Newell Brands (NWL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Newell Brands has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.65% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 20.0% year-over-year to 0.65%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.65% (down 20.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.47%, down 26.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 0.65%, up from 0.46% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.63% in Q2 2022, with the low at 3.56% in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.9% across 5 years, with a median of 0.65% in 2026.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 1211 bps — and 2024, when it surged 412 bps.
• Newell Brands' Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.86% in 2022, then slumped by 131 bps to 0.9% in 2023, then surged by 183 bps to 0.75% in 2024, then sank by 39 bps to 0.46% in 2025, then soared by 41 bps to 0.65% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.65% (Q1 2026), 0.46% (Q4 2025), and 3.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.