 2023 0.41
Mar 31, 2023 0.42
Dec 31, 2022 0.41
Sep 30, 2022 0.40
Jun 30, 2022 0.36
Mar 31, 2022 0.34
Dec 31, 2021 0.34
Sep 30, 2021 0.35
Jun 30, 2021 0.38