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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Newell Brands (NWL)

Newell Brands Q1 sales fall 1.1%, but company raises 2026 sales and EPS outlook

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Newell Brands reported first quarter 2026 net sales of $1.5 billion, down 1.1% from a year earlier, with core sales down 3.5%. The company said results were ahead of its expectations and raised its full year 2026 outlook for net sales, core sales and normalized earnings per share, though normalized diluted loss per share widened to $0.05 from $0.01.

Key points

  • Q1 net sales were $1.5 billion, down 1.1%; core sales fell 3.5%. Reported net loss narrowed to $33 million from $37 million.
  • Normalized diluted loss per share was $0.05 versus $0.01 a year earlier; normalized EBITDA was $135 million versus $136 million.
  • Full year 2026 normalized EPS outlook is now $0.56 to $0.60, up from $0.54 to $0.60; net sales outlook is now flat to 2%, up from (1%) to 1%.
  • Q2 2026 outlook calls for net sales of flat to 2% and normalized EPS of $0.16 to $0.19.

The filing

CompanyNewell Brands (NWL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 1, 2026, 7:01 AM ET
Accession number0000814453-26-000013

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 01, 2026.

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