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

Newell Brands Q2 net sales rise 3.0%, EPS up sharply; full-year outlook raised

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Newell Brands reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $2.0 billion, up 3.0% from a year earlier, and its first year-over-year sales growth in over four years, with diluted EPS of $0.25 versus $0.11. The company raised its full-year 2026 outlook for net sales, normalized operating margin, normalized EPS and operating cash flow, though results included about $126 million pretax in IEEPA tariff recoveries.

Key points

  • Q2 net sales were $1,994 million, up 3.0%; core sales rose 2.3%.
  • Diluted EPS was $0.25 versus $0.11; normalized diluted EPS was $0.42 versus $0.24.
  • Full-year 2026 normalized EPS outlook raised to $0.73 to $0.77 from $0.56 to $0.60.
  • Q2 included about $100 million pretax from 2025 IEEPA tariff recoveries, plus about $26 million from Q1 2026 tariff recoveries.

The filing

CompanyNewell Brands (NWL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 31, 2026, 7:06 AM ET
Accession number0000814453-26-000024

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 July 31, 2026.

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