Newell Brands (NWL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Newell Brands (NWL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 0.65% for Q1 2026, up 41.41% on a QoQ basis from 0.46% in Q4 2025, and down 20.0% year-over-year from 0.81% in Q1 2025.
Newell Brands (NWL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Newell Brands' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.65% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 20.0% year-over-year to 0.65% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.65% (down 20.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.47%, down 26.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 0.65% for Q1 2026 at Newell Brands, up from 0.46% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 10.63% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 3.56% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 1.9% and a median of 0.65% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1211 bps — and 2024, when it surged 412 bps.
- Newell Brands' Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.86% in 2022, then plunged by 131 bps to 0.9% in 2023, then jumped by 183 bps to 0.75% in 2024, then tumbled by 39 bps to 0.46% in 2025, then surged by 41 bps to 0.65% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NWL's Return on Capital Employed at 0.65% in Q1 2026, 0.46% in Q4 2025, and 3.63% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 345.95 Bn | 333.64 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 22.49% |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.07 Bn | 123.59 Bn | - | 9.90% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.64 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 30.32% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.28 Bn | 37.17 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 12.45% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.96 Bn | 36.42 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 24.16% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.06 Bn | 26.94 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 3.12% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.36 Bn | 22.86 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 14.22% |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.85 Bn | 10.66 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 62.17% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.39 Bn | 6.25 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -5.54% |
| 10 | Newell Brands | 2.20 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 513.00 Mn | 0.65% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.68% |