Newell Brands (NWL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Newell Brands (NWL) reported Free Cash Flow of -$270.0 million for Q1 2026, up 0.74% on a YoY basis from -$268.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 396.7% quarter-over-quarter from $91.0 million in Q4 2025.

Newell Brands (NWL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Newell Brands has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$270.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 0.74% year-over-year to -$270.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $19.0 million (up 337.5% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $17.0 million, down 92.83% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$270.0 million, down from $91.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $335.0 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$342.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $2.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$21.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow soared 269.19% — and 2025, when it plunged 907.41%.
  • Newell Brands' Free Cash Flow stood at $204.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 13.73% to $176.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 69.32% to $54.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 68.52% to $91.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 396.7% to -$270.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$270.0 million (Q1 2026), $91.0 million (Q4 2025), and $315.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 609.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 142.90 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
10 Newell Brands 1.86 Bn 1.66 Bn 513.00 Mn -270.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -270.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -270.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 91.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 91.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 315.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 315.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -117.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -117.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -272.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -272.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 54.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 54.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 231.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 231.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -21.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -21.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -27.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 176.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 176.00 Mn