Newell Brands (NWL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Newell Brands (NWL) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $529.0 million for Q2 2026, up 2.92% year-over-year from $514.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 10.44% on a QoQ basis from $479.0 million in Q1 2026.
Newell Brands (NWL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Newell Brands has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $529.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 came in at $529.0 million, up 2.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $2.1 billion (down 2.47% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.0 billion, down 3.81% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $529.0 million in Q2 2026, from $479.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $570.0 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $470.0 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $517.9 million and a median of $517.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses slipped 17.11%; it then climbed 10.0% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $547.0 million in 2022, then gained by 2.93% to $563.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 1.24% to $570.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 3.68% to $549.0 million in 2025, then fell by 3.64% to $529.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $529.0 million in Q2 2026, $479.0 million in Q1 2026, and $549.0 million in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 6.33 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.59 Bn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 252.20 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 330.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -155.01 Mn |
| 10 | Newell Brands | 2.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 812.00 Mn | 529.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 529.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 479.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 549.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 497.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 514.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 482.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 570.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 540.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 530.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 488.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 563.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 517.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 498.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 518.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 547.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 470.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 508.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 523.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 607.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 567.00 Mn |