Newell Brands (NWL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Newell Brands (NWL) posted Operating Expenses of $479.0 million for Q1 2026, down 12.75% on a QoQ basis from $549.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 0.62% year-over-year from $482.0 million in Q1 2025.
Newell Brands (NWL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Newell Brands' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $479.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 0.62% year-over-year to $479.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.0 billion (down 3.91% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.0 billion, down 3.81% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $479.0 million for Q1 2026 at Newell Brands, down from $549.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $570.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $470.0 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $517.2 million and a median of $517.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slipped 17.11% — and 2023, when it climbed 10.0%.
- Newell Brands' Operating Expenses stood at $547.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 2.93% to $563.0 million in 2023, then grew by 1.24% to $570.0 million in 2024, then fell by 3.68% to $549.0 million in 2025, then declined by 12.75% to $479.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NWL's Operating Expenses at $479.0 million in Q1 2026, $549.0 million in Q4 2025, and $497.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 346.06 Bn | 333.76 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 5.94 Bn |
| 2 | Unilever | 133.77 Bn | 123.29 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.60 Bn | 72.26 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 2.08 Bn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.29 Bn | 37.18 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.91 Bn | 36.36 Bn | 1.53 Bn | - |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.75 Bn | 26.63 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.59 Bn |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.30 Bn | 22.80 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 251.00 Mn |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.68 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 256.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.22 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -155.01 Mn |
| 10 | Newell Brands | 2.21 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 513.00 Mn | 479.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 577.00 Mn |