Newell Brands Updates 2025 EPS Guidance to $0.66-$0.70, Targets Normalized Margin Improvement.

Newell Brands updates 2025 EPS guidance to $0.66-$0.70, targeting normalized margin improvement. CEO Christopher Peterson highlighted the company's agility in managing the short- and long-term needs of the business during Q2 2025.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) has announced its second quarter 2025 financial results, showcasing a notable increase in gross margin and an updated outlook for the year. The company reported a gross margin of 35.4%, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year expansion by at least 100 basis points [1].

CEO Christopher Peterson underscored the company's agility in managing both short- and long-term business needs. "In a challenging macroeconomic environment, our team has demonstrated tremendous agility and our strategy gives us confidence that we are on the right track to continue to improve our rate of core sales growth, drive margin improvement, and generate strong cash flow," Peterson said.

Key financial highlights include:

- Net Sales: $1.9 billion, a 4.8% decline from the prior year.
- Core Sales: Declined 4.4% compared to the prior year.
- Gross Margin: Increased to 35.4%, up from 34.4% in the prior year.
- Operating Margin: Improved to 8.8%, up from 8.0% in the prior year.
- Net Income: $46 million, unchanged from the prior year.
- Normalized EPS: $0.24, down from $0.35 in the prior year.

The company also refinanced $1.25 billion of debt, which was four times oversubscribed, indicating broad investor support for Newell Brands' new corporate strategy [1].

Looking ahead, Newell Brands has updated its full-year 2025 outlook, projecting an EPS range of $0.66 to $0.70, with normalized operating margin expected to improve to between 9.1% and 9.5% [1].

References:
[1] https://ir.newellbrands.com/news-releases/news-release-details/newell-brands-announces-second-quarter-2025-results